Literacy Websites for Students in =
Grades
9-12
- Absolute
Shakespeare This site provides extensive resources for William
Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legen=
dary
Globe Theatre.
- American =
Memory
includes original documents, maps, photographs, sound recordings and
more from American history. Features a collection finder, search eng=
ine,
learning activities that build on information literacy skills and
“today in history.”
- Bio=
graphy.com
enables students to learn about over 25,000 of the greatest lives, p=
ast
and present, play “Who Am I?” game.
- CNN
Learning Resources offers web-delivered instruction using current
and past CNN San Francisco bureau news stories. Although the intended
audience is adults, high school students can benefit from this
technology supported reading aid.
- Encyclopedia
Mythica is an e=
ncylopedia
of mythology, folklore and legend. It contains over 6000 definitions=
of
gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and
monsters from all over the world.
- Focusing
on Words - building vocabulary by learning Latin and Greek roots=
- High
School Journalism has compiled many high school newspapers from
around the United States. Online quizzes, learn more about the most
common terms used in the newspaper, and much more.
- =
HyperGrammar is produced by the Writing Ce=
nter
at the University of Ottawa and provides a hypertext tutorial for
students learning more about the grammar of the English language.
- Learn to Wri=
te a Speech
walks you through the process with great tips organized in a readable
fashion.
- New York Times
Learning Network for Students and Teachers includes daily
interactive updates, lesson plans, web explorations, NIE resources a=
nd
more.
- SCORE Cyberguides for Students in Grades 9-12 in=
cludes
interactive web-based learning guides for over 40 popular pieces of
literature covered in many high school literature curriculums.<=
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- Scholastic NewsZone, Weekly Reade=
r
and Time for Kids are
wonderful reading materials for students reading in the content area=
s.
- The Digital Clas=
sroom
from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) include=
s a
wealth of resources and archival documents for the classroom. <=
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- Th=
inkquest.org
engages collaborative teams of students from around the world in the
process of designing educational websites for use on the Internet. Y=
ou
can access the Thinkquest Library, a culmination of over =
twelve
years of online web development.
- The Valley =
of the
Shadow is a hypermedia archive of thousands of sources for the
period before, during, and after the Civil War for Augusta County,
Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Those sources include
newspapers, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, church records,
population census, agricultural census, and military records. Studen=
ts
can explore every dimension of the conflict and write their own
histories, reconstructing the life stories of women, African America=
ns,
farmers, politicians, soldiers, and families.
- World
Cultures is an interactive reading environment intended for use =
with
higher level students.
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