• Core Novel Inventory
• Biography Collection
• Video and DVD Collection

 ESSENTIAL STANDARDS FOR STUDENT LEARNING

• English Language Arts
• English Language Development
• History
• Science
• Visual and Performing Arts, Music
• Math
• Physical Education

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES

• Free Generator for Graph Paper, Cornell Notes, etc.
• Rubistar: free tool to make quality rubrics
• Poetry Collections,  Forms & Styles, and  Poets
• California Learning Resource Network
• Middle School Net
• Web English Teacher
• EDSITEment- excellent government site for LA and SS
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.
• S.C.O.R.E. - a site that aligns the CA curriculum all from one place
• Blue Web'N - a library of blue ribbon learning web sites
• National Geographic Lesson plans Gr.6-8 
• Special Education  Lesson plans
• Bilingual, Spanish, and ESL Literacy Resources 
• ESL Web English Teacher   Lesson plans and teaching ideas
• Educator's Learning Page of the Library of Congress  through a variety of Educators' Programs, the Library of Congress Learning Page shows educators how they can use American Memory resources in the classroom.

Textbook Support:

• Reading Houghton Mifflin 
• Language of Literature Grade 8
• Language of Literature Grade 7

Sites from the California Department of Education

CSBE Content Standards:  http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/

CDE Recommended Literature

Recommended Literature added since 2001: Scroll down to the bottom of the page to download this information.