[ Literacy Strategies ]

 IT resources to improve English Language 
 productivity, skills and ability in literacy.  

WorldBook Online - access with user ID and Password for the WSD .

Online Dictionary -  main page  

Online Dictionary Search Box - type in the word, select the by option, click on the 'Look up button.  Give this a good trial and see how useful it is in development of word power and meaning in literacy strategies.

Hyperdictionary (new September 2004)
English     Computer     Thesaurus     Medical 

Canada Reads 2004   For Teachers 

ESL Students - Many Things web page many new ideas for ESL classes and reading recovery classes. Teachers can target specific language development skills with several links on this page.  Students like the interactivity complete with feedback.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary OnLine  *****  Read and Listen online plus get reference lists to the words.  The mirror site is Merriam-Webster Online- The Language Center.

Word Central Merriam-Webster's site just for kids features the "Daily Buzz Word", spelling bee quizzes, student dictionaries, and "Build Your Own Dictionary." 
Word Central has a special page just for Educators. 

World Book main page , online searching 

Visual Thesaurus - Through its dynamic interface, the Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus alters our relationship with language, creating poetry through user action, dynamic typography, and design.

Big Dog' Grammar   (unavailable at this time)  one of the best bare bones online guides to English

EduFind  English Grammar

CCC Guide to Grammar and Writing

Compton's Electronic Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com/

On-line Dictionary of Computing http://www.instantweb.com/d/dictionary/

Webster Guide to Grammar
http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm

Grammar Now - Enter your word and get the meanings from many sources.  Many of the listed links requrie a subscription - use with caution.

U of Calgary Essay Guide http://hist.ucalgary.ca/essay/essay.htm

U of Calgary Writing Tutor http://hist.ucalgary.ca/write/write.html

Acronym and Abbreviation Finder 70,000 hits http://www.mtnds.com/af/

A Guide for Writing Research Papers, APA Style 

Citation Guides  with references to APA and MLA  How to Read a Citation  

Read for 2004, Friday, December 5, 2003
Teachers can register their school here.

Grammar Resources

1. Brief Citation Guide for Internet Resources in History and the Humanities
2. A Guide to Writing Research Papers
3. APA bibliographic style guide
4. Basic Prose Style and Mechanics
5. Bibliography Assistance
6. Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information
7. Brief guide to citing government publications
8. Capitalization
9. Citing Electronic Resources
10. Electronic Sources: MLA Style of Citation
11. Electronic Sources: APA Style of Citation
12. Elementary Grammar
13. Jack Lynch's Grammar and Style Notes
14. Merriam Webster Word of the Day
15. MLA bibliographic style guide
16. MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources
17. On-Line English Grammar
18. On-line Writing Lab (OWL)
19. Punctuation
20. Rensselaer Writing Center
21. The Elements of Style
22. Thesis and Dissertation Direction
23. Vocabulary Builder from Words-R-us
24. Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style (WEAPAS)

Wired for Books    listen to interviews online with authors

1. Alice in Wonderland
2. Poetry Online 
3. Margaret Atwood
4. Tom Clancy
5. Emily Dickinson
6. William Shakespeare
7. Martin Sheen
8. Mark Twain's

About.Canada has a handy  Teen Writing Page.  The Subject Index gives online assistance for many common language difficulties and problems.  You can include these resources when planning writing assignments.  Look at the links below and compare to the Manitoba requirements. You can adapt them to your own lesson plan while using the online resources. Many of these can increase student Literacy by using Information Technology.  The benefit of having these available while 'Word Processing' at the computer adds value to time spent learning and doing work. 

1. All About Writing

2. Communicating

3. Creative Ideas

4. Dark Poems / Prose

5. Dictionaries, etc.

6. Editing / Revising

7. Games / Fun

8. Grammar Help

9. Lesson Plans

10. Light Poem / Prose

11. Love Poems / Prose

12. Names / Characters

13. Parts of Speech

14. Pattern Poetry

15. Poetry Composition

16. Prose Writing Help

17. Publishing Center

18. Punctuation

19. Sentences

20. Short Stories

21. Site Information

22. Software: Writers

23. Spelling / Vocab

24. Story Starters

25. ePublishing

26. Writer's Block

27. Writing for School

28. Spring Writing

29. Summer Writing

30. Writing Tips

The Educators Network - Grammar Issues - December, 2002

CONJUNCTIONS

paired conjunctions interactive quiz http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/quiz/blgrquiz_paired.htm

conjunctions  expl and self test   http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/joiners.htm

LITERARY THEORY

literary theory and criticism page http://fyl.unizar.es/filologia_inglesa/bibliography.html 

glossary of literary theory http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/glossary/index.html

PARALLEL STRUCTURE

parallel structure  explanation and self test http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/parallel.htm  

parallelism   http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu10.htm   

parallel structure explanation  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_parallel.html

CAPITALIZATION - ALL DONE!

Capitalization quiz http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-   shl/par_numberless_quiz.pl/caps_quiz.htm

capitalization rules  they predict the categories  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_caps.html

capitalization rules quiz http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.tq.PlayQuiz?id=100609

spelling endings quiz http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz20.pl/spelling_quiz3.htm 

PREPOSITIONS

prepositions http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz65fck.htm

preposition expl and self test http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/prepositions.htm

prepositions interactive quiz http://www.smic.be/smic5022/Add%20a%20preposition%20(3).htm

preposition quiz interactive http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/quiz/blgrquiz_prepphrase2.htm

prepositions often confused interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/dt/mc-confusedprep.html

prepositions not interactive http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/probPrep.html

preposition explanation part 4 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep4.html

preposition explanation part 2 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep2.html

preposition explanation part 1 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep.html

FUN STUFF

unscramble the proverbs interactive quiz  http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/ck/wo-proverbs.html 

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

big history of the English language page http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html

interactive time period map to learn about the origin and development of English language, also a flash version which is so cool  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/world/index_noflash.shtml

real player definition of standard English and predictions for future of accents  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/storysofar/programme3_6.shtml

listen to the speech of many English dialects  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/storysofar/programme3_1.shtml

DANGLING METAPHORS

misplaced and dangling metaphors  http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/dangle.html

dangling modifier self-test and explanation http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/dangling.htm

dangling modifier handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_dangmod.html

Interactive dangling modifier http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu9.htm

WRITING NUMBERS

writing numbers http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/numbers.html  USED

writing numbers explanation and exercise

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslnumber.html  USED

GENERAL TESTS AND INFORMATION

general learning page grammar http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

big grammar site ! http://www.smic.be/smic5022/

general grammar http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/esoteric/esoteric_frame.html

general grammar exam http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu17.htm

grammar gorilla http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/ full part of speech online game

wacky tales http://www.eduplace.com/tales/moretales.html plug in parts of speech and get a crazy story

interactive grammar thing  http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm

handouts for chompchomp stuff http://www.chompchomp.com/handouts.htm

an end of unit general grammar test not interactive  http://www.grammarbook.com/tests/grammar/graTest.html

grammar pretest high school    printable only  http://www.lessontutor.com/eesassesshigh.html

WHO / WHICH / THAT / WHOM

/who and whom   explanation and online activity http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoVwhom.html

whoever and whomever  not interactive  http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoever.html

who/which/that not interactive   http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoVwhVt.html

Which that who quiz http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/which_quiz.htm

SUBJECT / VERB AGREEMENT

Identifying subject/verbs http://www.slonet.org/global/education/slcusd/nounsverbs.htm

finding subjects and verbs http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/verbs.htm  expl and self test

finding subjects and verbs http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/subjects.htm expl and self test

finding subject and verb not interactive http://www.grammarbook.com/exercises/grammar/sub_ver.html

subject/verb agreement interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/vm/fb-facts.html

subject/verb agreement interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/kf/mc-svad.html

subject/verb agreement  expl. And self test http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/agreement_sv.htm

subject/verb agreement http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subVVrb.html

subject and verb agreement handout and exercise http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverb.html

VERB TENSES

Verb tenses and subject order interactive http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/tenses/tenses.htm

Java enabled irregular verbs http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/irregular_verbsII.htm

Java phrasal verb quiz http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/phrasal/phrasal_frame2.html

using irregular verbs http://www.chompchomp.com/tense5/tense5.htm

big verb tense chart http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esltensverb.html

verbs and helpers handout  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslverbaux.html

irregular verb chart http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslirrverb.html

tenses handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_seqtense.html

verb tense consistency with exercise and handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_tensec.html

verbs often confused interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/dt/mc-confusedverbs.html

another tense chart  with links http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/grammar/blgr_verbforms.htm

tense explanation http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/weekly/aa090600a.htm and activities

verb tense interactive quiz difficult http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/quiz/blgrquiz_time.htm

verb tense and pronoun consistency expl and self test http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/consistency.htm

irregular verbs crossword puzzle first person several tenses http://www.lessontutor.com/jmcross.html

choose correct verb form http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz62fck.htm

LITERARY TERMS

basic literary terms http://www.quia.com/jg/65549.html

famous authors game http://www.quia.com/cm/1131.html

literary terms a-h game http://www.quia.com/jg/65700.html

literary terms I-o game h http://www.quia.com/jg/65698.html

http://www.quia.com/jg/65699.html

p words literary terms game http://www.quia.com/jg/65698.html

q-z words literary terms game http://www.quia.com/jg/65697.html

dead metaphors  clichés   and similes  interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/dt/fb-similies.html

analogies  interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/ck/fb-analogies.html

metaphors a handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_metaphor.html

