Sask English Language Arts Curriculum:
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Screen Writers and Playwrights:
Learn how to write a screen play or examine scenes from your favorite movies including The Lion King, Star Wars, and Beauty and the Beast.

Children's Literature:
Resources for Teachers generated by the University of Calgary.This site includes online texts!
The Writing Den:
To improve English reading, comprehension, and writing skills for students Grades 4 through 12 the Digital Education Network offers online activities such as Tips-O-Matic for composition help, suggested topics for composition containing Real Audio clips, a message system to respond to questions posed by other students, Word of the Day, and a teacher's guide.
Hall of Language:
Language Arts resources for all occasions.
Language Arts Center:
Houghton Mifflin provides activities and information. Good Site!
The World Wide Web Virtual Library:
Visit this site for links to hundreds of on line texts, music, etc.

ESL Links:
Provided by Canada SchoolNet.
KidNews:
writing and news service for students and teachers around the world; anyone may submit and use stories from the service for educational purposes, includes a discussion section for educational issues and a Pen Pal service.
On Line English Grammar:
Alphabetized index of the parts of grammar; examples included.
The Internet Public Library Youth:
resources for all ages of elementary students with an online Story Hour,book reviews by children, and a writing contest.





Avalon: Arthurian Heaven:
Includes excellent background information on Arthurian legend, and a long booklist of adult and juvenile books based on the Arthurian stories. See also Bulfinch's Mythology: The three volumes (Legends of Charlemagne, Legends of King Arthur, and Stories of Gods and Heroes), in text format.
Myths and Legends of the Sioux :
Compiled by Marie L. McLaughlin (1916)
Old Indian Legends:
Zitkala-Sa [aka Gertrude Simmons Bonnin]. Stories of Iktomi and other legends of the Dakotas
Tales of Traditional Wisdom:
From Reed Educational Publishing. Legends and stories submitted by students from around the world

Fairy Tales and Stories:
by Hans Christian Andersen Texts and some links to H.C. Andersen information
Grimm's Fairy Tales:
This website contains 209 Grimm tales that appear to be complete and authentic, though the exact print source is unknown

The Cinderella Project :
A text and image archive of a dozen English-language versions of Cinderella published between 1729 and 1912.(Note: For information on other versions of Cinderella, don't miss the list of Variations on the Cinderella Story.)
The Little Red Riding Hood Project:
A text-and-image archive of sixteen early versions of the story, drawn from the de Grummond Children's Literature Research Collection.


The Fisherman and his Wife:
An online illustrated childrens story. Great for early readers, easy to navigate. Set the kids loose to read this tale!
Story Hour :
Online illustrated storybooks. Good site to let students read on their own or in pairs. Suitable for grades 3 and up. From the Activities section of the Internet Public Library Youth Division. (Neat Site!)
Newfoundland Folklore:
Visit this site to discover the stories of Newfoundland.
Stories from Conception Bay :
A colorful collection of stories from this region.
Tales of Wonder :
An archive of folk and fairy tales from around the world, compiled by Richard Darsie.
Library of Congress: American Folklife Centre :
Information about the Library of Congress' Folk Culture collections, and about current folklife events.
Tales to Tell:
At thekids.com. This beautiful site includes extremely well-done illustrated versions of poems, folktales, hero tales, and fables. Stories submitted by young people are available elsewhere at the site.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts :
Edited and/or translated by D.L. Ashliman. An interesting miscellany af little-known tales; mostly oriental and Nordic.
Good Stories for Great Holidays :
This 1914 book by Frances Jenkins Olcott includes folktales, myths, and historical stories. The Web version is from The University of Virginia Electronic Text Center

Encyclopedia Mythica:
Excellent well-organized, quick reference to gods and goddesses, legendary creatures, and monsters from a wide range of world mythologies and folklore.
Myths and Legends :
A vast collection of links to information and texts.
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys:
Nathaniel Hawthorne's retellings of classical myths are still remarkably fresh and effective..
Mythtext :
Provides access to a huge amount of information on world mythologies.

Stories to Tell to Children:
Fifty-One Stories With Some Suggestions for Telling (1908) Books by Sara Cone Bryant, with a good selection of traditional tales, and old favorites.
Stories to Tell to Children:
How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to Tell (1915). Books by Sara Cone Bryant, with a good selection of traditional tales, and old favorites.
StoryTeller's Resources:
A good Web site that brings together many links to online stories and storytelling resources.
Jim Maroon's Storytelling and Puppetry Pages:
Another great source for folklore and storytelling information.

Aesop's Fables :
Brief versions of over 300 fables, from the edition by George Fyler Townsend.
Totem Carving:
Learn more about the traditio of totem carving in British Columbia, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska.

Carol Hurst's Author Studies :
Featuring the authors: Betsy Byars, Kevin Henkes, Pat Hutchins, and Lois Lowery.
Authors on the Web :
Excellent site from the University of Calgary featuring a list of over a hundred author sites online.
Ask the Author :
E-mail a question to a number of well know children's authors. Brought to you by the Internet Public Library.
Boys' Series Web Page :
Information about Danny Dunn, Encyclopedia Brown, Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators, Secret Seven, Boxcar Children and Tom Swift.
Boys' Series Web Page :
Information about Danny Dunn, Encyclopedia Brown, Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators, Secret Seven, Boxcar Children and Tom Swift.
Girls' Series Web Page :
Information about the Nancy Drew series, Trixie Belden, the American Girls series, and others.
Authors' Birthdays :
Looking for the birthday of a favourite author, or just looking for a reason to celebrate in November?
Author's Pen :
Links to a huge number of author pages. If you don't find your author here, you'll have to do things the old-fashioned way-- Go to the Library!
Saskatchewan Writers :
Great resource. This list of Saskatchewan writers not only includes biographical information, but also indicates which authors would enjoy corresponding via e-mail with students or classrooms! Search for Saskatchewan writers by name, location, genre, availibity.
Children's Authors :
Links to authors' pages from Inkspot, the directory of resources for writers.

The Art of Illustration: :
To accompany an exhibition at the National Library of Canada. Includes reproductions of artwork, bibliographies, and biographies of top-notch Canadian illustrators such as Dayal Kaur Khalsa, Eric Beddows, and Marie Louise Gay. To accompany an exhibition at the National Library of Canada. Includes reproductions of artwork, bibliographies, and biographies of top-notch Canadian illustrators such as Dayal Kaur Khalsa, Eric Beddows, and Marie Louise Gay..
The Elizbeth Stone Gallery :
A gallery that sells original art by several well-know children's book illustrators.

Poetry for Kids :
by Kenn Nesbitt. A selection of funny poems
The Mother Goose Pages :
The texts of a vast number of nursery rhymes. It looks as though historical notes and music will be soon added for a number of the rhymes. This is an excellent resource!
Edward Lear :
There was an Old Derry Down Derry Includes the text and illustrations of many of Lear's limericks and nonsense poems, as well as some biographical and bibliographical information.
Grandpa's Rocking Chair :
amusing poems for kids from "Grandpa," a collection of retired teachers.
Concertina :
Books on the Internet. Concertina is a new Canadian children's publisher, committed to bringing books and poetry simultaneously to print and to the electronic highway. These books are offered here for your interest and enjoyment.
Poetry Magazine :
new and archived poetry from different poets. All ages.
Poetry of Walt Whitman :
selected favorite poems by the American poet, with a brief biography.
The Banyan Tree :
poems written by elementary school students.

The Great Famine Commemoration :
As part of a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Great Potato Famine, this site includes poetry, stories and songs of the Irish Potato Famine. Also includes recipes, and historical and scientific information.

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