Writing
Curated OER

Global News: The Changing Face of Reading

For Students 7th - 12th
A current and engaging informational text with some superb scaffolding activities, this six paragraph article discusses the release of the iPad from Apple, eBooks, and the history of reading and writing materials. After reading the...
App
Curated OER

Solar System

For Students 4th - 8th
Explore the solar system in detail, from it's origins to its components.  Visual data gathered by actual space missions has been used to create the images and animations on each page of this stellar electronic book about the solar...
Interactive
ReadMagazine

William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 12th
Is this an interactive resource I see before me? Fret not. Here's a resource filled with sound, and a bit of fury, sure to engage learners in a study of Shakespeare's Scottish play. User can view an interview with Shakespeare, examine...
Handout
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)

EMD PTE

For Students 9th - 12th
You can't tell by the title, but this is a functional periodic table of elements. Incorporating bright colors, lucid text, and easily operated features, this application serves as a valuable reference tool for your chemistry class.
Unit Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Introduction of Text Features

For Students K - 1st Standards
Dr. Murphy shares a comprehensive lesson plan to support students identifying various text features in informational texts. Students will mentally and physically engage in active learning to know how to navigate through different types...
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Text Features

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
A nine-part learning module with links images and videos for use while learning about nonfiction text features.
Unit Plan
Towson University

Towson University: Electronic Edition of the General Prologue: Canterbury Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
This multimedia site is full of useful features, from a video introduction to the purpose of the site, to notes on the text and a reading in Middle English. Information about the background, language and other details are also included.
eBook
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: William Wordsworth, "Lyrical Ballads"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Virginia provides the text to the book of poems "Lyrical Ballads," featuring the work of Coleridge and Wordsworth.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Evaluating Print vs. Internet Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to look at different text features to determine whether a print or electronic source might be more effective. SL.9-10.2 eval & integrate sources
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Green Eyes of Bast by Sax Rohmer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Green Eyes of Bast by Sax Rohmer, a paranormal mystery featuring Bast, an ancient Egyptian cat goddess. Rohmer is best remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Ellis Parker Butler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Ellis Parker Butler including the full text of five short stories including "Pigs is Pigs" and "Solander's Radio Tomb."
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: H. A. Cody

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author H. A. Cody including the full text of six novels including Rod of the Lone Patrol and Under Sealed Orders.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Rebecca Harding Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Rebecca Harding Davis including the full text of the short story "Balacchi Brothers".
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Richard Harding Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Richard Harding Davis including the full text of two novels: The King's Jackal and The Lion and the Unicorn and 15 short stories.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Ethel M. Dell

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Ethel M. Dell including the full text of 16 novels and 12 short stories.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: R. K. Douglas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author R. K. Douglas including the full text of the short story "A Chinese Girl Graduate".
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: George Du Maurier

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author George du Maurier including the full text of the novel Trilby.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Alexandre Dumas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Alexandre Dumas including the full text of seven novels including The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Alice Dunbar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Alice Dunbar including the full text of 14 short stories including "Little Miss Sophie" and "When the Bayou Overflows".
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Ella D'arcy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Ella D'Arcy including the full text of the short story "Irremediable".
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Edith Maude Eaton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Edith Maude Eaton including the full text of the short story collection Mrs. Spring Fragrance. The stories are divided into two-halves, "Mrs. Spring Fragrance" for adults, and "Tales of Chinese Children" for...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Georg Ebers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Georg Ebers including the full text of 18 novels, one nonfiction work, and two short stories.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Maria Edgeworth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Maria Edgeworth including the full text of the novel The Absentee.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Harry Stillworth Edwards

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Harry Stillworth Edwards including the full text of the short story "Elder Brown's Backslide".