PUNCTUATION 

fragment expl and self test http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/fragments.htm

sentence punctuation patterns http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_sentp.html

independent and dependent clauses definition http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_clause.html

appositives handout and exercise http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_appos.html  

sentence fragments http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_frag.html handout and exercises

Runonsentences http://webnz.com/checkers/RunonSent.html

periods and elipses just explanation  http://www.grammarbook.com/  click on punctuation and then that   OR  comma  or semicolon or  question mark or apostrophe or hypens or capitalization  or Test Your Punctuation

exercises for fixing sentence fragments  http://webnz.com/checkers/GramSentFrag.html#Exercises:

Fragments and run-ons interactive http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_quiz.htm

Sentence fragments interactive http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_add3.htm

Avoiding comma splices http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova3.htm  

Interactive comma gap fill http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/commas_fillin.htm 

Punctuation review interactive http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu12.htm

Interactive apostrophe http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/apostrophe_quiz2.htm

Quiz on quotation marks http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/quotes_quiz.htm

run-non comma splices and fused sentences handout  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_sentpr.html

using the hyphen http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_hyphen.html

brief overview of punctuation http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_overvw.html

using commas  handout and exercises online http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html 

quotation mark exercise and handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_quote.html

Conquering the Comma – power point. 

This presentation introduces your students to the rules of comma usage the comma – a review handout http://207.8.12.143/comma.htm   USED

colon explanation  http://www.cas.usf.edu/JAC/pms/colon.html

semicolon explanation  http://www.cas.usf.edu/JAC/pms/semicolon.html

dash explanation http://www.cas.usf.edu/JAC/pms/dash.html

apostrophe  http://www.cas.usf.edu/JAC/pms/apostrophe.html

punctuation handouts from perdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html#punctuation

apostrophe handout from perdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html

abused apostrophes fun http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/Users/Martin/APOST/Apostrop.htm

comma splice fused sent run on expl and self test http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/comma_splices.htm

comma info. And an exercise http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_commaint.html

comma and semicolon difference handout and exercise http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_commacomp.html 

commas with non-essential elements  handout and exercises http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_commaess.html  

ADJECTIVE AND ADVERBS

adverb or adjective  http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz60fck.htm

count and noncount part 1 explanation and

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslcount.html

Interactive adj quiz  http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/adjectives_quiz.htm

Interactive quantifiers http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/cross/quant_gap2.htm

Interactive article quiz http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/articles2.htm

count and non-count part 2  handout  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslcount2.html

adjectives with countable and noncountable handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esladjnoun.html

comparison flash quiz http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz66fck.htm

adjectives and adverbs  not interactive  http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/adjAdv.html

adjective placement interactive quiz and explanation  http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/grammar/blgr_adjective_order.htm

adjective work http://www.slonet.org/global/education/slcusd/adj1.html

adverbs often confused interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/dt/mc-confusedadv.html

adjectives often confused interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/dt/mc-confusedadj.html

Java adverb order magnets http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/magnets/adv_magnets.htm

basic adjective/adverbs explanation from perdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esladjadv.html

article handout and exercises http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslart.html

SPELLING

spelling sound! http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz20.pl/spelling_quiz7.htm

spelling http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/spelling_add4.htm

spelling bee interactive game http://www.quia.com/pop/13123.html

spelling some common words that sound alike including their/there  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelhomo.html   a handout

an interactive spelling test http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html

super spelling test  http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/quizes/spell2.htm

very hard spelling test with interesting facts  http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozideas/16sp.html

commonly misspelled words  http://school.discovery.com/quizzes2/katherton/PartsofSpeech.html

American and british spelling differences explanation  http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/writing/blwrite_spelldiff.htm

VOCABULARY

interactive game  find the opposite  must be member  http://www.edufind.com/test/flash/wordsearch.cfm?NTest=50&TSID=23578

phobia vocab interactive game  must be member   http://www.edufind.com/test/flash/alien_quiz.cfm?NTest=47&TSID=23578

groups of animals  interactive game must be member  http://www.edufind.com/test/flash/alien_quiz.cfm?NTest=43&TSID=23578

extra vocabulary http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/blanks6.htm

extra vocab http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/vocab/match2.htm

matching non-English words http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/vocab/match20.htm

syn/ant/unrelated http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/vocab/related6.htm

world of opposites http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/vocab/antonyms2.htm

finding antonyms http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/vocab/unfit.htm

PUBLIC SPEAKING

big public speaking website  http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak/

