Mr. Janzen's English Class

Helpful Websites

Northwood's Website (Here it is--the virtual home of the Huskies!)
http://www.nssd112.org/northwood/

National Geographic for Kids (This site is just what it says.)
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Discovery School Online (This site has games, study tools, free clip art, 
and homework helpers.)
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/students/index.html

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (This site is just what it 
says.)
http://www.mnh.si.edu/

Writing Prompts (This site will give you some cool ideas to write about.)
http://www.neiu.edu/~cejanzen/prompts.html

Lexile.com (This is another site that will help you find great books to 
read.  This one allows you to sort 
out books by Lexile level, too!)
http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=5&tabid=67

The Janzen Library (This site lists SOME of the books available in the 
Janzen class library.  I do have 
more books than are listed here, however, so don't worry if you can't find 
the title you're looking for.  It 
still may be hiding on my shelves!)
http://www.neiu.edu/~cejanzen/classlibrary.html

Have you ever wondered if the website you're looking at is a credible 
source?  Use this site from the American Library Association to help you 
decide for yourself.
http://ala8.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesforkids/greatwebsites.htm

This site uses a talking dog to explain some of the more complicated grammar 
and writing rules.  It's defintely worth a look!
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/index.htm

Famous (and not-so-famous) quotes you can use or be inspired by.
http://www.theotherpages.org/quote.html

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Writing Prompts
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/documents/mysteries/divmysteries.htm

Verbs Practice
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-36861

This is one of the best sites about writing I have found.  Click on the area you want to study.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm

Greek Mythology (This link will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the Greek gods, 
myths, mythological creatures, and heroes.  You can even watch a few myths in flash format!)
http://www.mythweb.com/

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