• Guide to Grammar and Writing:  (http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar) Maintained by Professor of English Charles Darling for English courses at Capital Community College, Hartford,CN,  and for the general online public.  In addition to being an online grammar source, there are nearly 100 online grammar quizzes and an "Ask an Expert" page where you can submit your grammar questions and the answers will be posted online.  Approximate Grade Level: 7+.
• Sentence Sense-- A Writer's Guide (http://ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/index.html): This online textbook in basic writing offers students three approaches to becoming more confident writers. Part One examines how sentences work, giving students a structural understanding of the language they use every day. Part Two focuses on errors that commonly appear in written English. Part Three suggests techniques and topics for developing ideas in writing. Students may move back and forth among parts, using the resources collected in Part Four as support.

• Grammar Bytes -- Interactive Grammar Review. (http://www.chompchomp.com)

• Guide to Grammar & Style by Jack Lynch  (http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing)

• Daily Grammar: (http://www.dailygrammar.com)  Daily Grammar sends you e-mail messages with a grammar lesson five days of the week and a quiz on the sixth day.  You can look at all the lessons in our Archive section.

• The Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation (http://www.grammarbook.com)  Jane Straus's easy-to-use reference guide and workbook is now available as an online resource.  This popular book is an indispensable and entertaining guide for writers, proofreaders, editors, managers, clerical staff, teachers, and students.

• The Online English Grammar by Anthony Hughes (http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm)

• Grammar Slammer (http://englishplus.com/grammar)

• The Grammar Gorillas by the Family Education Network (http://www.funbrain.com/grammar)

• Grammar NOW! (http://www.grammarnow.com)

• Grammar Help by Ruth Vilmi (http://www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/help/grammar_help).  The first two sections on each help page contain help written by a teacher and her students. The last section contains a wealth of information gleaned and linked from a variety of Web sites.  Approximate Grade Level: 7+.

• Dr. Grammar:  (http://www.drgrammar.org) James HiDuke, University of Northern Iowa

• Self-Study Grammar Quizzes  (http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/grammar.html)

• English Grammar Links for ESL Students by Karen M. Hartman, University of Maryland  (http://userpages.umbc.edu/~kpokoy1/grammar1.htm)

• Fundamentals of English Grammar: Description and Use by Donald E. Hardy (http://www.engl.niu.edu/dhardy/grammarbook/title.html)

• English Club English Grammar web site for ESL students (http://grammar.englishclub.com)

• Word Grammar (http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/dick/wg.htm)

• 11 Rules of Writing by Junket Studies (http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw)

• Longman Dictionaries Home Page. You'll find a range of word games for kids (and adults). There's also a section of teachers' lesson plans and worksheets. Approximate Grade Level: 7+ (http://www.longman.com/dictionaries/international.html).

• Adjective? What's an Adjective?  This activity gives students the opportunity to think creatively and work in small groups. It helps build students' knowledge of adjectives or descriptive words and their use in creative writing.  Approximate Grade Level: 5+ http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang086.html.

• Basic Grammar Review Using "Jabberwocky".  The purpose of this activity, used at the beginning of the year, is to help students identify where they are weak in their grammar skills (in a fun fashion). From there, the teacher can choose to emphasize the various areas of grammar that need to be strengthened.  Approximate Grade Level: 7+ (http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang004.html).

• Grammar Rock.  Here are nine songs that all focus on the parts of speech brought to you by the well-known Grammar Rock television series and software. Kids can read them or listen to them online with the appropriate browser plug-ins.  Approximate Grade Level: 5+.  From this page the rest of Schoolhouse Rock Lyrics can be accessed-- multiplication, history, and science (http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/u/gilly/Schoolhouse_Rock/HTML/grammar/grammar.html)

• Merriam-Webster Online: The Language Center. Not only can you search their dictionary and thesaurus, you can play a daily word game and have fun with a word a day and more.  Approximate Grade Level: 5+.  (http://www.m-w.com/home.htm)

• The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary:  This online rhyming dictionary lets you enter any word and look for precise or close matches. For example, you can look for words that just rhyme on the last syllable. You can also use the search feature to look for definitions in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, find words that have similar meanings, or even spell-check the word.  Approximate Grade Level: 5+.  (http://www.rhymezone.com)

• Collins Cobuild Idiom of the Day:  Every day this site displays a random entry from the Cobuild Dictionary of Idioms.  Approximate Grade Level: 7+.  ESL Idiom Page: Quite simply gives definitions and usage for hundreds of idioms.  Approximate Grade Level: 5+ (http://titania.cobuild.collins.co.uk/Idiom.html)

• Strunk's Elements of Style:  The granddaddy of all grammar/style resources and a solid teacher's resource.  Teacher's Resource.  (http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html)

• Wacky Web Tales:  This is a great site to get your students learning and using grammar.  In addition to playing mad-lib tales online, children can write and submit their own tales for publication on the site.  And if your kids submit a tale, they'll have a good chance of getting it posted if they say they're from Westford.  Approximate Grade Level: 3+.  (http://www.eduplace.com/tales)

• Grammar resources can be found in the Language Arts/Reading and Literature link at the bottom of the Home 2 Teach home page.  Of the 5 links, the first one, Big Dog Grammar does not seem to function.
• Home 2 Teach: Homeschool resources, unit studies, curriculum,  homeschooling support, homeschool help. (http://www.home2teach.com)

• Grammar Safari provides suggestions for "hunting" and "collecting" examples of specific words as they are used in documents accessible on the Web
• SchoolHouse: English/Language Arts -- Writing:  Here is a site that lists lots of links on the subject of writing and bibliographical form.  (http://teacherpathfinder.org/School/Subjects/EnglLA/writing.html)

• The OWL (Online Writing Lab) site from Purdue University has some nice handouts. Some things are a little advanced for the kids, but many of the examples look useable.  (http://owl.english.purdue.edu)
•  Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling: In this section of the site, handouts and exercises on grammar, spelling, and punctuation are offered. There are also PowerPoint presentations related to grammar, and there is an entire section of handouts and resources for English as a Second Language learners that might also prove useful. (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar)

• Web English Teacher:  The navigation bar on the left side of the page has the following links:  AP & IB, Book Reports, Children's Literature, Critical Thinking,  Drama  ESL/TESOL/ELL  Grammar, Mechanics, Usage  (http://www.webenglishteacher.com), Home  Interdisciplinary  Journalism and Yearbook  Just for Fun  Literature (Prose)  Media & Media Literacy  Mythology, Folklore, and the Hero  Phonics  Poetry  Professional Resources  Reading  Shakespeare  Speech  Study Guides  Vocabulary  Writing  Young Adult Fiction  About Web English Teacher  Accolades  Site Map

• "Grammar Bytes" (http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm). The menu of options includes: index of grammar terms, interactive exercises, handouts for students and teachers, and grammar rules. "We just used it with our 10th graders and they loved it. Make sure they have headphones. The sound effects are fun."

• Grammar Webquest:
• Grammar Cop (http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/yingling/default.htm)  Written by Dawn M. Yingling, PA, Summer, 2001
• General Grammar Webquest from Yeshiva University, New York (http://www.yuhsg.org/library/general_grammar_webquest.htm)

• Thirty Educational Websites (http://www.angelfire.com/il2/richardmitchell/thirtywebsites.htm) This chart contains sites on English grammar, poetry, literature, and literary resources.  Grade level and description of each site is given.

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