Last updated 3:00 p.m. ET on 27 April 1999.
Links last checked 6 April 1999.

Subjects: Words and Language Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Reading Strategies Writing General Resources Aesop Literature, Poetry, and Drama

EDUCATION LINKS FOR LANGUAGE ARTS

Words and Language

"Cool" word of the day.
Lingui-Systems. A variety of fun language tidbits and facts; William Safire's rules of writing; English language oddities.
Latin and Greek Roots. A selection of Latin and Greek roots combinating forms, words, and prefixes.
Collective Noun Page. Both "official" collectives and words that just sound right.
Roget's Thesaurus. Enter a word and get the thesaursu entries.

Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation

National Spelling Bee. Word and spelling bee activities as well as spelling bee information, lessons plans & ideas. Lots of information about words.
Literacy Education Online. Writing Center at St. Cloud State University. Research paper information, grammar and punctuation, style sheets, etc.
Online English Grammar.
The Grammar Lady Online. Grammar tips and articles.

Reading Strategies

Writing

Sheldon Oberman's page. About oral history and story telling; some stories and plays.
Kate Gladstone's Handwriting Page. Tips and more for improving hand writing.

General Resources

Homeschooling Daily's Lanuague Arts for Kids. Interactive exercises and online activities.
Outta Ray's Head English Lesson Plans. Lesson plans for literature, writing, poetry, and library skills.
Literacy and Technology. Mainly a link farm with categories like Education, Government, Computers and Technology, Media, References, Virtual Field Trips.

Literature, Poetry, and Drama

Reader's Theatre Editions. Small-cast scripts for grades 3-9 adapted from a variety of sources.
Academy of American Poets.
Teach with Movies. Learning guides for recommended films, including Inherit the Wind, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible.

Aesop's Fables

Illustrated fables. Illustrations are by UMass/Amherst art students in traditional and modern styles. Some have a modern rewriting of the fable.
Aesop's Fables. Aesop's Fables from the Gutenberg Project.
Dream Rider's Aesop's Fables. An HTML version of Aesop's Fables.


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