Adolescent Titles and Websites

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Webquest: About the Sonoran Desert
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/desertwq.htm
Author Interview/Book Excerpt/Readering Guide
http://www.bookbrowse.com
Web English Teacher: Stargirl
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/spinelli.html

Holes by Louis Sachar
Webquest: Holes
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/library/teachers/kubik/holes/
Curriculum Archive Lesson Plan: Holes
http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/lesson/lessonid/1069775339
LessonPlanPage on Holes
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAHolesByLouisSachar2-TeacherPagesEachChapter36.htm

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Cyberguide: The Giver
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/Giver/givertg.htm
Random House: The Giver
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/guides/give.html
Lois Lowry
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/lowry.htm
eThemes: The Giver
http://emints.more.net/ethemes/resources/S00001249.shtml

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Cyberguide: Hatchet
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/hatch/hatchettg.htm
Gary Paulsen
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/paulsen.htm
Literature Place: Hatchet
http://www.literatureplace.com/bookfolios/bookfolio.asp?BookfolioID=11
Hatchet Unit
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/survival/hatchet/hatchet.htm
http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/alta/grade5/story3d/links.html

Primary Titles and Websites

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

CyberGuide: http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/LITERATURE/literature_lesson_plans_a.htm
Technology Lesson:
http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/langarts/techlit/meatball.htm

The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry

CyberGuide:

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/kapok/kapoktg.htm
Integrated Literature Unit:
http://libweb.uncc.edu/cimc/integration/Units/GrKapokT.htm
Reader’s Theater
http://www.readinglady.com/Readers_Theater/Scripts/The_Great_Kapok_Tree.pdf
Meet the author:
www.lynnecherry.com

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

CyberGuide:
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/carle/carletg.html
Integrated Literature Unit:
http://libweb.uncc.edu/cimc/integration/Units/VryHngry.htm
Meet the author:
www.eric-carle.com

The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole

Magic School Bus Central Site:
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus

Integrated Literature Unit:
http://libweb.uncc.edu/cimc/integration/Units/MSBSolSys.htm
Meet the author:
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/books/authors/

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

WebQuest:
http://teacherexchange.mde.k12.ms.us/teachnett/scholtes.htm
Reader’s Theater
http://members.aol.com/rcswallow/WhereWildThings.html
Online Trivia Quiz
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=21812&;origin=1851
Meet the author:
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-sendak-maurice.asp

For Eric Carle unit
http://www.eric-carle.com

For Jan Brett unit
http://www.janbrett.com

For Beverly Cleary unit
http://www.beverlycleary.com

For Lauran Numeroff unit
http://www.lauranumeroff.com

http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html

http://www.janetstevens.com

http://www.create4kids.com/

http://www.childrenslit.com/f_depaola.html
http://www.tomie.com/main.html

Stega Nona:
http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/106.html

There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly:
www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/ladyfly

Cinderella:

http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/opera/Opera.htm
www.childrenstory.com/tales/1page/cinderella.html

Peter and the Wolf:

http://library.thinkquest/org/17321/data/pandw.html

Peer Gynt Suite:

www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/trolls56k.shtml

Brementown Musicians:

www.brementownmusicians.com

Rhyme-A-Week:
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/rimes_and_rhymes.html

Software to Integrate Children’s Literature and Technology

ESoftwaremart: Interactive Storybooks
http://www.esoftwaremart.com/index.php?cPath=60_67&osCsid=d2951400007b42262cc6faee10184793
Kidsclick: Living Books
http://www.kidsclick.com/living_books.htm

Evaluation of Software that allows children to create their own books

Ultimate Writing and Creativity Center
http://www.buys4kids.com/product.i?sku=155
I liked how this software integrated science curriculum as students were learning the writing process. Rain forests, desert, space, and ocean were topics used while students learned how to prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and publish their work. A computer character coaches students through the writing process with encouragement so that students can eventually be successful in creating their own reports, storybooks, newsletters, signs, or poems. As students learn to create these forms of writing successfully, they will also be learning how to transform their writing into a multimedia presentation. Students will find this aesthetically appealing as they can paint, add clip art, photos, sound, music, animation, and backgrounds. This software takes on the Psycholingustic Perspective as this software gives ideas to aid the comprehension of the writing process. This is a tutorial software that takes on the affective aspect as it creates a postive attitude toward writing. The cost of the software is $10.95 and was created for ages 7-13.

Storybook Weaver Deluxe
http://www.kidsclick.com/descrip/sbw_deluxe.htm
This software appeals to students who love to write or who struggle to write. Using this program, students are made to feel comfortable with expression as they can use text, sound, or music to accompany their writing. Students can also choose to use their own voice to narrate their created stories. Story starters are available. Students can write myths or about their own personal experiences. This tutorial software takes on the poststructuralist perspective as the writer's are making meaning with their written expression. Because this is a program to accompany their writing, this program is promoting a Utilitarian stance while providing a metacognitive aspect as students are applying their thoughts to creating writing. This software costs $14.95.

Software and writing programs:

Kids Pix Studio Deluxe
Orley's Draw a Story
Writing and Creativity

Living Books:

Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer

Little Monster Goes To School by Mercer Mayer

Magic School Bus Explores Space