OUR CLASS WIKI... here's a link to the wiki for symposium... in case
you don't have it bookmarked.
http://staudeengsymp.pbworks.com/
And the School resources Page:
http://resources.lhssc.org
A WRITING GUIDE GEM!!! Check out this
website to help you with all yourwriting and MLA style questions.
There's also stuff here for APA style if needed. This site is based at
Purdue University and is one of the best I've seen so far! Bookmark this
one! http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
Short Story Links:
HOW TO Write a short story:
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative/shortstory/
http://www.shortstorygroup.com/storytips.htm
http://www.write101.com/shortstory.htm
Links to audio files of some of the stories in our book:
Listen to The Fall of the House of Usher on iTunes (free download)
Sources for books and stories online and free:
Project Gutenberg: never be without a good
book or story to read. Over 33,000 free books
here that you can download to various reading devices,
computers, or smart phones. http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
The Saturday Writers Group...a local group that sponsors a variety of
writing events and offers some good advice to budding authors.
http://www.saturdaywriters.org/index.htm
Looking for some online stories to read for independent reading?
Here's are good sites for that
http://www.classicreader.com/browse/6/
http://www.classicshorts.com/index.shtml
Modern Novel Links:
Links to Fahrenheit 451:
http://www.shmoop.com/fahrenheit-451/ - shmoop resources for the novel.
http://www.raybradbury.com/ - info about Ray Bradbury
Links to 1984:
http://www.shmoop.com/1984/ a site on shmoop dedicated to the novel.
http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/ info about George Orwell
Links to Brave New World:
http://somaweb.org/w/huxbio.html A Site all about the author Aldous Huxley. It's
very interesting to see this and think about how the book reflects the man who
wrote it.
http://www.huxley.net/bnw/index.html A link to an online copy of the book. Perfect
for those nights when you forgot your book but still want to read at home, or when you
want to copy a quote or two directly from the novel.
http://www.shmoop.com/brave-new-world/index.html The SHMOOP resource site
for the novel. LOADS of good stuff here!!
Poetry Links:
Poetry prompt ideas:
http://www.poetryexpress.org/ a handy site for getting ideas to start a poem!
very useful when your "brain goes dry" for inspiration!
http://www.rhymer.com/ - need a rhyming word? Here's an online rhyming
dictionary to help you out.
Poetry Recitation:
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/ - this is the link to POETRY OUT LOUD with their
online catalogue of available poems, and ideas for preparing your recitation. Also
some useful videos so you can see what COULD be done with this project.
Poets and Great Poetry:
http://poetry.com/greatest-poems/ - good site for looking for info about poets
who are recognized as great and much of their poetry. Useful for some of the
projects.
http://www.poetseers.org/contemporary_poets/ - looking for more modern
poetry? This is a good place to start.
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/ - read a poem a day for the entire school year on this site
set up by Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate.
http://www.lyrics007.com/ - looking for song lyrics... here's a site... WARNING,
some of the language on this site can be explicit. Don't go here if you have
concerns about bumping into stuff that isn't always pleasant. However, many
great songs are also on here with the lyrics you may wish to examine. You take
the good with the bad sometimes. Be smart.
FUN poetry stuff:
http://www.wordle.net/ - Fun stuff- MAKE ART!!! with your poetry!
Public Speaking links:
To some GREAT SPEECHES:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm
http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm
LINKS to some You-Tube speeches... some of them rather famous:
Joseph Fiennes:
"Angola" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX1EggUHfSc
Ronald Reagan:
"A Time for Choosing: speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvg7lRsCVJ8
"Tear Down this Wall" speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8
John Kennedy:
"We Choose to go to the Moon" speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouRbkBAOGEw
Martin Luther King Jr.:
"I have a Dream" speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouRbkBAOGEw
Randy Pausch:
"The Last Lecture" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ya9BXClRw
Barack Obama:
"Yes, We Can" speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe751kMBwms
Will Farrell: Harvard grad speech 2003
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPl3X6whm3A
Adolph Hitler:
I have NO idea what he's saying, and neither will you, but he's got an undeniable & distinctive style!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q-6H4xOUrs
Humorous Speeches from the talented folks at TOASTMASTER's International:
"Pay Attention"speech by John Zimmer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSFzopHy8qI&feature=related
"My Date with Destiny" speech by Andy Dooley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWHic9iHnLI
"Granite Countertop" speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HpipJhQEA0
"What I am NOT good at" speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-LiYq54UOY
The "Waaah-wahh-wahh"speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N06zoq-pI3k
Stupidly Awkward Public speaking moments:
Miss 2007 South Carolina in a not to be missed moment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
How-to tips for working on Public Speaking:
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Give-a-Speech-Without-Dying&id=5133
http://webpub.allegheny.edu/employee/d/danders/FS101/Speaking.html
http://www.write-out-loud.com/public-speaking-games.html
Ever wanted to know what kinds of things teachers and lit insiders know
about a piece of writing? Then SHMOOP is for you. This site is a perfect
place to go anytime you have read something and didn't
quite "get it". It's written by some pretty smart people who still know how to communicate in PLAIN
English to others! I use it A LOT!
www.shmoop.com
EASY bibliographies - key in the info... out comes a reference page. Not
QUITE the same as fully learning the MLA style, but if you see it
often enough at least you'll learn to recognize a correctly done page!
And in a pinch, it is a fast a clean way to get the job done...
providing you type in the info correctly!
http://www.easybib.com/
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