Remote Learning Resources for Poulsbo Middle School: ELA

Resources for the NKSD-adopted ELA curriculum grades 6-8.

Writing prompts for articles from The New York Times.

"Write about why sports matter."
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Thrills, Chills, & Writing Skills: Tips and Tricks from New York Times bestselling author April Henry (author of The Body in the Woods)

Adaptive exercises, reading and writing content, assessments, and data gathering

Resources for writing a novel digitally or on paper.

#StayHomeWriMo -- a new program in response to social distancing that also leads up to Camp NaNoWriMo.

Resources and support for revising your novel.

"Your trusted reading and language arts resource—in and out of school."

Poetry prompts for all ages by author, Joyce Sidman.

Free content, curriculum, and tools to teach reading comprehension.
Get your class code from your teacher.

Discover new books, listen to author read-alouds, and much more.

"Since 2003, StoryCorps has given a quarter of a million Americans the chance to record interviews about their lives, to pass wisdom from one generation to the next, and to leave a legacy for the future. It is the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered. These powerful stories illustrate our shared humanity and show how much more we share in common than divides us."

Actors read stories aloud. Elementary and middle school-appropriate.

News and financial magazines for students

"There's a lot going on these days, what with school closures, and social distancing, and toilet-paper conundrums. It's heavy stuff. It's worrisome stuff. And it's stuff that we're all experiencing right along with Aiden Tyler, the title character in author Rex Ogle's (Free Lunch) new & original story, AIDEN TYLER, QUARAN-TEEN."

From author, Kate Messner's website: "This is a library of resources for kids, families, teachers, and librarians to make sure that reading & learning can happen anywhere this spring." Find videos, links, and files to develop writing, reading, and art skills.

Recommendations for elementary, middle, and high school.