Resources for English 9
Lessons, journals, articles, and even a build-your-own lesson plan portion. Image is a free "printable poster" download from the site by Malala Yousafzai and Mary Kate McDevitt, 2014.
Writing prompts are just one of the amazing online resources provided to subscribers by the New York Times. See https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/learning-english-language-arts for more content area resources.
Source: Google Arts & Culture example of site
Art can reach in and connect with students to engage discussion, reading and writing. This online tool gives teachers an opportunity to curate a virtual studio for students to enter. Students can then view and engage with art online. Partner with a turn & talk plus padlet or jamboard to get students working together and articulating ideas with voice and writing.
Voting boards, walls, and collages: work together or on your own. Brainstorm, include pictures, bullet points, text and more.
English Langaugae Arts classes explore the universe through language. Put primary sources into lessons with resources from the Smithsonian Institution to ground and anchor students into the culture, time, and place for reading materials being covered in classes. www.si.edu/educators/resources
Trivia and review games - try the new https://www.blooket.com/
This platform includes data for the teacher to track and guide learning based on student feedback.
Canva has a nice free version that students can use to create infographics, short videos, flyers, resumes, and more. Once created, work can be downloaded in a varitey of formats to share digitally or print.