Reading Resources
Great Reading Resource Websites
General Reading Resources
Literacy Skills Center- Lit ToolKit
Determine the Text Readability
Critical Reading Strategies by AVID
Kylene Beers- When Kids Can't Read video
SETTING UP THE READING JOURNAL FOR A YEAR OF WRITING ABOUT READING- TwoWritingTeachers
Current and Interesting Texts to Use in the Classroom
New York Times Learning Network
Scholastic.com- Teacher Resources
ReadWorks- Informational and Narrative Texts
Smithsonian TweenTribune- K-12 Texts with Lexile Levels
Room for Debate- New York Times
PROS AND CONS OF CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
American Rhetoric- Top 100 Speeches and More (with audio)
Great Read-Alouds From The New York Times
Teen Ink Magazine, website & books written by teens since 1989
Academy of Achievement- Great resources about great people
Greater Good in Action Articles
Listen & Read Full-Cast Audio Dramas
K-12 Paired Text Sets with Text Dependent Questions- Possible Sub Plans?
Reading Informational Texts
I Used My Own Words! Paraphrasing Informational Texts
Summarizing Biographies- BioCubes
The boy who became a World War II veteran at 13 years old
Summarizing an Article using NYTimes.com articles
Scholastic Text-Marking Activity
READWORKS K-12 Articles with Academic Vocabulary
Biography Websites Galore-Great website when you are researching for Famous Americans
Texts about History
Video: Leonardo da Vinci for Children: Biography for Kids
Texts about Science and Math
California Education and the Environment Initiative- Science Texts
Resources for Novels
Differentiated Essay Prompts to Use with Any Novel
Barnes and Nobel Online Author Interviews
Harper Collins' Books - Teaching Guides
Google Maps- Based on Books!- Cool website that shows maps based on literature.
Plot Diagram-The standard plot diagram. Necessary to know for 7th and 8th graders.
Reading Poetry
Poems with Text-Based Questions
"The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes- An Interactive Study Resource
Poetry 180- A poetry website of 180 poems
Famous Poems and Poets-A great top 50 list of poems
Specific and Short Definitions of Poetry Forms
"Death, be not proud" by John Donne
"How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" by William Shakespeare
"Ode to the Cat" by Pablo Neruda
Figurative Language
Basketball with Figurative Language
Literature Circles
Worksheets PDFs of All Types- from Behavior Contracts to Literature Circles
Laura Candler's Free Literature Circle Printables
Book Lists to Use With Your Students
Scholastic Book Wizard- Find books based on your Lexile reading range or previous favorite books you have read.
Book Recommendations based on Lexile Reading Range
What Should I Read Next? - Type in a book you love, and you will get recommendations for your next book!
Book Trailers | More than 200 Trailers
Book Trailers by Scholastic.com
Books and Authors for Kids in The Stacks | Scholastic.com
Teen Reads-The ultimate teen reading list!
Authors' Websites
A Really Good List of Author Websites
Shel Silverstein Official Website
Official Website of Lemony Snicket
A Christmas Carol Resources
A Christmas Carol Unit Lesson Plans
Novel Links- Christmas Carol Lesson Plans
www.victorianweb.org Charles Dickens Info
http://charlesdickenspage.com/
Online Literary Criticism Collection- Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens' Life- Animated Video
Hunger Games Resources
Scholastic.com Suzanne Collins author videos
Jeopardy-Hunger Games: Part 2 Review
"All Summer in a Day" Resources
7th grade Lesson Plan: “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury
Alcatraz Island Resources
Eve Bunting Interview Transcript
Educational Unit about Alcatraz
Meet the Author: Eve Bunting Video
NPR- 50 Years Later, Mystery Of Alcatraz Escape Endures
Quick Virtual Tour of Alcatraz Island- YouTube
Alcatraz Escapees Could Have Survived 1962 Prison Break, And Here’s How Article
Alcatraz History via AlcatrazCruises.com
Alcatraz Island- Federal Bureau of Prisons Website
Alcatraz History- National Park Service website
Alcatraz Online Documentary- Video