Book Drum

Book Drum - Book Drum is the perfect companion to the books we love, bringing them to life with immersive pictures, videos, maps and music. 


Check out the resources for The Kite Runner

A Visual History of Literary References on 'The Simpsons'

A Visual History of Literary References on 'The Simpsons' -  Check out all the references.

Ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week

Ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week- New York Times article sharing ideas on Banned Books Week.

Creative Writing Games

Creative Writing Games @ Language is  Virus!

• Character Name Generator
• Cut Up Machine
• NEW! Shakespearean Sonnet Generator
• Poetry Generator
• Poetry Bot
• Madlib Poem
• Electronic Poetry
• Text Collage
• Haiku-a-Tron
• Poem Engine
• Translator
• Random Line Generator
• Title-o-Matic
• Writing Prompts
• Sentence Builder/Phrase Generator
• Graffiti Wall
• Lyrics Great text to use for the cut up machines!

Ink Think Tank

Ink Think Tank -
On this site, you can produce lists of books kids love to read about subjects you’re required to teach, and they’re tied directly to National Education Standards and your personal school curriculum to boot! You can also meet the authors individually or as part of a school-wide project, and we’ll show you exactly how to do it.

Boys and Reading: Is There Any Hope? 

Check out the essay written by  ROBERT LIPSYTE

Author John Green Tells Funny Story

Author John Green recounting his high school's senior prank video.