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From: "Carla Beard" <carla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: ConnectEng, newsletter from Web English Teacher
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 05:59:26 -0500
ConnectEng
January 26, 2004
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Inside this issue:
1. New pages at Web English Teacher
2. Sites to check out
3. Are you a cracked pot?
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1. New Pages at Web English Teacher
* Louisa May Alcott
<http://www.webenglishteacher.com/alcott.html>http://www.webenglishteacher.com/alcott.html
Biography and activities to support Little Women.
* Judi Barrett
<http://www.webenglishteacher.com/barrett.html>http://www.webenglishteacher.com/barrett.html
Activities to support Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
* Kate DiCamillo
<http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dicamillo.html>http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dicamillo.html
Activities to go with Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of
Despereaux, and The Tiger Rising.
* William Faulkner
<http://www.webenglishteacher.com/faulkner.html>http://www.webenglishteacher.com/faulkner.html
Ideas for teaching "Barn Burning," "A Rose for Emily,"
and more.
* Franz Kafka
<http://www.webenglishteacher.com/kafka.html>http://www.webenglishteacher.com/kafka.html
Ideas for teaching The Metamorphosis.
* James Thurber
<http://www.webenglishteacher.com/thurber.html>http://www.webenglishteacher.com/thurber.html
Ideas for teaching "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
and other stories.
* Thornton Wilder
<http://www.webenglishteacher.com/wilder.html>http://www.webenglishteacher.com/wilder.html
Biography, background, and activities for teaching "Our Town."
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2. Sites to Check Out
* The Citation Machine
<http://landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php>http://landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php
This page prompts users for the information needed and creates the
citation. Good for books, interviews, electronic resources, and a
variety of other sources.
* Facilitating Reading Comprehension of Middle School Students
<http://learnweb.harvard.edu/2821/c3.cfm>http://learnweb.harvard.edu/2821/c3.cfm
This article emphasizes teaching students about organizational
patterns to facilitate their reading.
* Holes Study Guide
<http://www.metromagazine.com.au/metro/studyguides/files/Holesscreen2.pdf>http://www.metromagazine.com.au/metro/studyguides/files/Holesscreen2.pdf
This 4-page document includes a variety of activities to support
reading the novel. It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for access.
* North Carolina Children's Book Award Program
<http://www.ncwiseowl.org/media/nccba.pdf>http://www.ncwiseowl.org/media/nccba.pdf
This extensive document includes guides to many children's
books. It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for access.
* Putting a Face to the Numbers: Revealing First-Hand Accounts
of Historical Genocide
<http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040116friday.html>http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040116friday.html
>From the New York Times: "In this lesson, students learn about
how hearing about experiences of genocide can make an impact on
students. Then, students create a text on the history of genocide,
using first-hand accounts and other primary sources as the focus
of the text."
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3. Are you a cracked pot?
An inspirational story for tough days.
<http://www.webenglishteacher.com/text/waterbearer.txt>http://www.webenglishteacher.com/text/waterbearer.txt
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Pray for peace.
Carla Beard
Web English Teacher
<http://webenglishteacher.com>http://webenglishteacher.com
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is granted to forward it as long as this copyright notice is included.
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