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The Resource pages are currently being developed. Many of the links below are good to go; others will be updated. Visit periodically for updated resources. See below for English Language Arts resources. Click on the following for resources other than English , i.e. Science, Math, Social Studies, and Study Skills.
English Language Arts Resources
Character
Graphic Organizers
Character Development organizer — Freeology
Character Qualities Quote Practice Form — Freeology
Character Details Organizer — Freeology
Character Analysis Graphic Organizer — Freeology
Character Development Worksheet — Freeology
Conflict
Types of Conflict — English Post.org
Figurative Language
see also Glossaries section for figurative language terms
Literal vs. Figurative Language examples — Read Write Think (RWT)
Glossaries (see also Words)
Rhetorical Strategies — Roanoke City Public Schools
Performing Rhetoric: Figures of Speech for Actors — Ralph Cohen
Phrontistery — amazing compendium of various glossaries & archaic words
Grammar and Usage
Top 30 Commonly Confused Words in English — Grammarly
Commonly Confused Words — University of Richmond Writing Center
A brief introduction to grammar — Khan Academy
Subject-Verb Agreement — GrammarBook.com
What Are Personal Pronouns? (with Examples) — Grammar Monster
What Is the Objective Case? (with Examples) — Grammar Monster
Quick & Dirty Tips — Grammar Girl
Guide to Grammar & Writing — Sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, Hartford, Connecticut
Introduction to Verb Tenses — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Active Verb Tenses — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Gerunds — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Participles — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Infinitives — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Comparing Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
English Grammar 101: Verb Mood — Daily Writing Tips
English Grammar: Types of Phrases — Learning Nerd
What Is an Absolute Phrase? — Your Dictionary
What Are Absolute Phrases (and noun phrases) in English? — Thought Co.
Phrasal Verbs List — EnglishClub.com
The Essential Clause: Recognize an essential clause when you see one — chompchop.com
Which vs. That: How to Choose (defining/essential/restrictive vs. nondefining/nonessential/nonrestristive clauses) — Grammarly
Which vs. That — Writer's Digest University
Using Articles (a/an, the) — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Prepositions of Time - at, in, on — EnglishClub.com
Dangling Modifiers and How To Correct Them — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers — University of Minnesota Libraries
Illustrated Misplaced Modifier Examples to Make You Smile — Scribendi
Definition, Examples of Appositive Nouns — Your Dictionary
What Is a Complement in Grammar? — Your Dictionary
What Are Complements? (with Examples) — Grammar Monster
Twelve Common Writing Errors — University of Wisconsin Writing Ctr.
Style Q&A — The Chicago Manual of Style
Ask the MLA — Modern Language Association
Point of View
Second Person; differences between second, first and third — good discussion and examples – Reedsy.com blog
Punctuation, Mechanics
The Tyranny of the Exclamation Point Is Causing Email and Text Anxiety: We’ve become addicted to exclamation points in emails and texts, and going cold turkey freaks people out — fun commentary from Wall Street Journal writer
Commas — GrammarBook.com
Rules for Comma Usage — Grammarly
Using Semicolons — THE WRITING CENTER, University of Wisconsin – Madison
When to Use Commas, Colons, Semicolons, and Dashes — Wordvice
What’s the Difference Between Dashes and Hyphens? — Grammarly
Reading
Orton-Gillingham Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Writing Instruction — What Is It?
EHS/EWSD Literacy Toolbox — Reading, Writing, Speaking/Listening, Language/Vocab, etc.
Comprehension: Anticipation Guide — RWT
Comprehension, Writing: Compare/Contrast Chart — RWT
Comprehension, Writing: Compare/Contrast Rubric — RWT
Story Map graphic organizer — Freeology
Reference Books/Resources
Merriam-Webster.com — authoritative US English dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) — "Widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language"
Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects — Martha Kolln and Loretta Gray
The Chicago Manual of Style online
The Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Center
American Psychological Association (APA) Style
The Associated Press (AP) Stylebook
The Elements of Style — William Strunk Jr. & E.B. White
Researching
I Search Research chart — RWT
Setting
Setting and Characters graphic organizer — Freeology
Words (See also Glossaries)
Wordfind — great for word puzzles, anagrams, searching parts of words
Shakespeare Insult Kit — Freeology
Writers on Writing
Anne Lamott – TED Talk: "12 Truths I learned from life and writing"
Summary of The seven Beacons of Excellent Writing — david gargaro, referencing the Gary Provost article in Writer’s Digest Guide to Good Writing
11 Composition Principles from The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White — Gotham Writers
Writing Essays
The "Process Writing" Approach to Writing
Stages of the writing process — Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The writing process — Univ. of Kansas's KU Writing Center
Resources for Writers: The Writing Process — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Process Writing: An Overview for Teachers — Landmark School Outreach Program
Graphic Organizers
EHS/EWSD Literacy Toolbox — Reading, Writing, Speaking/Listening, Language/Vocab, etc.
5-Paragraph Essay — Freeology
Essay Organizational Map — RWT
RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) Template — RWT
Persuasive Essay Organizer — RWT
Power Notes - Idea Brainstorming — RWT
6 + 1 Trait Writing — Education Northwest
Writing — Creative Writing
Seven Beacons of Writing
Planning a Narrative Story: Narrator/Characters, graphic organizer — Freeology
Planning a Narrative Story: The Setting, graphic organizer — Freeology
Summary of The seven Beacons of Excellent Writing — david gargaro, referencing the Gary Provost article in Writer’s Digest Guide to Good Writing
Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for Writers
Writing Poetry
Whats the difference between enjambment and caesura? — Socratic.org/english-grammar
Web Links to Organizations
English Teacher Groups
Read Write Think.org parent/afterschool resources
National Council of Teachers of English (mostly useful for teachers), high school level
Universities
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Hamilton College – writing resources
Harvard College – Writing Center
Amherst College – Writing Center
Berkeley Student Learning Center, Writing Worksheets — resources for building, revising, or strategizing writing assignments
University of Rochester – Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program
Sewanee, The University of the South, Writing Across the Curriculum Resources