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Crash Course is a video series created by John and Hank Green. This particular series explores many topics such as "Why we read" and then goes on to explore and discuss many famous stories such as Romeo and Juliet, Moby-Dick, and more. This resource will help students learn the material in other ways than just reading the text. It also delves into writing papers and other skills needed by English students.

For students: Watch Crash Course Lit #1 and then scroll through the playlist. Pick a text that interests you.

Check it the school library has it.

Read the text and watch the video.

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How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1

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Dear English Major is a exploratory sight that contains information on English careers, resources for Graduate students, internships, job searches, and testimonies/stories from real life English majors who have found good careers.

For students: Go to Dear English Major and click the link Careers.

Explore these links and find all the different things English majors potentially make for work.

Brainstorm an something you could make that shows that you've read the text and have grappled with it.

Be prepared to present, discuss, and critique each other's ideas in class.

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DearEnglishMajor.com is dedicated to showing English majors all that is possible with an English degree.

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Lauren Fairweather is an artist and creator who does English Language Arts crafts and writes music in the genre of Wizard Rock so I wanted to share some music from non-traditional writing ideas like fiction. This one's about Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter.

For students: This is an example of a non-traditional response one could do.

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"Nerve" - A Song for Ginny Weasley by Lauren Fairweather

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Lauren Fairweather is an artist and creator who does English Language Arts crafts and writes music in the genre of Wizard Rock so I wanted to share some music from non-traditional writing ideas like fiction. This one is simply about being an artist in a world where people value the art but not the people creating it so much.

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"Do What You Love" - A Song For Creatives by Lauren Fairweather | @laurenfairwx

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This site contains links to English Language Arts themed video games, as well as printable ones for classrooms, and online reading comprehension resources.

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The MrNussbaum Language Arts section is one of the largest collection of free language arts resources for kids on the internet

Word Maker is a fun tool that allows students to explore naturally how words are formed. First choose the number of letters per word and drag and drop a letter or digraph tile to the first blank. Watch how the rest of the alphabet reacts when a letter is selected. Some letters will remain while others will be eliminated. Find out if any words start with CW, EH, or even Rhom!

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Ever wonder what "cat got your tongue" means? This section features an interactive adage village that literally illustrates 25 different adages in action. Students can click on an adage to learn its meaning and how it came into use.

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MrNussbaum.com - Literacy Games and Interactive Resources

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The MrNussbaum Language Arts section is one of the largest collection of free language arts resources for kids on the internet Word Maker is a fun tool that allows students to explore naturally how words are formed. First choose the number of letters per word and drag and drop a letter or digraph tile to the first blank.

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The Purdue Lab contains information about writing, grammar conventions, and many citation styles. Once students have watched Crash Course: Literature they can use this site to help them write their papers.

For students: Be sure to cite your work!

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We are a globally renowned resource that provides assistance with English to students, teachers, professionals, and organizations across the world. Our goal is to assist clients in their development as writers - no matter their skill level.

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Purdue OWL® - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University

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We are a globally renowned resource that provides assistance with English to students, teachers, professionals, and organizations across the world. Our goal is to assist clients in their development as writers - no matter their skill level.

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This is an example of something I created after reading Shakespeare's: The Tempest.

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A Found poem is when you take another person's words to create a new poem. Attached are examples, explanations. This is another way students can show that they've engaged with the texts.

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An Erasure poem is when you take a found text and then remove words from it to create something new. The link is an example of Stoker's: Dracula being made into a new text. This is another idea of something students can do.