Literature Resources:
- - Googlelittrips - events in a novel are mapped out on Google Earth trips: Googlelittrips
- Create your own lit. trips - " allows teachers and students to synthesize information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location. " :http://www.googletreks.org/
- Great Resource - Encouraging active reading by technology connections to lit. : Literature Learning Ladders
Mythology:
- Great & engaging interactive website - introduction to & stories of Greek Gods & Myths: Carlos.emory.edu
- Greek Gods: Trusted websites collected by Mr. T: see me
- Virtures symbolized in Greek & Roman mythological characters: Gods & Virtues.docx
- Star Wars is a modern day myth based on many world mythologies: http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/StarWars/sw-unit1.htm
- George Lucas and myth project - cool small project: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lessons/george-lucas-and-the-power-of-myth/lesson-overview/1292/
- Odysseus myths on YouTube: Odysseus on YouTube.docx
Drama:
Our very own World Book Database has a Dramatic Learning section with great resource with: plays, lesson plans, various teaching tools, rubrics, play starters, posters for plays, monologues, & more (once logged in go to World
Book Classroom)
Book Classroom)
Poetry:
- Learning Lab - with questions and activities for specific poems and a audiovisual poems: thePoetryFoundation
- Eight stations created by several NISD librarian to engage students & review poetry devices & TEKS. -See Mr. T. for details.
- View poems as they roll across screen of large smartphone (1,000s of poems to choose from) : poetryflow
Lexile Tools:
- Lexile level to grade chart: lexile.com
- Level finder : For a grade/student or find a book:http://www.lexile.com/fab/
- Find a book's lexile or age range: same site as above just use 'Quick Search' in upper left corner.
- Lexile Analyzer: Type in the text from a book and find its lexile. You need to register to use the site:
- http://www.lexile.com/analyzer/