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Teaching Literature & Writing with Technology Newsletter
November 2004
Welcome to the Teaching Literature & Writing with Technology Newsletter
The TLWT Newsletter offers resources, lesson ideas, and tech tips to help English and Language Arts teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Visit the Teaching Literature & Writing with Technology web page for General Resources & Guides, Lesson and Activities, English Teacher Web Sites and Projects, Resources and Lesson Plans for Commonly Taught Books, Research and Reference, and Articles and Links.
 
Tom Daccord
The Teaching Literature and Writing with Technology Newsletter and the Teaching History with Technology Newsletter are produced by Tom Daccord, academic technology trainer and speaker and veteran teacher.

The Scarlet Letter: Resources and Teaching Ideas (High School)
Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale, set in a New England Puritan community, addresses moral and spiritual issues and remains one of the most widely taught books in American high schools. Follow this link to a blend of historical, biographical, literary, and teaching resources on Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter.

Life of Pi: Resources and Teaching Ideas(High School, College)
Canadian writer Yann Martel won the Booker Prize for the Life of Pi, the tale of a shipwrecked boy's struggle for survival. Learn about Martel and the influences behind his award-winning novel and discover essay questions and discussion questions for use in classrooms.

House on Mango Street: Resources and Teaching Ideas(Middle School, High School, College)
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a wonderful series of interlocking stories that speak of feelings of alienation and degradation associated with poverty. Discover teaching units, discussion questions and more.

Verb Tense Consistency: Lessons, Exercises, and Quizzes(High School, College)
Writers who change verb tenses unnecessarily in their writing can create confusion for their readers. These online resources help students understand the importance of verb tense consistency and feature self-directed exercises and quizzes.

Seamus Heaney: Nobel Prize Winning Poet (High School, College)
Seamus Heaney is a poet, essayist and translator and won the Noble Prize for Literature in 1995. A member of the Irish academy of artists and writers, Mr. Heaney is also a Foreign Member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters and was made a Commandeur de L'Ordre des Arts et Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Listen to a BBC interview of Mr. Heaney and watch him deliver a classroom lecture.

"Cliff Notes" Sites You Should Know About (Middle School, High School, College)
Many of these sites offer plot summaries, literary analysis, and much more. Chances are even your best-intentioned students are using them (at least occasionally) in place of your assigned readings.

Featured Web Site: Purdue University Online Writing Labs (High School, College)
Purdue University has the most comprehensive OWLs (Online Writing Labs) on the Web. The labs offer subject tutorials, teacher resources, links, PowerPoint presentations, and other resources.

Featured Lesson Plan: "Oedipus the King: An Introduction to Greek Drama" (High School)
The goal of this detailed lesson plan from PBS is to help students gain an insight into Greek tragedy and concepts such as fate, hubris, and (dramatic) irony.

SCORE Language Arts: Cyberguides and Activity Bank(High School)
The Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) project offers reviews of language arts web sites, lesson plans, teaching guides, and much more. Their "CyberGuides" for grades 9-12 supply teachers with activities and web resources and their Activity Bank provides forms and strategies for journaling, graphic organizers, and literary analysis.

Inspiration: Language Arts Templates(Middle School, High School)
Did you know that the Inspiration program contains fourteen Language Arts templates? They can be used to help students plan, organize, and analyze their reading assignments.
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