www.teachersdesk.com/lesso ns/esl/fables/Fables.htm
This website has activities where fables are used to increase fluency as well as critical thinking and increasing vocabulary.
www.webenglishteacher.com/
ds.html This website has examples and suggestions for using digital
storytelling in the classroom. This might appeal to students who are not too enthusiastic about writing.
www.wingedsandals.com/ This is an Australian website which explores the magical world of Classical Greek mythology and is appropriate for students who need more support.
www.miguelmllop.com/stories/
index.htm
This website has many short stories, ranging from stories written by classic authors such as Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie and W.Somerset Maughan to stories written by more contemporary writers such as Roald Dahl and Ruth Rendell.
www.geocities.com/short_stori es_page/
This website has a library of classic short stories by writers such as Katherine Mansfield, Nathaniel Hawthorne and James Joyce. This website is appropriate for more able students.
www.jkrowling.com/ At the official JK Rowling site it is possible to read about the author and what inspired and still inspires the Harry Potter series. The very latest news and answers to Frequently Asked Questions are
available as well as information about characters and extracts from the books.
www.andersenfairytales.com/
en/main
This website includes classic folk stories and fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen and web-published children's books with Flash animation and narration. It also features cartoons, e-learning, a biography of Hans Christian Andersen and links to the fairy tales.
www.fictionpress.com/ This is a growing network of over half a million writers/readers, and home to over 900,000 original works. Students can upload their writing on the website and read other students’ work.
www.darsie.net/talesofwonder /
This website has folk and fairy tales from around the world.
www.aesopfables.com/ This website has an online collection of Aesop’s Fables.
www.planet.eon.net/~bplaroch /Write.html
This website helps young authors to find on-line writing ideas, writing tips, interactive writing projects, places to discuss and ask for advice about writing from peers or published writers, editing references and places to publish their writing.
www.scholastic.com/harrypott er/
Students can read about the Harry Potter books, meet the author J.
K. Rowling and take part in the Discussion Chamber.
www.hp-lexicon.org/ Harry Potter fans in your classroom can dig through an impressive collection of facts about the Muggle and Wizarding Worlds and everything in between. They'll find dozens of atlases, character biographies, an encyclopedia of spells, a full timeline of events and much more.
www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes /
Students can read and discuss how four powerful myths recur in different and diverse cultures around the world.
www.storyit.com/Classics/kids classic.htm
This website has stories, folk tales, fables, poems and rhymes.
Some stories are posted to be read online and some are interactive.
http://repeatafterus.com/index.
php This website contains copyright free poems, children's stories, nursery rhymes, quotes, prose and drama, many of which are accompanied by an audio file so that learners of English and lovers of literature can listen as they read.
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/li nk=/mythology/mythology.html
This website integrates mythology and modern science. Students read and find out about the gods and goddesses of different cultures and the works of art that people have created to give them
expression.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bit esize/english/writing.shtml
This website has interactive activities for writing the beginnings and endings of a short story.
www.bbc.co.uk/education/asg uru/english/litandlang.shtml:
The units in Literature and Language give a good basis in the integration of language and literature, original writing, and speech and writing - as well as guiding students through a sample exam answer.
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/ gives students top tips and advice on getting their stories, scripts and poems out there.
www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/ is all about authors, learning to write and literary fun and games.
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/a rts/features/howtowrite/index.s html
has three interesting sections:
1: Meet the Writers – students can learn more about accomplished writers, their background and what they’ve written.
2: Learning from your Reading - Critical reading can help students become more creative writers. Reading another writer's work can teach other ways of thinking about the world, and other ways of writing.
3: How to Write a Radio Play - Two award-winning radio dramatists, Marcy Kahan and Mike Walker, share their secrets and explain what makes an effective radio play.
www.bbc.co.uk/blast/writing/ On this website students can discuss writing issues with peers and writing experts, read about writers, and get advice on writing.
www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/ has information about opportunities, events, useful tips and interviews with professional writers
www.englishbiz.co.uk/index.ht ml
has useful guides to writing (aimed at UK GCSE and A level students)
http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/i adventure/index.html
is an American website which might appeal to students who prefer writing online. Students write an iAdventure, a problem solving activity in which students determine the direction and outcome of a content-rich storyline, using resources available on the Internet, particularly resources providing real-world data and primary documents. For example, in the activity for Grades 6-8 called
‘Creating Children’s Literature’ students learn about literature when they are hired to write a children's story book.
www.midlandit.co.uk/educatio n/writingtips.htm
has many ideas and tips to help students with their writing. There is a library of short stories written by British children aged between 8-14.
www.etprofessional.com/ is the website of ‘English Teaching Professional’ a practical
magazine for ELT, EFL, ESL and ESOL English language teachers worldwide. Non-subscribers can access teaching ideas by clicking on Practical Tips – there are often ideas about using and writing short stories.