English Language Enrichment Activities: English Enrichment

From MCN :The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections

English 9 & 10: Resources to Support Necessary Skills from the English Department

touchtype.co (not a typo!)
typingclub.com

Write the World Contest: Every month is a new writing challenge. The winning entrant receives $100, and the runner-up and best peer-reviewer receive $50.

Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest: Just for fun... The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is a "whimsical literary competition that challenges entrants to compose opening sentences to the worst of all possible novels." The "official deadline" is April 15th but the "actual deadline" is June 30th.

52-Word-Story Contest: No age requirement. Deadline on the 21st of every month.  New prompts monthly.  This month: Write a 53-word story about something green, BUT . . . do not use the word green.  Winners are published and receive a free book.

WGBH and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for Massachusetts teachers.  This collection combines all the resources of PBS and many have support materials.    The top purple bar has a drop down menu for subject.  Click and Assign to Google Classroom or copy and paste the video link and supporting materials in Schoology.

Curated podcasts and lessons on engaging topics, plus comprehension quizzes and a variety of accessibility features
and embedded supports for English learners. They have made their premium service free for schools during this
crisis. Easily integrated with Google Classroom.

For English teachers: A cross-curricular literacy tool designed with ELA teachers in mind. This tool includes non-fiction pairings for popular novels, research projects, Collections that complement many popular curricula, and fiction.  Assign in Classroom or Schoology.

Take this time to study for the PSAT or the SAT!  Khan Academy has a plan that is recognized by College Board.

While school is out, Audible (part of Amazon) has FREE streaming audiobooks.  Click, browse, and listen in your browser on your computer or phone.  Go to stories.audible.com. Multiple languages available.

• Third Annual Podcast Contest:  Imagine yourself — or, perhaps, you and your friends — as hosts of your own podcast. What would you talk about? The New York Times is asking for submissions from April 9, 2020 - May 19, 2020.
• The Learning Network from The New York Times is offering students the ability to practice reading, writing, and learning through stories from the online newspaper.

Podcast on Covid19 - Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta provides daily updates about the coronavirus. He'll make sense of the headlines, speak with the experts - This site is updated daily, informative and free.

NoRedInk builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum.  Improve your grammar!

Over 2,000 high-quality free reading passages for grades 3-12 complemented by assessments.

 WGBH's Distance Learning Center.  Find videos and activities and then test your knowledge.
 For teachers:  A calendar of all WBGH's upcoming webinars.

Google search: soraapp when on a computer or Chromebook. 

Click on Find your School.  
Click on Yes, Use My Location. 
Scroll down on click on Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School. 
Scroll or Search (AGAIN) for Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School. Sign in with your montytech.net account. Browse or Search for a particular title or just browse. Click on Borrow to check out. On a cell phone or tablet, download the SORA app. To expand your options, link your public library card and/or Boston Public Library card to SORA.

Free Boston Public Library Card:
Get a FREE ecard from the Boston Public Library ONLINE.  Add the BPL to your SORA app for more books.  Detailed instructions are here!  The BPL eCard gives you online access to apps to borrow audiobooks and ebooks, among other things like research databases and movies. Register for an e-card.