Resources

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 * < **Title** ||< **Description** ||< **Link** ||< **Suggested Grade Level** ||
 * < CCSS Symbaloo ||< This site has links to many different ELA resources. ||< [|Symbaloo] ||< All Grades ||
 * Smarter Balanced || Sample Common Core items-- sorted by grade || [|Smarter Balanced] || 3-HS ||
 * PARRC || Sample Common Core items-- sorted by grade || PARCC || 3-HS ||
 * CK12 FlexBook || Free Online Textbooks || [|CK12 FlexBook] || All Grades ||
 * LearnZillion || Free Online Lesson Plans || [|LearnZillion] ||  ||
 * < Crash Course: Literature ||< 7 to 13 minute webisodes exploring a few major literary works in an upbeat and engaging manner. (YouTube channel) ||< [] ||< 9-12 ||
 * < CGP Grey "The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and..." ||< 5:15 runtime. YouTube explainer CGP Grey quickly runs through the political and geographic complexities of the British Isles and related countries. ||< [] ||< British Literature ||
 * < Literature Circle Strategies for High School Classrooms ||< This is a great starting point for those who want to discourage kids from "not reading" by using literature circles. ||< [] ||< 9-12 ||
 * < "The Pit and the Pendulum" ||< Rap music video based upon Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum." ||< [] ||< American Literature ||
 * < Purdue __University Online__ Writing Lab (OWL) ||< The definitive resource for all-things-writing-related. Includes a grades 7-12 section and MLA style guide! ||< [] ||< 7-12 ||
 * < Public Speaking Materials ||< A Hip-hop song that informs the necessary effective skills of public speaking ||< [] ||< 9-12 ||
 * < Alliteration/Consonance ||< Good introduction to skills using a Johnny Carson Jack Webb skit ||< [] ||< 9-12 ||
 * < Diigo ||< Online bookmarking and annotation. Create a diigo educator account to be able to form student accounts and groups to share bookmarks, highlighted webpages and sticky notes. GREAT for online "talking to the text." ||< [] ||< 7-12 ||
 * < Ohio Department of Education Common Core ||< Resources for Aligning to Common Core and Lesson Plan Examples. ||< [] ||< K-12 ||
 * < Learning Curve Planner - graphic organizers and templates ||< Resources for over 3 dozen graphic organizers and PDFs as well as some templates ||< [] ||<  ||
 * < Socrative ||< uses __cell phones__ and/or laptops (user's choice) for gathering feedback from students. the teacher can post as many questions as he/she wants in a variety of fun formats. ||< [|http://www.socrative.com] ||<  ||
 * < Persuasive essay and speech website ||< Uses links, article, quotations, etc. on both sides of controversial topics. ||< [] ||< 9-12 ||
 * < SAT Vocabulary Prep for Middle and High School ||< videos, flashcards, and __test prep__ for SAT ||< [] ||<  ||
 * < Research: Sweet Search ||< Juried site similar to Google with no pop ups ||< [] ||< 9-12 ||
 * < Karpeles Museums Manuscript Library ||< A collection of p rimary source documents with a 'reader' which shows the document in a legible font. ||< [] ||< 6-12 ||
 * < Newsela ||< Newsela is an innovative way for students to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news. Register now or learn more about the impact Newsela can have on your classroom. ||< [] ||< K-12 ||