Writing

Shmoop : Steps of the writing process www.shmoop.com/essay-lab
Purdue Online Writing Lab https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/1/
noredink- personalized lesson plans https://www.noredink.com/
Quill writing activities https://www.quill.org/
​Write the World - international writing collaboration writetheworld.com/
Making a compelling argument: The Writing Process https://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Tools/ResearchTools/1684295?categoryId=126

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Lesson Plans 

Learnzillion-Common Core aligned lesson plans https://learnzillion.com/p/
​Video excerpts of famous poets http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/
Curricular modules www.engageny.org/
​OER lesson plans qualitycontent.setda.org/resource/k-12-oer-collaborative/
ELA lessons achievethecore.org/betterlesson.com/browse/master_teachers/projects
OER curricula- learnzillion.com/p/ 

Story telling
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Classic Short Stories http://www.classicshorts.com/ ​
Thinglink-visual storytelling www.thinglink.com ​
Online storyboard creator- http://www.storyboardthat.com/ 
Recite- Quotes made into visual images http://recite.com/
Artwork for stories https://storybird.com/ ​ 

​E-books
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​Classics-www.literatureproject.com
E-book Creation https://bookcreator.com/  
Listen/Read on iPad/ iPhone www.loudlit.org 
Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org

​News
at 5 levels of reading newsela.com/​

Databases

Ebsco- Explora Research Databases for New Researchers- Arts & Literature
Gale Virtual Reference (GVRL) :
       Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature
       Gale Encyclopedia of World Literature
       Literary Movements for Students Volume 2
       Literature and its Times: themes in novels
       Major 21st Century Writers
   

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