Build your vocabulary, strengthen your grammar skills AND feed
the world.
Check out freerice. It's addicting!
http://www.freerice.com
Can you survive Charles Dickens's London?? Here is a link to the
popular
game. Click on the picture to start playing. Have fun and good
luck (you'll
need it)!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/multimedia/dickens
William Shakespeare Elizabethan Dictionary - All things
Shakespeare - and
the infamous Shakespearean Insult Generator, too!
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-dictionary.htm
Writing Fix - An outstanding site devoted to writing, the writing
process,
and conventions of language. If you've got questions about
writing, this is
a great place to start!
http://writingfix.com/index.htm
This online magazine is one of the best
grammar/writing/literature
referencesI've seen. Check out the "How to Get an 'A' on an
English Paper"
section!
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/larts.htm
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary. USE IT!!!!
http://www.m-w.com/
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - A valuable source of
information,
documents, materials and resources for 8th grade Holocaust unit.
http://www.ushmm.org./
Brandywine Area Heights School District - visit the district
website for
syllabi, course information, teacher websites, and Power Library
(you must
have a library card to access Power Library from home).
http://www.bhasd.org
It's "Stick Figure Hamlet!" Check out this very funny
version of one of
Shakespeare's great plays!
http://www.stickfigurehamlet.com
Want to know more about Poe? Here is the link to the "Knowing
Poe" web quest we did in class.
Knowing Poe Web Quest