Additional Resources

Online resources related to the texts used in Barry Hoonan's classroom:

• Edward Bloor
  • Book Discussion Groups for Kids
    http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/talk/
    guides-tangerine.html
  • The Read In! 2002
    http://www.readin.org/authors/authors.htm
• Sharon Creech
  • Sharon Creech Teacher Resource page
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/creech.htm
• Karen Hesse
  • Karen Hesse Teacher Resource Page
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hesse.htm
• Peg Kehret
  • Peg Kehret Teacher's Resource page
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/kehret.htm
  • Kids Love Books by Peg Kehret
    http://www.pegkehret.com/
  • Introducing Peg Kehret
    http://www.pioneerdrama.com/playwrights/pk.html
  • eThemes Author Study
    http://emints.more.net/ethemes/
    resources/S00000300.html
• Jackie French Koller
  • Jackie French Koller Web site
    http://www.geocities.com/~jackiekoller/
  • Teacher Resource Center
    http://www.geocities.com/~jackiekoller/trc-index.html
  • The Read In! 2002
    http://www.readin.org/authors/authors.htm
• Walter Dean Meyers
  • Walter Dean Meyers Teacher Resource page
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/myers.htm
  • Biography
    http://aalbc.com/authors/walter1.htm
• Rodman Philbrick
• Educational Paperback Association
  http://www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/
  Philbrick_Rodman.html
• Scholastic's Writing With Writers
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/
• Rodman Philbrick.com
  http://www.rodmanphilbrick.com/links.html
• Louis Sachar
  • Louis Sachar Teacher Resource Page
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/sachar.htm
  • The Read In! 2002
    http://www.readin.org/authors/authors.htm
• Jerry Spinelli
  • Jerry Spinelli Teacher Resource Page
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/spinelli.htm
  • Author Corner
    http://www.carr.lib.md.us/authco/spinelli-j.htm
  • An autobiographical sketch
    http://www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/Spinelli_Jerry.html
  • Authors online
    http://teacher.scholastic.com/authorsandbooks/
    authors/spinelli/bio.htm
• Kimberly Willis-Holt
  • Home Page at Holt
    http://www.previewport.com/authors/
    viewclob.asp?key=1&aid=306
  • Review
    http://www.alexlibris.com/rev_lou-sky.asp
• Virginia Euwer Wolfe
  • Nancy Keane's booktalks
    http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/wolff_make.htm
  • Authors 4 Teens
    http://greenwood.scbbs.com/servlet/
    A4TStart?authorid=vwolff&source=introduction
  • Scholastic
    http://teacher.scholastic.com/authorsandbooks/
    authorvisit/wolff.htm

Professional and Research Organizations:

• American Library Association
  http://www.ALA.org
• Center on English Learning and Achievement
  http://cela.albany.edu
• Envisionment building articles and related research
  http://www.albany.edu/cela/publication/envisionment.htm
• Articles related to classroom discussion and student collaboration from the National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement:
  • "Discussion as Exploration: Literature and the Horizon of Possibilities." Report 6.3, by Langer, Judith
    http://www.albany.edu/cela/discussion/index.html
  • "How Classroom Conversation Can Support Student Achievement"
    http://www.albany.edu/cela/newslet/fall01/raising.htm
  • "Engaging Students in Meaningful Conversation Leads to Higher Achievement" by Arthur Applebee http://www.albany.edu/cela/newslet/winter00/engaging.htm
  • "How English Is Taught and Learned in Four Exemplary Middle and High School Classrooms " by Steven Ostrowski
    http://www.albany.edu/cela/4teachers/main.html
  • "Taking Risks, Negotiating Relationships: One Teacher's Transition Towards a Dialogic Classroom" by Julie Nelson Christoph and Martin Nystrand
    http://www.albany.edu/cela/christoph01%2D3/main.html
  • "Classroom Discussion: Teachers' Perspectives on Obstacles and Strategies" by Samantha Caughlan
    http://www.albany.edu/cela/newslet/fall01/caughlin.htm
  • "Supporting the Process of Literary Understanding: Analysis of a Classroom Discussion" by Doralyn R. Roberts and Judith A. Langer http://www.albany.edu/cela/support/main.html
• Children's Book Council
  http://www.cbcbooks.org
• National Council of Teachers of English
  www.ncte.org
• National Writing Project
  http://writingproject.org/
• Reading Online
  http://www.readingonline.org/
  This Web site is an online journal of K-12 practice and research published by the International Reading Association. It includes helpful links to book reviews, peer-reviewed articles, discussions about literacy, and ideas and information about applying technology in literacy instruction.

Resources related to the tenets of this lesson:

• Conversations in Literature Web site
• Literature Circles
• Young Adult Literature sites
  • ALAN Review: Dedicated to teaching and discussing Young Adult Literature
    http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/alan-review.html
  • Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
    http://humanities.byu.edu/English/Alan/default.html
  • Book Raps: Online book discussions
    http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/oz-teachernet/
    projects/book-rap/index.html
  • Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
    http://www.carolhurst.com/
  • Children's and Young Adult Literature http://library.webster.edu/childlit.html
  • Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adult's Authors & Illustrators
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
  • Internet Public Library: Youth Division
    http://www.ipl.org/youth/
  • Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
    http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
  • Kay E. Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
    http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/
  • Library in the Sky
    http://www.nwrel.org/sky/teacher.html
  • LibraryPlanet.com: Young Adult Literature Page
    http://www.libraryplanet.com/yalit/
  • The Literary Link for Researching Children's/Young Adult Literature
    http://www.theliterarylink.com/
  • University of Tennessee's Center for Children's & Young Adult Literature
    http://www.lib.utk.edu/refs/ccyal/
  • Young Adult Library Services Association
    http://www.ala.org/yalsa/
  • Young Adult Literature Library from the University of Iowa
    http://www.uiowa.edu/~english/profpage/
    blandon/tlucht/lit-yalib.html
  • Young Adult Literature: Online booklists and resources
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/yalit.htm

Instructional Resources:

• MiddleWeb
  http://www.middleweb.com/
  MiddleWeb is a Web site devoted to middle school education and includes resources for middle school teachers and parents. A comprehensive index allows teachers and parents to search for useful documents and resources by topic.
  
  
• CyberGuides: Teacher Guides and Student Activities
  http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
  CyberGuides are supplementary lesson plans centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected Web sites and a rubric (based on California Language Arts Content Standards).
  
  
• The Doucette Index
  http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
  The Doucette Index provides access to books and Web sites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books. The searchable database enables teachers to search by author and/or title of the book, leading to lesson plans and curriculum ideas.
  
  
• The Gateway to Educational Materials
  http://www.thegateway.org/welcome.html
  The Gateway to Educational Materials, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is a searchable index that provides teachers, parents, and administrators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. These resources include lesson plans, activities, and projects. The index can be browsed by keyword, subject, book title, and/or grade level.
  
  
• Children's Literature Web Guide
  http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
  This Web site categorizes the growing number of Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. Much of the information found on this Web site is provided by schools, libraries, teachers, parents, and book professionals (such as authors, editors, and booksellers). It includes quick references to lists of award-winning and bestseller children's books, teaching resources, links to parent resources, and journal and book reviews.
  
  
• Traci's Lists of Ten
  http://www.daedalus.com/teach/tens.html
  This Web site offers teachers useful tips including ways to have students explore literature.
  
  
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
  http://www.carolhurst.com/
  A comprehensive site devoted to literature, with reviews of new books, lists of award winners, and a great assortment of resources for classroom techniques and professional development.

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