Resources

There are amazing Internet resources available for teachers of English and language arts, it's just a matter of finding the ones that service teachers the best. We can't do that without your help and suggestions!

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Links for Language Arts Teachers

Professional Organizations and Publications

General Resources

Search Engines

Literature

Composition

Language

Diversity and Multicultural Links

Publish Student Writing and Contests

Research



Professional Organizations and Publications

bulletAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA)
bulletThe ALAN Review (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents)
bulletInternational Reading Association (IRA)
bulletUtah Council of International Reading Association (UCIRA)
bulletThe Modern Language Association (MLA)
bulletNational Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
bulletUtah Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts (UCTE/LA)

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General Resources

bulletBusy Teacher's Website:  English
bulletCisco Education Archive
bulletDavis County School District Language Arts Website 
bulletEnglish Literature and Composition Resources:  Selected Sites
bulletERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, Writing, and Language
bulletGlossary of Poetic Terms from BOB'S BYWAY
bulletLESSON PLANS & UNITS:  Selected Sites
bulletNational Spelling Bee
bulletNCTE Chat
bulletOnline Photographs
bulletTeachers First
bulletTeachnet.org
bulletUnited States Department of Education
bulletUtah State Office of Education

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Search Engines

bulletAlta Vista
bulletAsk Jeeves
bulletBizweb (over 7,700 companies listed)
bulletCliché Finder
bulletDejaNews
bulletDiscovery Channel 
bulletDogpile
bulletExcite
bulletGoogle
bulletInfoseek (Go.com)
bulletLycos
bulletMatilda
bulletMusicSearch
bulletSearch.com
bulletSearch Argos (sites and documents covering the ancient world)
bulletSearch Engines of the World (organized by country/region)
bulletStarting Point
bulletThe Quotations Page
bulletW3 Search Engines
bulletWeb Crawler
bulletYahoo
bulletZip2 (over 16 million businesses in the USA)

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Literature

bulletAmerican Literature
bulletAmerican Literature Page
bulletAcademy of American Poets
bulletAmerican Literature Websites
bulletAmerican Literary Resources on the Web
bulletAmerican Verse Project
bulletDigitized Library of Southern Literature
bulletMobil Masterpiece Theater's American Collection Educator's Site
bulletBook Information
bulletBanned Books
bulletMX Book Finder
bulletOnline-Library.org
bulletThe Pulitzer Prizes
bulletBritish Literature
bulletAll Shakespeare
bulletAbsolute Shakespeare 
bulletChaucer (by period)
bulletChaucer (annotated guide to on-line resources)
bulletThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare
bulletEnglish Literature
bulletMedieval Literature
bulletRenaissance (primarily Shakespeare) 
bulletRomantic Period
bulletThe Shakespeare Web
bulletVictorian (British)
bulletVictorian Women Writers Project
bullet18th Century Literature
bullet20th Century British and Irish
bulletLiterature Online
bulletThe Literary Menagerie
bulletOnline Literary Criticism Collection
bulletScience Fiction and Fantasy
bulletLife, the Universe, and Everything   NEW
bulletLTUE is a FREE annual science fiction and fantasy symposium that has panels, presentations and workshops on all aspects of SF&F: writing, worldbuilding, art, media, academics, and RPGs.  LTUE also participates in the RFF (Reading for the Future) Box of Books program.
bulletWorld Literature
bulletInternetaleph NEW
bulletThis site is dedicated to fiction writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges (available in both Spanish and English)
bulletLinks to Literature  
bulletYoung Adult/Children's Literature
bulletChildren's and Young Adult Literature
bulletChildren's Literature Web Guide (includes adolescent literature)
bulletFavorite Teenage Angst Books
bulletUtah Children's Writers and Illustrators  NEW
bulletThis site is a resource of local authors and illustrators of books for young readers (Pre-K - 12).  It includes biographies, book lists, school visits, lesson plans, etc.

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Composition

bulletCommon Errors in English
bulletComposition in Cyberspace
bulletEnglish Basics Worksheets
bulletThe Grammar Lady
bulletGlossary of Poetic Terms from BOB'S BYWAY
bulletLife, the Universe, and Everything   NEW
bulletWorkshops and panels to help writers, artists, screenwriters, teachers and people who love to read SF&F.
LTUE also sponsors a short story and poetry writing contest for fifth graders to adults, an art contest, and a charity auction.  
bulletOn Teaching Writing
bulletReaders and Writers Resource Page
bulletRhymezone.com
bulletThe Write Site
bulletWriteNet
bulletWriting Accross the Curriculum

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Language

bulletAfrican American Vernacular English
bulletAsk a Linguist
bulletHistory of the English Language
bulletThe Linguist List
bulletOld English Pages
bulletResources in Applied Linguistics
bulletWhat is Linguistics?

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Diversity and Multicultural Links

bulletDr. Ouyang's Internet Resources on Diversity
bulletChildren of Afghanistan 
bulletInternetaleph NEW
bulletThis site is dedicated to fiction writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges

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Publish Student Writing and Contests

bulletLife, the Universe, and Everything   NEW
bulletWorkshops and panels to help writers, artists, screenwriters, teachers and people who love to read SF&F.
LTUE also sponsors a short story and poetry writing contest for fifth graders to adults, an art contest, and a charity auction
bulletMidlink Magazine for Kids
bulletMystery Net
bulletPoetry.com
bulletSalon Magazine
bulletStone Soup
bulletWeb Sites for K-12 Student Work
bulletLeague of Utah Writers 

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Research

bulletPioneer:  Utah's Online Library
bulletMy Virtual Reference Desk
bulletYour Dictionary.com
bulletMartindale's Reference Desk
bulletInternet Public Library Reference Center
bulletResearch-It!
bulletBiographical Dictionary
bulletAlta Vista Translations
bulletThesaurus.com
bulletCitation Guides
bulletEncarta On-line
bulletEncyclopedia.com
bulletEncyclopedia Smithsonian
bulletFunk and Wagnall's Knowledge Center
bulletInformation Please
bulletOld Farmer's Almanac

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