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David Berry Portaportal

Cool Stuff!

Online Conversion
Convert anything!

http://www.onlineconversion.com/
Netrover.com

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/hanglist.html

Dave's Favs!

Washington County Public Schools

http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/
Free Clip-Art

http://www.free-clip-art.com/
Virginia Department of Education

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/
Softschools.com
Great multi-purpose site

http://www.softschools.com/
Interactive quizzes
Great for SOL practice!!

http://www.iq.poquoson.org/
Creative Narrations

http://www.creativenarrations.net/site/storybook/index.html

Language Arts Web Sites

English for Everyone

http://englishforeveryone.org/
Guide to Grammar and Writing

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Houghton Mifflin English
Grammar, Writing Test Prep

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/6_8/
Kim's Korner
Great English Site!!!

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com
List of Literary Genres

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/genres/menu.htm
Internet4Classrooms

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm

Grammar

Grammar
Excellent Grammar

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/grammar/menu.html

Puncuation Rules!!

Punctuation
Great Resource

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/conventions/punctuation.html
Parts of Speech
Good review site!

http://www.btinternet.com/~paul.hitchcock1/index.htm

Semicolons

Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/semicolons.asp
Semicolons

http://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/writing_tip_semicolon.htm

Periods

Periods

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/periods.asp

Commas

Commas

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/commas.asp

Colons

Colons

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/colons.asp

Question Marks

Question Marks

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/qMarks.asp

Exlamation Marks

Exclamation Marks

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/exclaim.asp

Capitalization

Capitalization

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp

Sentences

Predicates, Objects, Complements

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm
Topic Sentences

http://eslbee.com/topic_sentences.htm
Diagramming Sentences

http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/TS/diagram.htm

Writing & Reading

Writing (General)
PowerPoint Presentations

http://languagearts.pppst.com/writing.html
A Paragraph Per Week

http://www.teachersdesk.org/topics/par_week_program.html
Writing-Lovers

http://www.writing-lovers.com/elements_of_a_novel.html
Reading for Everyone

http://englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading%20Comprehension.htm
The Writing Center
@McDaniel College

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/english/writingcenter/home1.htm
Paragraphs

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm
Paragraph Building
Writing tips

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm
You-Can-Teach-Writing

http://www.you-can-teach-writing.com/index.html

Novel

Novel

http://www.writing-lovers.com/write_a_novel.html

Poetry

Poetry Generator

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/iampoem.htm

Short Story

Short Story

http://staff.fcps.net/tcarr/shortstory/plot1.htm
Stuart's Stories

http://www.stuartstories.com/
Short Stories
Lots of short stories!!

http://www.short-stories.co.uk/

Essays

Essay Types

http://essayinfo.com/essays/
Basic Essay Format

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/english/writingcenter/essayformat.htm

Homonyms, Homographs, Homophones

Homonyms....

http://www.magickeys.com/books/riddles/words.html

Author's Purpose & Text Structures

Author's Purpose & Text Structures

http://www.readworks.org/lessons/concepts/authors-purpose

Paragraphs

Writing Prompts

http://grammar.about.com/od/sentencecombining/a/WritingPromptsforParagraphs.htm

Games & Entertainment

Rice Game

http://www.freerice.com/
Brain Boosters

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters/

Good Education Sites (Various)

Multiple Intelligences

http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm
Learning begins with questions

http://inquiry.uiuc.edu/php/assessment2.php
Released SOL Tests

http://web.dps.k12.va.us/Departments/Instruction/SOL%20PowerPoints/sol_released_tests_in_adobe.htm
Paraphrase/Summarize

http://educatoral.com/paraphrase-vs-summarize.html

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Research Resources

APA - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Great APA style information

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
MLA - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Great MLA style information

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/

Special Education

VCASE
VA Council for Special Education

http://www.vcase.org/
Wrightslaw
Good legal web site

http://www.wrightslaw.com/

LMU

Lincoln Memorial University
LMU Home Page

http://www.lmunet.edu

In-Service Project EDD-872

English Projects

Elie Wiesel
Foundation for Humanity

http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/
Diary of Anne Frank
Full YouTube movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fPsohTTxwY

Uploaded Files

"Night" Assessment

NightTest.docx

WWII

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