MS/HS ELA

Google Extensions

Grammarly

  • Grammarly automatically detects grammar, spelling, punctuation, word choice and style mistakes in your writing. It's easy to use: ... Grammarly's algorithms flag potential issues in the text and suggest context-specific corrections for grammar, spelling and usage, wordiness, style, punctuation, and even plagiarism.

WriQ

  • WriQ is a writing achievement tool made by Texthelp that easily assesses and motivates student writing, giving clear visibility of progress over time and delivering a standardized benchmark for grading.

Online Resources

Common Lit

  • Online literacy tool contains literary and informational texts with standard-aligned questions, a guided reading mode for struggling readers, annotation tools, lesson plans, and paired texts among its features. It can be used for daily instruction targeting particular standards, themes, genres, Lexiles, devices, related books, etc.

Smekens E-Lessons

  • Lessons by grade band

    • Click on the YouTube video and "Show More" tab to access student/teacher resources for each video

NewsELA

  • Sign-up for a free account. Access to current event articles that can be differentiated by lexile level.

Achieve the Core

  • Lessons designed to highlight the ELA/literacy Shifts and expectations of college- and career-ready standards. Searchable by grade level

EReading Worksheets

  • This site has high-quality reading worksheets, activities, and resources aligned with State Standards that use a skill-focused approach.

Game On Middle School

  • Explores writing, word meanings and encourage critical thinking.

Game On High School

  • Explores writing, word meanings and encourage critical thinking.

Mozi

  • Writing Platform with Scaffolds

myShakespeare

  • Free, online, media-rich, mobile-friendly Shakespeare plays.

ReadTheory

  • Free adaptive reading comprehension learning platform

ReadWorks

  • Nonfiction and literary articles with reading comprehension and vocabulary supports, formative assessments, & teacher guidance

Khan Academy

  • Syncs with google classroom, assign standards-based assessments

  • Tracks students progress

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