AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. AdLit.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation.
Just for Fun
(and maybe glory!)
Brush up on SAT vocabulary words with this free online quiz. Play as a guest or register to see your name on the high scores honor roll.
Race the clock to drop and drag synonyms until all the words disappear.
Take a look at Wired magazine's ten-page manga on -- manga! This history of manga was written by Jason Thompson, a former manga editor, and is presented in Japanese page and panel order. Read it online or download a pdf and learn about how and why manga is so popular around the world. Deadline: N/A.
And if you want to help your teacher understand manga, this Comics in the Classroom interview with Jason Thompson will explain just what these Japanese comics are.
Check out an assortment of online word games, including Ultimate Word Challenge, Chain Reaction, and Lingo.
