Content+Specific

** Specifically English **
[|National Council of Teachers of English] - NCTE is dedicated to improving the education of Language Arts. The //English Journal//, the council's most popular publication, provides English teachers with articles that address innovative reading and writing strategies. Due to the respectability of this journal, English educators should read, analyze, and consider implementing the methods noted in its articles. [|Web English Teacher] - This is a great website that allows English educators to share and obtain resources. It includes a variety of content-specific areas and topics such as drama, speech, and young adult literature. [|Novelinks] - This website provides English teachers with a myriad of resources for individual novels and authors. The amount of resources for each novel on this site is astronomical. [|Read Write Think] - This is another great website that provides English educators with a variety of classroom resources as well as professional development.

** Grammar **
[|Purdue Owl] - Not only is this a fabulous resource for students who struggles with mechanics, but it's also a great tool for educators to consider using for writing instruction or when they find them self questioning their own grammar. [|Grammar Games] - This website sways away from traditional grammar drill sheets, and allows students to learn grammar in a fun, digital way. [|BrainPOP] - This is a great resource for educators who are looking for a fun, engaging way to teach students grammar. [|The Grammarheads] - This rockin' educational band strives to teach students important concepts through music. The Grammarheads produce catchy jingles about a plethora of scholastic concepts such as grammar. Below is their song for comma usage. media type="custom" key="22763394" align="center"

**Shakespeare**
Project Examples Reduced Shakespeare Company - Rather than watching full length videos, which go over every scene with as much detail as the text, an English educator could play the Reduced Shakespeare's Company's version of a Shakespeare play. Here is their abridged version of //Romeo and Juliet,// which I have made classroom friendly by filtering through View Pure. Note the clip is broken up into two parts due to its length. [|Romeo and Juliet - Reduced Shakespeare Company (Part One)] [|Romeo and Juliet - Reduced Shakespeare Company (Part Two])



**Inferences**
 - Many students struggle in the area of making inferences. This graphic organizer helps them combine text evidence and their schema in order to infer meaning. [|Worksheets] - Have Fun Teaching provides teachers with numerous worksheets and activities for inference instruction.

**Persuasive Writing**
- This graphic organizer allows students to outline for a persuasive writing essay. It requires them to state their claim, include three points for that claim and supporting evidence, as well as a counter argument. It's a great tool for educators who's students struggle with including all of the required aspects of a persuasive writing piece. [|Persuasive Marketing] - This activity challenges students to create a product and persuade consumers to buy it. This lesson is a great alternative to the generic persuasive essay. Plus, it has a real-world application component, which students crave!

**Speaking and Listening**
[|Speaking and Listening & The Common Core] - This link explains how one educator models, teaches, and grades speaking in listening in a way that adheres to the Common Core State Standards. [|Public Speaking] - This link outlines six easy steps to teaching public speaking. [|Listening] - Effective listening is a skill many students lack. It causes students to be unable to take proper notes and prosper in areas they could be truly successful in. This link explains how educators can enhance student's listening skills. [|Listening Lesson] - Uses song lyrics to engage students and get them focused on their listening skills.

**Other Awesome Reading Resources**
[|Multicultural Texts and The Common Core] - This link explains how English teachers can incorporate multiracial texts and characters in their curriculum. By using the recommended texts listed, educators can employ culturally responsive teaching while adhering to the Common Core State Standards.