ela1-Overview

=Grade 8 - ELA Overview=
 * Holt: [|Elements of Literature] - web site that supports the text


 * Let's make learning happen today**
 * [|Teen Tribune-frontpage] | [|Tween Tribune-frontpage] - a daily news site that features stories written for teens and tweens
 * [|NYTimes UpFront] - the newsmagazine for teens . Check out the free feature article or search past issues.
 * [|Calendar Activities] - from ReadWriteThink
 * [|MyStudyBar] - a tool to assist with reading, writing and studying
 * [|Today in History] from Thinkfinity
 * [|Writer's Almanac] with Garrison Keillor - a daily 5 minute podcast from American Public Media


 * The Basics**
 * [|Englishtips.org] - a vast resource of all things English
 * [|dictionary.com] | [|thesaurus.com] | [|RyymeZone.com] (vocabulary building tools)


 * Digital Media: Podcasts, Videos, etc.**
 * [|Classic Poetry Aloud]
 * [|Classic Tales Podcast]
 * [|Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips] for Better Writing
 * [|Lit2Go] - a free online collection of stories and poems in MP3 format.
 * [|LibriVox] - audio recordings of public domain literature and poetry from [|Project Gutenberg]
 * Link: iTunes Power Search


 * Strategies**
 * [|Comprehension Strategies] | [|Dream Big] - author unknown |

**Thinkfinity**
 * [|Student Interactives] - extend learning with interactive games and tools
 * EDSITEment: [|Literature and Language Arts] - web sites and lesson plans
 * [|ReadWriteThink] - ELA interactives and lesson plans
 * [|21st Century Skills] - Creativity and Innovation | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | Communication | Collaboration


 * Technology**
 * [|Animoto]
 * //Creative Commons Sites//
 * [|FindSounds] - sounds, sound effects, etc.
 * [|FreePhotoBank] - photos and images that you probably won't find at Google Images
 * [|Archive.org] - The Internet Archive has sounds, photos, images, video, etc.
 * [|30+ Places to Find Creative Commons Media]


 * Other Sites **
 * [|Link to dozens of graphic organizers]
 * [|Everyday Edits] dozens of paragraphs for daily editing from Education World
 * [|Edupics]: coloring pages, photos, etc.
 * [|Free Clip Art] by Phillip Martin
 * [|Learning American English] - includes several unique pages like "American Cowboy Truths"
 * Mad Libs: [|Crazy Tales] | [|Wacky Web Tales] |


 * Writing Resources**
 * [|Punctuating Dialogue]
 * 12 Rules to Punctuating Dialogue[[file:punctuating.pdf]]