Helpful Links
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Grammar Help This site has answers to your grammar and punctuation questions. It is easy to use, with many examples of each part of speech and punctuation mark. It is maintained by the Captial Community College Foundation.
Funbrain Grammar Gorillas - click here to play a game that lets you review parts of speech!
Life on the Reef - click here to play a game that lets you review subject and object pronouns
Lilly Pad Leap - click here to play a game that lets you practice regular and irregular verbs
Mr. Fox - click here to play a game that lets you practice identifying simple, compound, and complex sentences
Rags to Riches - click here to play a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" game that lets you practice finding simple subjects and simple predicates
Rags to Riches - click here for another game that lets you practice identifying if a word is a noun, pronoun, or adjective
Parts of Speech Quiz - click here for a quick online quiz on the 8 definitions of the parts of speech.
Types of Pronouns - click here for a set of quizlet flashcards to help you with the 6 types of pronouns.
Free Rice Practice vocabulary, have fun, and feed the world! See how many bowls of rice you can donate by choosing the correct answers!
SHORT STORIES AND PARTS OF PLOT
More Short Stories Think short stories are pretty good? Here are some more, on all sorts of different topics. This site is maintained by Stuart Baum.
Five Parts of Plot is a pdf file that reviews the five basic parts of a plot
Parts of a Story This website has lots of parts - a story, games, and info on plot! Enjoy!
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A Christmas Carol This is an online full text version of the book written by Charles Dickens. *Please note: we will be reading the play version in class.* This site is maintained by StormFax, Inc.
Charles Dickens This site has a biography of Charles Dickens with many live links to important points and works in his life. It is maintained by Hartwick College.
Other Dickens Christmas Tales After Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, people wanted more Christmas stories. This site summarizes his other four novellas, and has links to the full texts. It is maintained by the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel.
POETRY
Poetry Foundation Has many famous and not-so-famous poems organized by topic. It is maintained by Poetry magazine.
Poets.org Includes many famous poems, some of which have audio recordings to listen to attached. It is maintained by the American Poets Society.
Poem Hunter Lets you search for poems by topic, and includes thousands of poems
Poetry4Kids Includes many funny poems designed for younger people. It is maintained by the poet, Kenn Nesbitt.
Funny Poems and Other Links Is exactly what it says it is!
THE GIVER
Lois Lowry Learn a little bit about the author of The Giver, and get to know some of the other books she has written.
Test Yourself This site has online quizzes for each group of chapters. Test yourself and see how much you remember.
Rags to Riches A "Millionaire" style game that helps you review concepts from the book.
MYTHOLOGY
Mythweb This site allows you to search its databases on gods and heroes, and also has a searchable encyclopedia of characters. It is maintained by Fleet Gazelle.
World Mythology Pantheon.com has searchable information for mythology around the world. It also allows you to search for images. It is maintained by Encyclopedia Mythica.
Greek Mythology This site has an excellent selection of information on Greek Mythology. It includes gods, titans, myths, and full-text books about mythology, including the story of Odysseus. The site is maintained by GreekMythology.com.
Theoi The Theoi Project site has information on gods, heroes, monsters, and spirits. There are many works of art containing mythological beings pictured, as well. The site is maintained by Aaron Atsma.
More Greek Mythology This is an excellent site that includes pictures and stories in an easily searchable database. It also has a page of other links that may be helpful. It is maintained by Messagenet Communications Research.
Timeless Myths - The Trojan War This is a great site that discusses the mythological aspects of the Trojan War. It is maintained by Timeless Myths.
The Real Trojan War This is an interesting look at the research that has been done into the actual event that could have been the real Trojan War. The site is maintained by The International Coordinating Committee "Justice for Cyprus."
What really happened? This site compares the myth of the Trojan War with what might really have happened. It is maintained by the University of Cincinnatti.
Ancient Greece by the BBC This site is excellent if you want to find out about some of the city-states in Ancient Greece. It includes comics! This site is maintained by the BBC.
All About Ancient Greece This is the kidipedia for Ancient Greece (no, not wikipedia, kidipedia). It is designed for middle-schoolers, so enjoy! There are sections on just about everything in Ancient Greece. It is maintained by Portland University.
Even More about Ancient Greece This excellent site is designed for middle schoolers, and gives an overview of many aspects of Greek life. It is maintained by Woodlands Junior School.
All About Ancient Rome Some fantastic resources on all aspects of ancient Rome! This is the kidipedia page on ancient Rome, and is designed for middle-schoolers. It is maintained by Portland University.
More About Ancient Rome A good place to start learning about Ancient Rome, with clear topics and easy-to-understand summaries. This is maintained by the History Learning Site.
Roman Emperors This site has the Roman Emperors broken down by centuries. It includes pictures and easy to read, bulleted lists of information about their lives and their reigns. It is maintained by Jona Lendering.
Rick Riordan This is the home page for Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson books. There are interesting tidbits here about the books, as well as links to classical mythology sites.
Percy Jackson Rick Riordan's official web site for the Percy Jackson series. Check out fun information about the author, upcoming books, and the characters that you love. The site is maintained by Scholastic Books.