Ten Websites to
Make You Feel Like an
English Language Arts Rockstar!

 

 

INFOhio http://www.infohio.org Portal for full-text articles, specialized databases and SchoolRooms.
Web English Teacher http://www.webenglishteacher.com/  Links to lessons, resource pages, study guides and searchable.
Thinkfinity
 
  •   ReadWriteThink
 http://www.thinkfinity.com/ The former Marco Polo; cross curricular resources and lessons maintained by subject area specialists.

http://www.readwritethink.org/ One of the contributors to Thinkfinity - a great resource in its own right; many interactive segments summarized under Student Materials Index
Luminarium http://www.luminarium.org/ A must for British Literature; wonderful author profiles!
Campbell's American Literature http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/aufram.html Extensive resources for American Literature that is well-maintained and often updates
Literary History http://www.literaryhistory.com/ Free, full-text critical essays on British and American Literature.
English Language and Literature Resources http://melvil.chicousd.org/engl.html Resources for American, British and Classical Literature.
Poets.org http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/296  Biography, full-text poetry, related poets/authors and movements.
Modern American Poetry http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/index.htm Resources linked to each poet are very rich and include not only biography but also critical commentary and social background.
Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/ Organized by author, work or literary period.

BONUS TRACK - Instruments to help get the job done!
4 Teachers: Tools http://www.4teachers.org/ A series of tools for teachers to integrate technology into their teaching.
Citation Tools:
OttoBib and Noodletools
   
 		 http://ottobib.com/ Books only. Enter the ISBN number and the citation is generated in your choice of style sheet
http://www.noodletools.com Free citation generator for individual citations that can then be cut and pasted into your document. Other learning tools are included in addition to a premium subscription site.

OWLS: Purdue and POWA

  
 

Online Writing Labs

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ Support for writing with focused handouts.

http://www.powa.org/ Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - resources to support composition.

What a difference 24 hours makes!