Five Websites Related to Adol Lit

Here are five websites that have been most useful to me as a teacher.

1) http://www.readwritethink.org/

This is a great resource for lesson plans of all kinds and for all ages. This is the website that I go to when I'm thinking of lesson plans. Its stamped and approved by Dr. S-B herself, who told me that she sits on a panel that comes up with LPs for this website. I've found many ideas on this website that I've incorporated into the classroom and have found success.

2) http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/general/

This is a rubric generator: type in your information and print and you've got yourself a rubric. This is what I use for assessment for my classes and it has served me well (and i've found it very useful).

3) http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/8th_grade/8_Short%20StoriesElementsofFiction.pdf

Skip to the appendices on this 8th grade class pdf document and you'll see why I chose this as my #3. This fiction (reading and writing) comprehensive lesson plan has worksheets, definitions, creative writing prompts, and a rubric (which I incorporated into my own).

4) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Ever ask, "what's that rule of grammar?" This site was recommended to me by a professor in my MFA program so I go to it whenever I need to look up a grammatical rule. I consider it the most reliable source in this area.

5) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm

Finally a site on adolescent lit in particular, here's the website for all Newbery Medal winners. Looking for a adolescent lit book? Look here and you're bound to find something decent. There's also information on the medal itself as well as other awards.

I hope this was useful for some of you!