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ELA Resources

stacks of books

State Websites You Can't Live Without:

  • Tennessee's ELA Website: This site contains current standards and information regarding ELA instruction in Tennessee.
  • Tennessee Blueprints: This link will take you to the current year's testing blueprints listed by subject and grade level. What are testing blueprints?
  • tn.gov
  • Writing Rubrics and Anchor Papers: In order to prepare your students to be better writers and live up to state expectations, you must use the state writing rubrics. Anchor papers also help you and your students understand what each level of writing looks like.

Assessment Resources:

  • TN Ready Practice Tests and Item Samplers: Click to access TN Ready practice tests and item samplers by grade level.
  • Power Schools: This platform has been purchased by our district to allow teachers to build and/or upload tests so that students' progress can be measured.

Other Resources:

Digital Resources:

Monroe County Schools has adopted Clever as a single sign-on platform to access all digital resources purchased by our district. The following resources can be found by accessing your Clever account.

  • IXL: (Grades K-8; 10-11) IXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner.
  • Reading Eggs (K-2): Reading Eggs makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great online reading games and activities.
  • Typing.com (K-12): This is a free online typing program we have selected to teach and practice keyboarding.
  • BrainPOP Jr. and BrainPOP: These sites have engaging learning games, animated movies, and activities.
  • Khan Academy: At this site, students can practice at their own pace.

Literature Resources

(Click titles to access.)

  • Lit 2 Go: Here you will find both audio and text of major classic authors.
  • American Literature: This site houses classic novels, short stories, fables, fairy tales, poems, etc.
  • American Rhetoric: American Rhetoric houses a speech bank of over 5,000 speeches.
  • Epic Books: This site is currently free for teachers and gives you access to thousands of popular books.
  • The Tennessee Electronic Library: The Tennessee Electronic Library offers literature and other resources.

Magazines and Articles

(Click titles to access.)

  • ReadWorks: Free passages. You can search by level, topic, etc.
  • Tween Tribune (by Smithsonian): This site is now managed by Smithsonian.
  • NewsELA: This free site provides access to current events that can be accessed at 5 different Lexile levels.

Poetry

(Click titles to access.)