FROM GRAMMAR TO THE GREAT GATSBY

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FROM GRAMMAR TO THE GREAT GATSBY

• INTERACTIVE ONLINE SITES FOR USE IN THE
  ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM

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CLICK TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING
CREATING YOUR OWN ACTIVITIES
ONLINE GAMES
CREATING ELECTRONIC WORKSHEETS
ONLINE ACTIVITIES
WRITING
GRAMMAR
READING AND LITERATURE
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ONLINE GAMES FOR ENGLISH AND
LANGUAGE ARTS

• Grammar Bytes
• Mad Libs
• Grammar Gorillas
• Win a Million Bananas
• Plural girls
• Spellaroo at Funbrain
• Idioms at Funbrain
• Vocabulary University
• Grammar Blast

• Create a Story at English Zone
• 2 Bee or Not 2 Bee
• English Saves the Day
• Verb Jeopardy
• Bingo Card Generator Printables
• Crossword and Word Search Generators

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Go to custom classrooms You must register but
creating online quizzes and activities is
freeAnother free quiz maker -- Basic
designSubscription fee required. Many
activities and quizzes styles available for you
to customize.Subscription fee required.
Another site where you can add your own content
to online activities and games.
CREATING YOUR OWN ACTIVITIES AND QUIZZES
ONLINE
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CREATING ELECTRONIC WORKSHEETS

• Accounts of The Globe Theater
• Using a Word form to create a document that
  can not be altered, but students can answer
  questions directly on the document -- to be
  submitted electronically.
• EXCEL Activities -- Week 3
• Providing a list of assignments where students
  can go online and practice skills. Place this
  document in a location on your network where
  students can access it.
• Reading The News
• Can be used as a printable in combination with
  an online resource or can be accessed by students
  electronically. Students could type their
  answers directly on this handout and then save it
  in an assignments 3rd period folder for you to
  grade.

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USING ONLINE RESOURCES TO TEACH WRITING

• Easybib
• On online bibliography formatting site.
  Students answer questions about their source and
  it is automatically formatted.
• Paragraph Punch
• A site that prompts students to answer questions
  about their topic. The answers are put into
  outline format for students to edit and then put
  into paragraph format. Helpful in teaching
  organization to paragraph structure.
• Essay Punch
• A site that prompts students to answer questions
  about their paper to help build an outline and
  paragraphs. Helpful in teaching organization to
  multi-paragraph writing.

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ONLINE ACTIVITIES FOR ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS

• Basic Grammar Practice
• Diane Hacker Writers Reference exercises
• English Zone Quizzes Reading Charts and Graphs
• Vocabulary University
• Big Dogs Grammar

• Capital College Guide to Grammar and Writing
• CNN Literacy Activities
• Self Study Grammar Quizzes
• More Grammar and Writing Practice Quizzes
• New York Times news/quizzes/test prep
• New York Times Crossword Puzzle Online

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ONLINE SITES TO HELP TEACH READING

Reading Comprehension Activities high interest
articles with basic comprehension questions.
Instant feedback to the students. CNN Literacy
Activities A nice archive of news articles of
interest to students. All with vocabulary,
comprehension, interpretation and response
activities. Time for Kids current news articles
with the ability to respond online. Also games
and polls for students to interact with. Online
Newspapers thousands of them!
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INTERACTIVE GRAMMAR SITES

• Capital College Guide to Grammar and Writing
• Grammar Bytes
• Grammar Gorillas
• Grammar Blast
• Create a Story at English Zone
• 2 Bee or Not 2 Bee

• Self Study Grammar Quizzes
• More Grammar and Writing Practice Quizzes
• Diane Hacker Writers Reference exercises
• English Saves the Day
• Verb Jeopardy

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