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=Online Lesson Resources=

[|The New York Times Learning Resources] has tons of English and cross curricular activities that you can adapt to fit your classes. [|Discovery Education Making the Most of your 21st Century Classroom] has resources on how to integrate technology into your classroom.

[|The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White] is a great reference for teachers and students who are trying to pay attention to rules of usage and principles of composition. Here is an online version of the book.

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=Rubrics=

====**Rubrics are an important tool in the assessment process. They provide students with criteria that is necessary for success, while also allowing them to reflect on areas of weakness so that they can improve their written and oral communication skills. The following is a list of basic rubrics that can be used in your classes:**====
 * [|Rubrics]** Here's a site that has tons of rubrics for all different types of assignment, including rubrics for class **wikis, podcasts, webpages, and electronic portfolios.**

he **language rubric** was developed by an ELL teacher in the International High School. Often times English language learners feel more comfortable speaking their native language in class. This rubric is designed to encourage students to speak in English during English class. This is an **open response rubric**, which can easily by modified to fit the specific requirements of your open response assignment. This rubric is especially helpful to students preparing to take the MCAS. The oral **presentation rubric** can be used to assess proficiency in oral presentation skills; these skills should be practiced both formally and informally throughout the year. This is a rubric designed to assess **research based writing**. This rubric can be used to assess **persuasive essays**. The **power point rubric** can be used to assess the proficiency of oral presentations given in conjunction with a power point presentation. Here is a sample rubric for grading **blog posts**.