These are links to exceptional lesson or information sites.  The list will grow as time goes on.  If you would like a link to a site, e-mail me but keep in mind that there are several restrictions.  This page is for links to lesson plans or lesson ideas, and the material must be free, of reasonably high quality, and aimed at an intermediate or senior level (grade 7 and up).

    There is a wealth of lesson plans and ideas at this site which is made more special since the school is "the most remote school on mainland UK in the most isolated and least densely populated area in Europe", according to Michael Thornton who is a teacher and site designer. Click on the English link on the home page and then browse through the S course descriptions.

  Ms. Smith's English Page

     On this page you'll find interesting, fun, and informative links related to subjects covered in my eighth grade English classes at Weymouth Junior High in Weymouth, MA. There are links to authors and to sites containing background information about some of the literature that we will be reading this year, some helpful writing resources, and a few surprises. Don't miss the poems, stories and essays in the Student Authors section. Watch for special monthly features and gain some extra credit points!

  Barr's English Class
    You'll find a number of ideas, and some great Internet lesson ideas.  Mr. Barr changes the site regularly so check back occasionally to see what's new.

  Literature Resources

    This site is a huge collection of links rather than lessons, but what a mine of information.  This is the site that you need to get all of that background for your lessons. There are also little nuggets such as sites where students can download essays and the answers to all of your grammar questions.

  The Library-in-the-Sky

   This is a page of links to lesson plans.  If you are in the mood for major surfing through lesson plan sites, then this is the page.  You can also find a link back to this site, just in case you get lost.

  The BBC  Education Web Guide
    The venerable British institution has a plethora of links and reviews, including one for this site.

  The English Zone

    Need information?  This site has links to just about everything related to English.  It was created by Steve Perry, who teaches at St. Joseph's in Cornwall, Ontario, as an aid for his students but I found the links to be just what a lot of teachers kept asking me about -- grammar, novels, poetry, Shakespeare, etc.

  Chris Lehmann's Teaching and Stuff

    There is so much at Chris' page that it is hard to accurately describe it all.  Chris has assembled some tremendous lesson plans that sometimes incorporate technology and at other times are just good writing and literature plans on their own. When you get to this page, be sure to link to the Beacon School Page for more great links including the most complete and best Internet tutorial that I have run across.  Be prepared to spend some time and be amazed at the depth of information here.

Kimmy Smith's Home Page

    Kimmy's page continues to grow and get more useful.  She has many links to novel studies, writing guides and even free stuff for teachers.

    Medieval Resources

    If a student is truly going to understand and appreciate Shakespeare, it is mandatory that the student understands medieval society.  This site by the Annenberg/CPB Project  has informative and very interesting information about all aspects of medieval society.  One of its highlights is the interactive part of the medical page where you can pretend to be a medieval doctor and cure your patients of the usual scourges of the middle ages.

  Schoolzone
    Thanks to the wonder of the Internet, this British site has links and lessons for numerous subjects from around the world.  Just click on the English link and you will be rewarded with a bonanza of lessons and ideas.  But be warned:  this site employs one of those annoying frames which sits at the top of every site that you go to afterwards and makes bookmarking things very difficult.

    SCORE stands for Schools of California Online Resources for Educators and that is exactly what you will find.  There are  Literature Guides for every grade level as well as assessment tools, phonics links and numerous links to other language web sites.  I was pretty impressed and I think that you will be too.

      The English Teachers' Web Site

    This site has been designed specifically for teachers of secondary school English by Mark Dobbins in Australia.  There are many excellent ideas, lessons,  and not often seen links.

The English Teachers' Web Page

      David Williams is back with a great site with just about everything from The Chrysalids to Shakespeare and student examples.

   THE CANADIAN ENGLISH TEACHER'S INTERNET RESOURCE REVIEW
            This site is by Jeff Brodie, a fellow Canadian who is enrolled in the Faculty of Ed. at Queen's University. The name pretty well sums up the site.  You'll find links to many useful writing, grammar and literature sites.

  Harry's Haven
   Harry Livermore  teaches English at Cook High School in Adel, GA. and you will find several oh his lessons on this site.  He also has a web site which will tell you all about him and direct you to his own lessons and links to teacher sites.

  Mr. Reynolds' Home Page

    Kyle Reynolds has several poetry lessons and units on the Poetry Page and he continues to be innovative at his own home page.  You can even get to see what he looks like.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar from Globenext

    This site could also be called "everything you ever wanted to know about Shakespeare's play".  It has everything that you need for background including interviews, audio, history and photos.

GUMBO -- Teaching Ideas For English Teachers

    Michael Trendel who teaches in Wellsville, Kansas has "cooked up a tasty menu of teaching ideas that will help you and your students".  Allocate a good block of time to browse through the many lessons and ideas.

The Imaginary Tower University

    Pay a visit to Paul Rombough's Imaginary Tower University, which is actually a collection of rooms and projects by his Grade Eight students, along with a numerous intelligent and informative ideas and lessons in Mr. Rombough's Rooftop Sanctuary.  You can also take side trips to other lesson and tower sites.

High School English Lesson Plans

    Mark Zimmerman has created a site with some interesting opening day activities and a wide range of English lessons and links.