Classroom Topic Pages
Ms. C's Book Webpages: Discussion Questions, Reading Guides, Activities, etc.
Medieval Index/Medieval Festival 411
Literary Terms for Middle Schoolers [Know these well. You WILL be tested on them throughout the year.]
Writing Prompts: Need to write a story and don't know what to write? Have an assignment and have writer's block? These might help you out!
Basic Writing Tools
Why you shouldn't rely on your PC's spelling checker
How to Create a Bibliography/Works Cited List
Ace Writing with Professor Pen
The 8 Parts of Speech Webquest
Eats Shoots and Leaves: Fun Grammar Quiz!
Essay Punch: An Interactive Online Essay Writing Tutorial
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Publish Your Poetry Online at the Starlight Cafe!
Typing Tools
Online Reading Material
Stories from the Grimm Brothers
Story Palace
["This site is the place to read, to learn, and to share wisdom at the same time. It provides three main sections: Inspirational Stories, Jokes & Humor, and Children's Stories." - RB]
Thinkquest on the Norse gods: Made by students!
Pirates Brethren of the Seas ThinkQuest: "Pirates, "Brethren of the Seas" explains both the facts and mysteries surrounding pirates during the period of time when piracy was most active. Our site is divided into sixteen separate topics related to pirates. This will allow people of all ages to learn about how pirates lived both on land and sea. A comprehensive description of the history of piracy in general and its effect on shipping around the world can be found on the site. We included the history of the role of the Spanish in the New World and their influence on the development of piracy. You will find links both in the body of the site as well as on a links page listing many of the great pirate sites that captured our interest. There are games such Pirate Clues, Pirate Trivia, interactive activities and even a pirate game that can be printed out and played with your friends."
Titanic: The Sinking of the Unsinkable ThinkQuest: "The Titanic was the most extravagant vessel of its time. In our website, you will learn the story of this great ocean liner. You will experience the sinking and discovery of this unsinkable ship. See a video on our homepage and test your knowledge on our quiz. Now look into our website and the sinking of the unsinkable: Titanic!"
Book Adventure.com ["Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation and is sponsored by Sylvan Learning, Inc."]
The Family Poet["This webpage contains a hilarious collection of poetry for all ages. Some of the poems are illustrated." -RB]
For more cool online reading material, go to Hogwarts, click on World Mythology and follow one of the links! You can also learn about King Arthur and read medieval myths on the Medieval 411 page.
Online Dictionaries & Thesauruses:
Build Your Own Dictionary
Rhyming Dictionary & Thesaurus
WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary
Search Engines
Improve Your Study Skills!
How-to-study.com
Study Skills Self-Help Information
How to read a textbook and take notes
Learn How to Build a Webpage
Lissa Explains It All: HTML help
Animated
Backgrounds, Borders, Bullets, Bars & Graphics
Add a free chatroom to your website!
Falling Snow Applet: Make it snow on your page!
Bored? Check out these cool sites:
The World: a man-made island chain that replicates the world - people can buy continents!
Learn something new at Mrs. Renz's Trivia Palace!
Famous Quotes and Quotations [Look up and read some famous words of wisdom]
CNN: Tourist: Pirate attack a 'most interesting adventure'
KidsArt.com["This site offers art activities for kids, some of which can be downloaded for free. An online catalog includes teaching materials, games and learning enrichment activities."- RB]
KinderArt.com["This site provides free art lesson plans, reference material, and an online kid's gallery. There are activities for all ages, and they are divided into seasonal, multicultural, recycling, sculpture, cross curriculum, and many more categories." -RB]
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet["Find quizzes, trivia, interesting facts, games, links to more yucky sites, and more at the Yuckiest Site. It has a section for parents and teachers too." -RB]
Halloween Stuff
Knowing Poe: Cool Flash Website
Halloween Trivia Quiz: Test your Halloween knowledge with this online quiz!
Haunted House ThinkQuest: "Are superstitions your thing? Do you like scary songs? Do you enjoy reading scary book reviews and stories? Then enter our Haunted House and prepare to be scared... and learn a lot."
Cool Halloween Vocabulary Puzzles
Martin Luther King Jr. Links
Listen to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr.'s biography with links to speeches
Virtual tour of Martin Luther King Jr.'s home
Martin Luther King Jr. Quiz on MLK with links to others
Webquests
Native American Postage Stamp Webquest
Make a wanted poster! Model your poster after these: FBI's 10 Most Wanted