Additional Reading

Middle Web's First Days of Middle School
http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html
This Web site provides a number of links to useful information for teachers planning their first days and weeks of school.

A to Z Teacher Stuff
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/
The "Back to School" theme offers a number of resources for teachers beginning a school year.

Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Among its huge number of resources for teachers are many getting started activities.

ABC Teach
http://www.abcteach.com/
Search for "Back to School" to find activities and suggestions for the beginning of the year.

Teaching is a Work of Heart
http://teachingheart.net/
A number of resources including suggestions for back to school days at http://teachingheart.net/backtolinks.html.

Young Adult Literature: Middle and Secondary English Language Arts
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/yalit.htm
This site is a collection of links on the World Wide Web related to young adult literature and instruction.

YALSA Booklists
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/
This site is a booklist of winning titles, including the Alex Awards, Best Books for Young Adults, and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, to name a few. This site is sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

Professional Journals About Literature Instruction

CELA Newsletter:
http://cela.albany.edu/newsletter.htm
The National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement, State University of New York, Albany, publishes a newsletter in the fall, winter, and spring. The newsletter addresses a wide range of issues concerning literacy.

The National Council of Teachers of English Journals:
http://www.ncte.org/journals/
NCTE publishes many subscription journals, including The English Journal, high school level, Voices From the Middle, middle school level, and Language Arts, elementary and middle school levels.

Texts mentioned by teachers in this workshop program:

Picture Books:
Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
"My Ol' Man" by Patricia Polacco

Poems:
"Signifying Monkey" by Oscar Browne
"The Two-Headed Calf" by Laura Gilpin

Novels:
Gaucho by Gloria Gonzalez
Holes by Louis Sachar

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