LITERATURE AND THE INTERNET
(This page was compiled by Barb Smith for the October Inservice as a resource for Mariemont teachers.)
Classroom reading lessons do not need to stop with the book. They can be extended by using technology and the Internet. You do not have to spend a lot of your time creating projects, you just have to know where to look. There are many sites that can help you enrich your literature studies.
1. Here are some of the sites that may help enrich your literature lessons:
LINDA'S LINKS TO LITERATURE - Links to 4000+ activities and lesson plans for children's and young adult literature. http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/LITERATURE/lindas_links_to_literature.htm
LITERARY LESSONS - Descriptions and examples of different ways to conduct literature circles. Includes printable forms and questions. http://home.att.net/~teaching/litlessons.htm
RAMP TO READING RESOURCES - reading and literacy resources for teachers http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/readingresources.htm
2. One way to enrich a literature lesson is to get to know the author at their Web site.
ASK THE AUTHORhttp://www.alexlibris.com/mta_home.asp
AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS ON THE WEB http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/authorillustrator.htm
AUTHOR'S BIRTHDAYS http://www.school.discovery.com/schrockguide/authorname.html
CELEBRATE CHILDREN'S AUTHORS http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~tbushey/author.html
CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL http://www.cbcbooks.org/
THE SCOOP http://www.friend.ly.net/scoop/biographies/
WRITE TO AUTHORS (addresses of authors) http://www.kidsbookshelf.com/writeto.asp
3. Before creating your own Author WebQuest, take a look a few created by teachers. You may find one that you can use.
AUTHOR CARDS (4th - 6th)http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/ms/author/Default.htm
AUTHOR FUN (2nd)http://mariemontschools.org/melibrary/author_fun.htm
AUTHOR SEARCH (4th - 6th)http://putnamvalleyschools.org/Lakeland/EDTECH/Bev/Authsrch.htm
AUTHOR STUDY (2nd - 4th)http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dparra/indexaswq.htm
BE A WEB SITE SLEUTH (1st - 2nd)http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqwagner/webqswagner.html
HUNT FOR BEVERLY CLEARY (3rd)http://mariemontschools.org/melibrary/hunt_for_beverly_cleary.htm
PATRICIA POLACCO (4th)http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/webquest2000/student/slindadukes/home.html
4. Some authors and some book characters have names that are hard to pronounce. There are online guides to help you:
PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF AUTHORS' NAMES http://mainst.monterey.k12.ca.us/library/libpg/Dictionary/dict.html
HARRY POTTER WORD WIZARD http://www.theblanchards.com/hp/a.html
WEB SITE OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS http://www.unfortunateevents.net/index.shtml
5. This site offers printable and read books for kindergarten and first grade:
PRINT AND READ BOOKS http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/printandread.htm