Education: English/Language Arts

Created by librarian Lisa Bartle, DAWCL has over 8,700 records from 102 awards across six English-speaking countries (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Ireland).

This website, sponsored by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, provides resources for students, parents and teachers. There are links to lesson plans, student interactives, printouts and professional development. Search by theme, keyword or grade level.

Literary Resources section has activities, booklists, articles and includes multicultural resources.

Search by grade level or curriculum area for over 16,000 book discussion guides.

Grammar lessons organized by subject (adjectives, dependent clauses, commas, phrases, transitive and intransitive verbs, etc.) -no specific grade level but lessons can be used for many grade levels.

K-12; can limit by Elementary, Middle, and Secondary.

A writing event that takes place every November - the challenge is to write an entire novel in 30 days. Lesson plans for pre-writing to publishing - K-12.

"The NWP is a network of sites anchored at colleges and universities and serving teachers across disciplines and at all levels, early childhood through university. We provide professional development, develop resources, generate research, and act on knowledge to improve the teaching of writing and learning in schools and communities".

Thematic guides, book guides, interactive 'white boards', book talks, etc.

K-12; can search by theme, learning objective, grade level, or resource type. From NCTE and International Literacy Association.

K-8; lesson plans, common-core resources, student activities, etc.

Web English Teacher presents the best of K-12 English Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, videos, e-texts, technology integration, criticism, and classroom activities.