English+Resources


 * __WV CSOs: English/Language Arts__**
 * [|6th Grade.pdf]
 * [|7th Grade.pdf]
 * [|8th Grade.pdf]

__**Grammar**__
 * __[|Grammar-Monster]__ //--> grammar help and free practice tests!//
 * [|Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude!]//- Kids love it! Includes detailed terms, interactive exercises, handouts, PowerPoints, and more!//
 * [|The Oatmeal: How to Use a Semicolon]//-an awesome visual aid for explaining such a troublesome topic for students! You can order this as a poster as well!//

__**Literature**__
 * [|MIT Lecture Notes on Writing/Reading Short Stories]

__**Poetry**__
 * [|Guest Blog: Using Technology, Collaboration, and Creativity to Inspire Students for Poetry Month]
 * [|Scholastic: April is National Poetry Month]//-find lesson plans, poetry printables, poetry prompts and related activities!//

__**Vocabulary**__
 * [|Free Rice]//-give //free rice// to hungry people by playing a simple game that increases your knowledge. Lots of great vocabulary exercises for many subjects!//
 * [|Visuwords]//-a visual thesaurus. A map that color-codes parts of speech and how words relate to each other.//
 * [|Language Arts Flocabulary]//-educational hip-hop music that teaches students about language arts. Check out the Shakespeare sonnets!//

__**Writing**__
 * [|The OWL at Purdue]
 * [|Interactive Essay Map]

__**Other Resources**__
 * [|Comic Creator]

__**Blogs**__
 * [|WVU's Department of English Blog]
 * [|Language Blog]

__**Articles**__
 * [|BBC News: Proper Nouns Come into Play in Scrabble Rule Change]
 * [|The Chronicle: A Shakespeare Scholar Takes on a 'Taboo Subject']