Language Arts and Reading
IDEAS FOR TEACHING
LITERATURE AND READING
Literary Elements and Devices
SmartBoard Grade 4-5 Literary Devices
SmartBoard Literary Terms Review
SmartBoard Analyze alternative interpretations
SmartBoard Analyze alternative interpretations (10-12 Grades)
SmartBoard Metaphors, Similes and Hyperbole in Lyrics (Grades 6, 7, 8, 9)
SmartBoard The Language of Poetry: Figurative Language and Literary Devices
SmartBoard Figurative Language Whack a Mole (3-6 Grades)
SmartBoard Literary Terms Quiz
SmartBoard Games to Teach Literary Devices
16 Fancy Literary Techniques Explained By Disney
http://tinyurl.com/literary-elements-devices
http://www.pinterest.com/jlatscha/teaching-literary-devices/
http://elms.weebly.com/literary-devices.html
Basic Literary Terms (elementary)
Ideas for Accelerated Reader
Getting Results With Accelerated Reader
Literary Genres
Word sorts and spelling games on the computer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/
Useful online dictionaries:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
The Reading Genie:
http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/
Where do words come from? This exploration traces the birth and growth of languages.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/
The National Spelling Bee site: