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Bookhooks.com is one of a number of literacy websites created
by Hoadworks
Avocabo is a high school level
vocabulary series. Download a sample lesson and give it a spin (or complete
the PDF online and have it automatically graded!)
The Poem Repair
Shop is the webquarters for a senior highschool online writing course
taught by Hoadworks' President Adrian Hoad-Reddick (password
protected - send an email for access codes)
The Poem
Repair Shop Radio Show The PRS Radio Show is a celebration of the
written and spoken word, airing Thursday afternoons, 4-5 p.m. on CFRU
93.3 in Guelph, Ontario CANADA (available via webstream and digital archives
on the CFRU's website, www.cfru.ca).
We feature the work of aspiring writers. Send us student writing!
Hoadworks features
many original word games and puzzle features. Register to receive a word
game-a-day via the Vocabaret listserver!
What is today's Feature Word Game? Come
find out and bring your noggin!
Read a biography
of Hoadworks' President Adrian Hoad-Reddick.
Here is a creative writing opportunity for Ontario high school students
courtesy of the great people who bring us the International Festival of
Authors: Write
Across Ontario is a creative writing competition for high school students
in Ontario (Grades 9-12). Winning entries will be published online in
the Open Book Magazine. Winners will also receive a prize of $500 kindly
supported by our friends at Open Book Ontario. Four winners will be selected,
one from each high school grade. The competition begins November 1 and
runs through to February 1, 2012. Respond to a creative writing stort
starter by Miriam Toews, Ian Rankin or Johanna Skibsrud. For details,
click the link above.
abcteach provides graphic
organizers for an array of book report genres. Use the forms to draft
your report, then polish it off by submitting your report here at Bookhooks!
webenglishteacher features
hundreds
of ways for young readers to generate creative responses to books.
The site can help active readers find their best response to literature.
Teacher Kim Robb of Summerland, B.C. published a list of 140
ways to respond to books on teachernet.com
Bookhooks' illustrative potential lends itself well to many of her ideas!
Add an author biography! When you
browse selected Bookhooks authors, you will see the author's biography
automatically displayed above the list of reports of that author's reviewed
books (on browse/search pages.) Even better, you can contribute
a biography of your favourite author.
 Now
there's a poetic idea! Students at Neeskara School in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin use Bookhooks.com to write a review of their favourite poems!
If the poem is in the public domain, you can even cut and paste the poem
into your report and share your love of verse!
And speaking of great poetry resources Japanese
Haiku Poetry Resources is a great site with Haiku Poetry resources
delineated by grade level. Thank you to Megan of the Valley
Book Club for the suggested link!
Now you can tell us how you feel after reading
that book! Did the book inspire you? Make you sad? Curious?
Let us know in your report using the drop down menu on the Report Writing
screen.
The Canadian Children's Book Centre
was founded in 1976 to encourage the reading, writing and illustrating
of Canadian children's books, as well as to promote Canadian children's
literature and help the Canadian children's publishing industry grow.
Through its programmes and services, the CCBC provides a vital link between
the creators of children's books and parents, libraries, classrooms and
bookstores. Check out Book Bits, in the Talk About Books section.
Lobster Press - Lobster Press
is a publisher of high-quality books for children and their parents. Lobster
Press is a great supporter of Bookhooks.com.
Young
Poets is a project of The League of Canadian Poets, Canada's professional
poetry organization. We are a non-profit organization working to promote
poetry in this country and to promote Canadian poetry around the world.
The site featires great resources and tools for the young poet and adult/teacher.
Orca Books - Publishers of quality
books for children and young adults. Orca Books is a publishing partner
to Bookhooks.com, providing review books available to our young readers!
CANSCAIP CANSCAIP is the largest
organization in Canada supporting creative work for children and young
adults. Together with the Canadian Children's Book Centre and the Children's
Literature Roundtables, we speak on behalf of children and children's
culture in many forums.
Raincoast Kids -
where books for kids are brought to life. Try a game or activity
in the Activities & Games section, or get to know your favourite author
or illustrator.
The Magic Suitcase is an innovative
outdoor education program that brings nature and the world of picture
books to life. Learn about their unique workshops and integrated, literature-based
units. Read their informative and idea-packed newsletters for excellent
teaching books and strategies.
Kids@Random Random House
offers reviews of new books, author bios, activities and ebooks for young
readers.
The
Children's Literature Web Guide is one of the most comprehensive sites
devoted to books for Children and Young Adults
International Reading Association
The IRA is dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving
the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information
about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature
Site Carol's site provides a collection of reviews of great books
for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of
books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes
and professional topics. A wonderful resource!
HarperChildrens.com
Contests, reader polls and information about HC series, including Little
House Books, Mary-Kate and Ashley, the Chronices of Narnia, A Series of
Unfortunate Events, and R.L. Stine's The Nightmare Room.
Figment is a community where you
can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories
and authors. Whatever you're into, from sonnets to mysteries, from sci-fi
stories to cell phone novels, you can find it all.
Youth Voices is a meeting
place where students and their teachers share, distribute, and discuss
their inquiries and digital work online. It's a space where teachers nurture
student-to-student conversations, collaborations, and civic actions that
result from publishing and commenting on each others texts, images, audio
and video.
Are you looking for creative writing contest announcements, information
on writerly retreats, Canadian literary journals? Places
for Writers is a superb resource, edited by Canadian poet, writer
and web guru, Barbara Fletcher.
Learn more about the Bookhooks creator in the Woolwich
Observer article "Do Books have you hooked?"
by Hugo Rodrigues.
Read what people are saying about Bookhooks!
Fun: Try the Cyborg Name Generator.
Enter your name and chosen avatar and this clever algorithm produces a
cool robotic moniker for you. 'Adrian' became 'Artificial Device Responsible
for Infiltration and Accurate Nullification'
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