Creator: John Wiley & Sons | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
Filled with a variety of essential language art skills, this site is a super teaching opportunity to be followed by students working on their own. With 42 lessons ranging from “Differentiating between who/whom" to “Writing Sonnets” to "Crafting Your Character’s Dialogue in Your Screenplay," there is plenty to suit your particular class needs. You are able to write replies (comments), however an email address is required. Registration is not required for any other part of this site. rn<br><br>rnThis site does offer the option of signing up for RSS feeds. There are some unobtrusive advertisements at the site. rnrnrn
In the Classroom
These lessons give great examples as well as "pop quizzes" as you go through them. It would be great to do these on a projector or interactive whiteboard, having students comment as you go; then you can assign their own writing to follow up. Of particular interest is the lesson on "note taking on a computer." As essential as computers are to writing these days, it may be the best place to begin. This might also be a good site to link from your class website. It is very easy for students to explore on their own and get extra help where needed. Or have small groups investigate a specific area together and then create a multimedia presentation to share with the class. Have the groups create a podcast to share using a tool such as Podomatic (<a href="/single.cfm?id=8094">reviewed here</a>).
At Home
Does your student need some extra grammar lessons? If so, check out this “no frills” site that explains the basics of the English language.
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grammar, poetry, root words, writing, grammar, poetry, root words,