TROUBLESOME ISSUES

notorious confusables http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/notorious_pairs2.htm

lie/lay http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/lie_lay_quiz.htm

except/accept  affect/effect http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/affect_except_options.htm

homographs interactive game http://www.quia.com/cb/8285.html

using lie and lay  http://www.chompchomp.com/tense6/tense6.1.htm

effect/affect http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/effVaff.html

troublesome vocabulary  interactive quiz http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/vm/mc-trwords.html

funny quizzes on notorious confusables interactive http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/notorious2.htm#quizzes

accept/except  effect/affect  handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelprob.html

similar words  were and where http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/simwordquiz.html

common errors and what someone meant to put http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/more.html

LISTENING

listening comprehension realplayer and questions  http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/listening/bllondon1.htm

listening comprehension realplayer and questions  http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/weekly/aa110297.htm

http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/weekly/aa042298.htm listening comprehension realplayer and questions

listening comprehension realplayer and questions  http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/listening/blconclusions1.htm

listening comprehension realplayer and questions  http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/listening/blconclusions1.htm

predict and then do listening ukeles http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/LCRA/7++/

http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/LCRA/4++/ - a brave new world listening

comets http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/LCRA/8++/

James Earl Ray http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/LCRA/3++/

Improving your listening http://lc.ust.hk/~sac/advice/L1.htm an explanation

READING COMPRENSION

http://www.smic.be/smic5022/   go to handouts go to miscellaneous  inflation in Russia  sort of reading comprehension/ and prediction

what is critical reading handout http://207.8.12.143/critical_reading.htm and the example of the nursery rhyme

http://207.8.12.143/ways_to_read.htm#linkc

reading steps in the critical process (like strategies)  http://207.8.12.143/step0.htm

reading comprehension online passage and quiz  - http://www.smic.be/smic5022/ReadcompVladi.htm

reading comprehension a contract passage and a quiz done before but better here http://www.smic.be/smic5022/agreement2.htm

population with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame34T.htm

Internet with questions http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/5461/intquiz.htm

global warming with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame20T.htm

finding a job with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame16T.htm

letter of complaint with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame15T.htm

popularity of cocacola with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame13T.htm

sales approach   with questions   http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame18T.htm

unemployed get raw deal with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame2T.htm

Einstein with questions  passage  http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1929/einsteinquiz.htm

Dinosaurs with questions roaring http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1929/dinosaurs.htm

Japanese history with questions http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1929/Jhist.htm

Kundun with questions http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1929/kundun.htm

Lewis and Clark  http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/5461/LC.htm

Sporting fever  http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1929/sport.htm

How secure are airports  http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1929/AIRT.htm

100 years of British history http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/5461/1897-1997.htm

CNN story of the week with full quiz instructor page http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/week.html

search the CNN story archives http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html

remembering what you read explan http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/remread.html

a passage with test reading comprehension http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame7T.htm

review of a film with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame33T.htm

music news with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame26T.htm

about love with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame32T.htm

electric cars with questions http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame27T.htm

building bookshops with questions  http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/comp/frame19T.htm

WRITING

effective paragraph a definition http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_pgrph2.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_essay.html well written essays handout

paradigm online writing assistant   http://www.powa.org/

20 thought starters for writing planning stage http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_plan3.html

logic and fallacies handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_argpers.html

eliminating wordiness handout and exercise http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_concise.html

transitional elements handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_transition.html

non-sexist language a handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_nonsex.html

overcoming writer’s block handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_block.html

effective writing/ writing for clarity  http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/effWrite.html

How to write an essay explanation http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/howto/htessay.htm

writing skills arranging facts into a descriptive paragraph  http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/lessons/blwriteparagraph.htm

paragraph punch – a guided how to write a paragraph interactive site  http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.paragraphpunch.com%2F

coping with writing anxiety  handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_anxiety.html

improving sentence clarity http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_sentclar.html

sentence combining http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/primer_quiz.htm

eliminating wordiness http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova8.htm

gender neutral language quiz http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova6.htm

SENTENCE CLARITY

big site for sentence understanding   http://ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/

Sentence Clarity and Combining  - power point – clarity, misplaced/dangling/passive/combining sentences

sentence variety handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_sentvar.html

ACTIVE PASSIVE  

active passive interactive game must be member  http://www.edufind.com/test/flash/test.cfm?NTest=8&TSID=23578

active and passive voice explanation http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html 

active and passive expl. With self test  http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/active_passive.htm

active and passive explanation http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_vmood.html

RESEARCH

Research and the Internet – power point

Cross-referencing: Using MLA Format This presentation teaches your students the purposes of MLA documentation, as well as methods for using

PRONOUN

pronoun not interactive http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/pronoun.html

pronoun antecedent agreement expl and self test http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/agreement_pa.htm

pronoun case handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_proncase.html

pronoun agreement handout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_pronuse.html

Reference and case pronouns http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu8.htm

http://ccc.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/par_quiz.pl/pronouns_add4.htm pronoun stuff

Verbal Analogies in PFD format