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Bike ride.com: Bicycling Events Calendar
This resource lists cycling events for the entire U.S. and Canada. There is a searchable database that allows you to put in the city you want and how many miles away you are willing to travel for all types of cycling events.
Kids' Wings
Texas Bluebonnet Books: "Fair Weather"
This site gives a short summary of Richard Peck's "Fair Weather." You will also find research and literature links related to the book.
Virginia Tech
Alan Review: Course Correction
Janet Bode wrote this article discussing why she writes, for whom she's writing, and the importance of non-fiction literature for young adults.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Betsy Byars: Techniques and Themes
Teachers with classes reading the works of Betsy Byars will find information on this prolific author's craft.
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Literature Unit: The House of Dies Drear
"The House of Dies Drear," is a powerful novel by Virginia Hamilton.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Art
Definition of "art" according to ArtLex, a dictionary of art terms. Includes links to other important terms, as well as a long list of quotations defining "art."
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): A Festival of Books
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "A Festival of Books" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed questions,...
Other
Encyber Pedia
An encyclopedia online. Just look for your topic to find information that you need. Provides information on a wide range of topics.
Other
Rambles Magazine/"brave Margaret"
This is a review of Robert San Souci's book, "Brave Margaret."
Other
The Days of Genesis 1
You must scroll down to the section titled "The Early Church and the Day-Age Theory" to begin specific reading on St. Augustine's interpretation of Genesis 1; however, the information leading up to it is valuable as well. Provides...
Other
Scotland.com
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
Other
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Other
Literature Learning Ladders: A Long Way From Chicago
Check out this informative site about "A Long Way From Chicago" by Richard Peck and learn about small-town life during the Depression in seven short stories for the years 1929 through 1942.
The English Teacher
The English Teacher: A Beowulf Test
The test can serve as a model for your own assessment of your students' understanding of the Old English epic poem.
The English Teacher
The English Teacher: Beowulf Lesson Plans
These teaching notes for Beowulf provide a model for your own lesson plan and as a basic resource to study Beowulf. These notes can help you remember the pertinent points of Anglo-Saxon epic poem and help to deepen your understanding.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonweath Univ: The Works of Shirley Jackson
This Virginia Commonweath University site provides a biography, bibliography, criticism, and resources on the works of Shirley Jackson.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Emile Zola
A fairly detailed biography of Emile Zola (1840-1902 CE), complete with a few excerpts from his works.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin: The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Explore this informative teachers' guide for the book, "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi," by Chris Van Allsburg. Students and teachers will enjoy this comprehensive source.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Books: Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg
This comprehensive teacher's guide for the book "Zathura" by Chris Van Allsburg provides us with an opportunity to examine how writers blend scientific information with a fictional story.
Other
Graphic Greats: Photo Treatment
This resource presents an article about the use of photos in documents.
University of Calgary
The Children's Literature Web Guide
This resource is a children's literature web guide.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quotation Marks
Use this site to learn how to properly use quotation marks in stories, poems, articles, and speeches.
American Library Association
Outstanding Books for College Bound & Lifelong Learners
The American Library Association offers these suggestions for reading in history, humanities, literature, science, and social studies. RI.11-12.10b Text Complexity
Other
Nwu: The National Writers Union
This is the homesite for the National Writers Union, an organization for freelance writers. Contains an amazing amount of useful material, especially for aspiring writers, journalists, or storytellers.