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Teacher Reference

Australian Association for the Teaching of English
http://edx1.educ.monash.edu.au/AATE/
AATE is the national arm of state/territory associations for the
teaching of English. AATEmembers are part of an international network of teachers with a commitment to teaching and learning. The site contains a wealth of english resources including, professional development, assessment and reporting, projects and research.

English Teacher's Website
http://www.mlckew.edu.au/english/
The focus of this site is to suggest ways that computers and the
Internet can be used in the English classroom. To this end, information and lesson ideas, can be downloaded for classroom use. The site provides access to search engines and research sites; it contains links to the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English (VATE), some UK based English teachers' sites, Shakespeare on-line, etc.

English websites
An excellent collection created by another teacher librarian for her English staff.
http://www.students.trinity.wa.edu.au/library/subjects/english/websites.htm

English Club
 http://www.netspace.net.au/~engclub
Online version of popular and useful newsletter

Internet TESL Journal
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/
A great resource for a range of  references and resources for
ESL/English classroom. There are articles and research papers; lessons and lesson plans; games, activities and quizzes for the ESL classroom; lesson materials; and links to previous editions of the Journal.

Free Worksheets
http://www.freeworksheets.com
This site offers free educational worksheets in a variety of subject
areas including math, phonics, language arts, reading, science, social studies, and much more.

PEAK English
http://www.peakenglish.com
This site teaches English as a second language in an interactive format. Visitors can track their progress after they take a placement test to identify strengths and weaknesses. Core lessons are free.

eHow
http://www.ehow.com/
This site offers a multitude of practical "How To's" on everything
from writing limericks to applying to medical school. There are
special "eHows for Who You Are" for teachers, teens, kids, and more, making this a fun site to browse. You can also search if you're looking for specific information.

English around the World
http://eleaston.com/world_english.html

Englishtown
http://www.englishtown.com
Improve your English with online English courses, chat rooms, games, international Pen Pal Club, meeting areas, and ESL/EFL lesson plans. There is a fee for English School, but other resources and activities are free.

ICYouSee: T is for Thinking http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/hott.html
The ICYouSee Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web

Other critical literacy sites
http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/edu/fis/acritlit.html
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed348128.html
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~wwwbtb/hardcopy/book/chap21/critical.html

Letters, Letter-writing and Other Intimate Discourse
http://www.wendy.com/letterwriting/
This page contains a list of links to fine examples of the letter writer's art: Jane Austen on letter writing and her letters; Civil War diaries and letters; a group of fictitious letters by Mark Twain; Albert Einstein's letters to F. D. Roosevelt; how to fold a letter and        envelope; Ghostletters, letters written as historical or fictional characters; G.I.R.L.: a letter writing club for girls from 8-14 years of age; general information on the  importance of letter writing; and a link to Unforgettable Letters: a U.S. Postal site with, Dear Santa letters, letters from war fronts, Presidential letters, and a great selection of love letters. Online journals and pen pals are also listed.

FreeENGLISH
http://www.freeENGLISH.com
The site offers free instruction in ESL through a downloadable, interactive Internet-based program called English Pro. It is designed to complement and augment existing curriculum and activities used in English language instruction and to assist the development of skills in spelling, pronunciation, sentence structure, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. The site also features interactive quizzes and games.

 Mailing List Archive [English On-Line]

 Study Guides/readin'/writin'/testin'/etc

 http://library.thinkquest.org/50084
A comprehensive web site in persuasive writing and editorial
writing. You will find several other excellent teaching units at the ThinkQuest site - most made by students but several made by teachers

Literature

English Literature Resources on the World Wide Web
http://library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/hum/english/index.html
This site was created and is maintained by the Research Librarian for English at the University of Adelaide, Alan Keig. Sites are selected and annotated and links are also provided to University Library catalogue and to some locally available electronic bibliographic resources.

Literary Studies - Internet Resources (Central Queensland University)
http://ruby.cqu.edu.au/faculty/arts/lit2.htm
A great resource for teachers and students. There's an Annual
Bibliography of English Language and Literature; access to a Catalogue of Electronic Texts on the Internet; some useful files for computer-based English studies; links to on-line journals like 'International Quarterly' and 'BookMarks' and more.

Children's Author and Illustrator Links -
http://www.shylibrarian.com/authors.htm

Links to hundreds of pages, from the academic to the
fan-produced. Writers include classic authors (e.g.,
Charles Dickens) and contemporary writers and
illustrators. From The Shy Librarian. - de
Subjects: Children's literature | Young adult literature |
Authors

Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485)
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/
This elegant site features the selected works of Medieval authors including Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland. You can read The Canterbury Tales in its entirity, listen to audio excerpts, read famous quotes, learn about Chaucer's life, and more.

The Australian Literature Database: A Collection of 18th, 19th and early 20th Century Texts
http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/ozlit
The SETIS project at the University of Sydney, is a collection of nearly 90 full text Australian literary, historical and political works. The texts are fully searchable for keywords and phrases, and can be browsed easily by author's names.

Literature Cyberguides
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cy45.html

Satire
http://www.intrepid.net/satire/
http://www.trinity.intime-online.net/school/satire.htm
http://members.tripod.com/~WildKnight/parody/parody.htm
http://pw2.netcom.com/~miklr/satire.html
http://www.intrepid.net/satire/
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=altipulations;list
http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~mist/Humour/meiss/humor/shiftkey.html

F.Scott Fitzgerald Centenary
http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald
This site contains bibliographic information on Fitzgerald, a picture file, articles about the author and his work, full text writings, quotations and other interesting related material.

Legends - History · Literature · Folklore · Fiction · the Arts
http://www.legends.dm.net/
This site explores the history, literature, and lore surrounding Robin Hood, King Arthur, Pirates and Privateers, and other swashbuckling characters of balladry, fiction, and film, from The Queen of Elfland to Zorro. Legends promises - "Guided access to primary source material and up-to-date scholarship; Personal essays and extended reviews; Historical surveys and thoughtful commentary; Romance, adventure, and panache!"

British & Celtic Mythology:
http://www.myths.com/pub/myths/myth.html
http://www.eliki.com/ancient/myth/celts/
http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/
http://www.savageresearch.com/jester/marafreeman.html
http://www.morrigan.alabanza.com/imbas/cmt.htm
http://www.lugodoc.demon.co.uk/myth/myth02.htm

SparkNotes
http://www.thespark.com/sparknotes/
Created by Harvard University students and alumni, SparkNotes is a collection of free online study guides to approximately 100 literature classics. Each SparkNote contains sections on context, characters, overall summary, chapter-by-chapter summary and commentary, study questions, and a message board for collaborative learning. Grade Level:  High School

Drama
Stageshakers
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/liststageshasa.html

Richard Brinsley Sheridan...The School for Scandal.
Perspectives on Gossip:
http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/jbrutlag/gossip.htm
Richard Brinsley Sheridan page:
http://www.accd.edu/Sac/english/bailey/sheridan.htm
Source materials:
http://valencia.cc.fl.us/lrcwest/sheridan.html
Library of Congress Citations:
http://malvm1.mala.bc.ca/~mcneil/cit/citlcsheridan.htm
Quotes:
http://www.mirrors.org.sg/bartlett/308.html

DramaWest site in WA http://members.networx.net.au/~kimbo/Dramawest/index.htm
 
 

Shakespeare
NOTE : These links are in addition to those available for students - English Weblinks and Shakespeare

Study Questions for Shakespeare's Macbeth
http://www.jetlink.net/~massij/wssq/macbeth.html

Surfing with the Bard Teacher Zone ~ Lesson Plans
Shakespeare Resources