Wordtune

 

Need to rephrase sentences? Just copy and paste or type your sentence into Wordtune’s editor, and let artificial intelligence do the rest. You can also add their handy Chrome extension to rephrase sentences directly in your favorite browser-based apps.  Below is an example that I did.

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Readworks

 

ReadWorks. give you access thousands of high-quality, free K-12 articles. Explore reading passages, question sets, vocabulary, article-a-day, paired text, vocabulary, book study materials, ebooks and more.  To see the website click here.

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News Articles For Students

Smithsonian's TweenTribune is a free website with news articles for students. Each article includes comprehension- and vocabulary-based quizzes and adjustable Lexile levels. All past articles are available and can be filtered by grade level or keyword. There are also tech-related stories and articles in Spanish.  To see the website click here. 

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Common Lit

CommonLit has over 2000 leveled reading passages for grades 3-12. You can download the passages as PDF or assign them directly to students. Browse by content type, grade level, lexile range, genre, theme and more.  To see the website click here.

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Quill for English and ELL / ESL

 

From Common Sense Education, "Using Quill Diagnostic is a great place to begin, especially with the recent additions of leveled ELL assessments and pre-AP and AP English surveys. Once students' needs are determined, mix and match Quill Connect (sentence combining) with Quill Grammar (writing mechanics) to support daily warm-ups, whole-class instruction, small-group work, or independent practice. The activity packs in Quill Lessons (writing collaboratively) and Quill Proofreader (editing passages) can serve as mini-lessons for whole-class writing workshops, particularly for older and more proficient students ... The instant feedback on writing will appeal to some students.  Exercises are adaptive and can be retaken multiple times."   Their readers have given the site 4 out 5 stars on 77 reviews as of today.  Of note is that Quill is a non-profit organization.  To see the website click here.  

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New York Times Summer Reading Contest

 

The contest is open to all students ages 11-19 anywhere in the world.  You have until June 24.  Just look for an article in the NYT that gets your attention and then respond to what got your attention and why.  Just 250 words or fewer.  To check it out click here.  

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8 best Grammar checker tools for beginners

 

If you do any writing and post it you might want to use a grammar checker.  If you have your students write up projects and submit them you might want them to see what a grammar checker can do for them.  To read the article click here.

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Our 13th Annual Summer Reading Contest

 

Do you want your student's reading this summer?  If so here is a contest for them.  Click here to read about it.  The contest is open to all counties.

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Free Comic Strip Makers For Students

 

There a million different ways to have students at all levels use a digital comic strip in your class, no matter what you are teaching.  No, I can't use it in my physed class.  Yes do you teach health?  Science, what did one cell say to another during Mitosis?  Let your kids figure out the ending.  Math, okay that might be tough but I am sure someone smarter than me could figure it out. These would be great in ESL or ELL.  Maybe as a final summative evaluation.  The sky is the limit.  Here are a couple free comic strip makers.  To read the article click here.

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How To Write The Perfect Persuasive Essay

The most common essay you will have to write is the persuasive essay.  If you or your students need some help writing or teaching it  here is an article that you might want to read.  To see it click here.

 

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Power Lesson: Poetry Gallery Walk

If you are doing any poetry in your class this lesson/assignment with a gallery walk might be just the right thing for your class.  To read the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.    If you are making any   amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  Remember you can follow me by clicking on the blue follow button above. This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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5 Tips for Teaching Novels When Students Won’t Read

 

Sorry this post does not deal with the Ukraine but it should.  According to Edutopia, "Making lessons accessible to resistant readers can enhance the learning experience for everyone—including those who read the whole book."  To read the article click here   hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.    If you are making any   amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  Remember you can follow me by clicking on the blue follow button above. This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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All You Need to Select and Use Mentor Texts

 

From their website "Teaching writing is an often overlooked or underplanned piece of the Language Arts curriculum. How do we engage our students in writing in a way that gets them thinking about the writer’s craft and allows them to develop their skills with the support of those who have refined their craft?"  To see the article click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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Quillbot - "Writing Made Painless"'

 

Quillbot is a paraphrasing tool,  There are seven different modes of which the first two are free.  See the video.  

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Sentence Navigators

 

If you are teaching E.L.L. or E.S.L. students then this article might help you out.    To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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8 Ways to Grow Students’ Vocabulary

Angela Peery has a podcast and article about improving your students ' vocabulary.  To read article or listen to the podcast click here   hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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New York Times Word of the Day

My son needs to get ready for the SAT and ACT so here is a great word of the day source.  To see it just click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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Campaign Against Library Censorship

As a former Librarian I believe that a diverse selection of literature is necessary in a school.  Classics, Contemporary, Graphic Novels, fluff, whatever.  I also believe that our libraries need to reflect the diversity of our clientele.    I am totally against censorship of books.  I don't think we need Fahrenheit 451 happening in real life.  I do love Ray Bradbury's writing.   What is going on in Texas and other states I find to be just crazy.  I am not trying to make this political as I have not done much of that in this blog but Librarians need to make sure that we give students the opportunity to think and decide on their own.  What I like you may not and what you like I may not.  Doesn't matter.  Pick a different book if you are offended.  That being said here is a good article for any Librarian or English teacher, just click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.   The JBL ear buds below are a great price again.  I might even buy a pair at $89 for myself.

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Youglish for ESL Pronunciation

 

I know that some students  learning English will use google and type "How to say" and then type the word.  It works but it does not give context.  If you are teaching ESL or ELL you might show this site to your students.  It actually shows real people on youtube using the word.  Also if you are Canadian you can use the drop down menu and select Canada or whatever accent you want.   To see the site click here,   hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are Canadian and making any amazon.ca purchase please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.

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News Literacy lessons on Facebook, Marjorie Taylor Greene and more

 

If you are teaching anything to do with online literacy and deciding whether something is fact or fake you should definitely read the article in the Washington Post. The article highlights the New Literacy Project and the website Checkology which "helps educators teach middle and high school students how to identify credible information, seek out reliable sources, and know what to trust, what to dismiss and what to debunk."  To see the article click here,   hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are Canadian and making any amazon.ca purchase please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.

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