Middle+School+Interests

Please contribute something that particularly works for middle school English here. [|Great YA blog] Looking for a new book to read in your classes? Check out this amazing blog. KHJ

Lit Circles Wiki This is a wiki just about. . . lit circles KHJ

[|Great Powerpoint Collection]Don't be put off by the elementary-looking portal here. Amazing collection of ppt's for free use. Lots of ELA choices.

Mary and I are creating our own wiki for Lit resources for our 6th grade Lit classes. It will be a place for us to compile clips/sites all in one place to use with the units in our new book. We are just getting started. So far it will mostly be for us to use as a resource but at some point it might be something to share with students/parents to supplement the curriculum. Check it out! LBB

[|MS Books list bonanza] I thought this was a great place to begin looking for YA books for just about any purpose. Great links to lists all over the web. How many have you read? KHJ

[|Drop box] This may be the solution to having students write at home, at school, and in the classroom on different computers. This is a storage device for documents that is web based and can be accessed from anywhere. No more conversion problems with word processed papers (it's at home; I forgot my thumb drive;I can't write part of the paper here and part of the paper there, etc.). KHJ

[|Documentaries for classroom use] Download and use these documentaries, clips, or widgets in classroom (//Paperclips//, //Supersize Me//, etc.) KHJ

[|Poetry for kids] Thought this would be a great way to have a poem-a-day for middle school. KHJ