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Turning the Pages™, the British Library

This version of Turning the Pages™ uses Abobe Shockwave , which can be downloaded free of charge. The volumes may not open if you block popups on your computer. For an even better experience, we recommend you try our new improved version , Turning the Pages 2.0™, which runs on the Windows 7 and Vista operating systems (and on Windows XP with the .NET 3 framework). http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html
*This is a revised and updated version of a post I published on the blog back in 2011. I feel like I walk a fine line as a blogger sometimes. First and foremost, I am a bibliophile. http://thereadingzone.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/teachers-and-arcs/

Teachers and ARCs « The Reading Zone

My students had a lot of fun participating in a mock reaping for each district in class based on the popular novel by Suzanne Collins. (See the latest images in volume 2 HERE and additional visual aides of materials and the training sessions on my school web page here .) http://www.hungergameslessons.com/2011/05/class-reaping-and-training-let-games.html

Hunger Games Lessons: Class Reaping and Training: Let the Games Begin!

http://biancahewes.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/english-essay-writing-youtube-series/ I have been out of the classroom 3/5 days this term and I will continue to be out of the classroom 3/5 days next term.

English Essay Writing: YouTube Series | Bianca Hewes

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Playfic

Playing Games
http://www.pitara.com/talespin/folktales.asp

Folktales: A treasure of folktales from around the world

Pitara Kids Home > Talespin The best children's folktales, fables, animal lore, folklore, myths, fairy tales, legends and folk tales from around the world! We have collected tales for kids from India, China, Burma and many other countries...

Writing Rules by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman & George Orwell

Here’s one way to become a better writer. Listen to the advice of writers who earn their daily bread with their pens. http://www.openculture.com/2012/01/writing_rules.html
http://bgenglish.blogspot.com/2007/11/literature-circles.html

Literature circles

I use literature circles with every novel I teach. They're a great way to get students actively engaged in whatever we're reading, and really put the onus on them to identify key themes, passages, plot developments, connections, and literary devices.