Brighton High School

Learn to Live; Live to Learn

LANGUAGE ARTS

General	Grammar	Language
Lesson Plans	Literature	Writing

GENERAL
Awesome Library for English	You might have to do a little digging to find what you need at this site; it has many links for most areas of teaching English, including lesson plans and units.
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - English links	If you don't know BJ, check out this page. Great resources.
New York Times and Learning Network for Lang Arts	Great lesson plans, units, articles, special collections and web explorations for English and journalism classes.

GRAMMAR
BigDog Grammar	A bare bones guide to English grammar .....
Grammar Bytes	Fun site full of information and interactivity. This site offers careful explanations, handouts, and interactive exercises to test understanding.
Guide to Grammar and Writing	Comprehensive site, including a random grammar quiz generator. Check this one out!

LANGUAGE
Cool Word of the Day	Easy, simple site.
Merriam Webster's Online Language Center	Provides online dictionary, thesaurus, word games and other great things for your classroom.
Merriam Webster - Word Games	Definition Demolition, Transform Brainstorm, Flip Flop, and Match Maker.
Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Day	Features a daily word with its meaning, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, and date chart.
PlaidLibs	Lower level game where children supply the required words (noun, verb ending in -ing) etc. The site will generate a silly story using those words. Could be used to generate discussion about why certain usages are NOT appropriate, since some of the sentences don't always make sense....
Word Central	Merriam Webster online dictionary, daily buzzword, word games, and poetry all on this page.
Word Detective	This is a great site explaining interesting origins of hundreds of words. Check out the archives for the complete list of words researched so far!
WordPlay	Unbelievable site, which lists links to sites having to do with having fun with the English language.
WordScram	A timed word puzzle game. Try to make as many words as possible out of a randomly selected group of letters. Encourages quick thinking.
World Wide Words	Very interesting site offering quirky information about some of our words, their use, and etymology.

LESSON PLAN SITES

AtoZ TeacherStuff LA Lesson Plans	Not very many, but some interesting ones..
Blue Web'N	This link takes you to the Blue Web'N category page, where you will be able to scroll down to the "English" grid box and link out to lessons and projects for several Language Arts areas. If you haven't explored Blue Web'N before, prepare to be amazed at what is available.
DiscoverySchool Literature Lessons	This is the 9-12 literature list. Quality plans.
EdHelper	This link takes you to the EdHelper main page, where you will find links to several LA areas. The site also offers "11443 Lesson Plans, 1296 WebQuests, 5000 Free Worksheet Generators, 1600 Word and Critical Thinking Problems, Exams and Puzzles for Standardized Tests."
EDSITEment - Literature and Language Arts	Outstanding site for finding lesson plans for LA classes. You may narrow your search by using the Subject Navigator on the page. The page also has a tab that takes you to a wonderful list of LA websites, which is also searchable by using the Subject Navigator.
Education.com	You'll have to register to access the LA lesson plans here, but it is a free registration.
ERIC	This site has been around since the beginning... Great lessons ~easy to find, print, and use.
Gateway.org	This is an amazing site that lets you narrow your search for lessons at this initial page. The lessons link to many, many different sites. Check this one out; it's a jewel.
LessonPlansPage LA	Some great lessons, if you don't mind closing the advertising pop-ups that appear behind the screen.
NY Times LA Lesson Plans	Impressive plans and mini-projects, writing indepth with linked resources.
TeacherFirst LA	More than lesson plans --

LITERATURE
Aesop's Fables Online Collection	Great site filled with 655+ fables, some with audio (if you have Real Audio downloaded).
Authors on the Web	A collection of links to biographical information sites on authors. Great resource site.
Bulfinches Mythology	Real all about mythology from the authority.
Celebration of Women Writers	Browse by author, century, country, or collection! Great resource.
William Faulkner	Fairly complete site on this great American author.
First Lines	"A Sort of Literary Test" - You are challenged to name the book after reading the first line at this site.
F. Scott Fitzgerald	University of South Carolina's page on Fitzgerald, filled with volumes of information.
Haiku Society of America	Great site for studying haiku.
Legends	From Beowulf to King Arthur, you'll find info on the stories that fascinate us all.
Literary Calendar	What happened on this day (each day) in literary history?
LSU Libraries Webliography Author Guides	Great site listing many links to sites offering things like timelines, bibliographies of published works, criticisms, recordings, photos and general information about authors in the extensive list.
LSU Libraries Webliography Literature	Includes links to great sites dealing with topics such as bibliographies, dictionaries, organizations, periodicals, style guides, electronic texts, and authors.
The Online Books Page	Access 18,000+ books online; search by title, author, or subject.
Project Gutenberg	The goal was to provide access to 10,000 books online by the end of 2001. See where they stand today, as an average of one ebook is added to the collection each day. Free public domain literary works available to you and your classes.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare	It is all here - Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, Poetry - all searchable.
Shakespeare Web Poetry	Another magnetic poetry site, but at this one you try to unscramble the magnets to discover one of Shakespeare's poems.
Shakespeare's Yesterdays	Find out what happened in Shakespeare's world 400 years ago this month. Click the link and then select this month from the links down the left side of the site.
Mark Twain	Links to many sites dealing with Mark Twain and his works.
Walt Whitman	Recovered notebooks from the Walt Whitman collection offers access to four WW notebooks that disappeared from the Library of Congress in 1942 and were returned in 1995.

WRITING
Columbia Guide to Online Style	Good info and examples..
Online! Citation Styles	Includes MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE styles for citing electronic resources.
Purdue's OWL	One of the best - offers downloadable PowerPoint presentations ready to use, OWL newsletters, handouts, resources, tutorials, and online workshops.
Strunk's Elements of Style	The book online - rules of usage, principles of composition, form, etc.
Writing Center Handouts	Need a handout to explain the writing process or grammar concepts (or many other English topics)? This is an awesome site giving you access to thousands of high quality handouts ready to print out and use.
Writing Centers Online	Very comprehensive list of links to OWL (Online Writing Lab) centers available to assist you and your students.
Writing Handouts The Write Place Catalogue	Another fabulous site offering handouts ready to print and use with classes covering many topics you cover each year.