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Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky: Online workshop with the popular children's poet includes tips, writing exercises, revision guidelines, and a place to publish online. (Writing) http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm Official Flat Stanley Project Official Flat Stanley Project: A journaling project in which schools create a paper doll, write a journal for a few days, and send it on to another school. Includes a list of partner schools and how to get involved. (Writing) http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/ H.W. Fowler: The King's English H.W. Fowler: The King's English: Authoritative text on grammar, syntax, punctuation, writing techniques, and style. (Writing) http://www.bartleby.com/116/index.html Writes of Passage Writes of Passage: Literary organization that offers teens from around the world the opportunity to submit writing samples and read the words of peers. Features interviews with famous authors, tips on writing, career spotlights and interactive writing forums. (Writing) http://www.writes.org/ Potluck Children's Literary Magazine Potluck Children's Literary Magazine: Children's magazine that publishes poetry, short stories, book reviews and artwork by young writers/artists ages 8-16. Includes educational articles to enrich writing skills. (Writing) http://www.potluckmagazine.org/ The Claremont Review Literary Magazine The Claremont Review Literary Magazine: Solicits and publishes teen writings; also offers writing tips and a manuscript/mentor service. (Writing) http://theclaremontreview.ca/ The Magicouol's Nook The Magicouol's Nook: Publish your writing, get writing tips, enter contests, and recommend books for other kids to read with this middle schooler's e-zine. (Writing) http://www.magicoul.com English Online - Writers' Window English Online - Writers' Window: Provides guides to writing stories, poems, reviews, and research papers. Also publishes the writings of children and teenagers. (Writing) http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/home.html Scatty Thoughts Scatty Thoughts: Resource for teenagers to post, read, and review their thoughts in form of articles, stories, lyrics etc. (Writing) http://scatty.myimagebox.com/ What Makes a Good Story? What Makes a Good Story?: Interactive exhibit takes visitors on a literary journey through the classic short story and examines the elements that come together to create a good story. (Writing) http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature/ The Five Paragraph Essay The Five Paragraph Essay: Basic information, writing prompts, and examples. (Writing) http://www.geocities.com/jk102.geo/ Young Scottish Poetry Library Young Scottish Poetry Library: Poetry writing activities and workshops for children and young people. (Writing) http://www.spl.org.uk/youngpeople/ License 2 Write License 2 Write: Teaches students how to structure a paper and improve their proofreading skills. (Writing) http://www.license2write.com/ Grammar King Grammar King: Offers basic information about English Grammar through quizzes, rules, puzzling words and other online resources. (Writing) http://www.grammarking.com/ Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales: Resource for learning about and writing in these genres. (Writing) http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/ The Poetry Workshop Pages The Poetry Workshop Pages: Designed for middle and high school students. Includes links to sites about poets, a glossary of poetic terms, poetry writing suggestions and structured exercises. (Writing) http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5603/ paragraphpunch.com paragraphpunch.com: An online writing tutorial; takes students through the actual steps of writing a paragraph online. (Writing) http://www.paragraphpunch.com/ Sen10ce Maker Sen10ce Maker: Provides sentence making tips, techniques of how to structure a sentence and clarification on confusing words and verbs. (Writing) http://www.sen10cemaker.com/ The Elements of Style - William Strunk The Elements of Style - William Strunk: Principal requirements of plain English style. Focuses on the rules of usage in literature, composition and grammar. (Writing) http://bartleby.com/141/ Creative Writing Process Creative Writing Process: Step by step approach to writing essays and stories. Includes tips for brainstorming, web mapping, outlining, editing, draft copy. proof reading, final copy, references, and worksheets. (Writing) http://www.nzcal.com/hp/adk/ Haiku for People Haiku for People: Tells what Haiku is, explains how to write it, and gives numerous examples in English. (Writing) http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/ For Kids: Secrets and Surprises about Writing For Kids: Secrets and Surprises about Writing: Children's book author Pamela Jane tells how she gets ideas for writing. (Writing) http://www.pamelajane.com/kids.html Kid Quotes Wanted Kid Quotes Wanted: Greeting card publisher that holds a semi-annual kid quote contest. Student writers submit quotes that might be used in future greeting cards. Prizes are awarded. (Writing) http://hometown.aol.com/kateharp/myhomepage/business.html Science Fiction Writing Activity Science Fiction Writing Activity: Use nonfiction science to create a science fiction story. (Writing) http://www.mariannedyson.com/sfspin.html Young Writers' Clubhouse Young Writers' Clubhouse: Encouragement for young writers by Deborah Morris, author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures series. Includes answers to frequently asked questions and tips for getting started. (Writing) http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml N2Arts N2Arts: Online community and magazine for those who are involved in writing. (Writing) http://www.n2arts.com/index.php/writing/index/ ABC's of the Writing Process ABC's of the Writing Process: Tips for each of the five stages of the writing process. (Writing) http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/ Effective Writing Effective Writing: Writing guidelines that show you how to make readers understand and feel your thoughts. (Writing)[PDF] http://www.sourceaid.com/reference/pdf/effective-writing.pdf Writing Den Writing Den: Offers resources for students and teachers to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills. (Writing) http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/index.htm The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996 The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996: Practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English. Provides a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups, and scientific forms. (Writing) http://www.bartleby.com/64/ Oswego High School Online Writing Guide Oswego High School Online Writing Guide: Need help in getting started on that book report or term paper? Learn how to create outlines, to organize writing, and construct well-organized paragraphs. (Writing) http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wg/index.htm Words etc. Words etc.: Introductions to poetical forms, book reviews, poetry and stories by 16-year-old Sonya Hallett. (Writing) http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/words_etc Swords of Writing Swords of Writing: Pictures, stories, poetry, and a chatroom intended to provide motivation for writing. (Writing) http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/swords_of_writing 11 Rules of Writing 11 Rules of Writing: A concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar. (Writing) http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/ Anthony’s Workshop Anthony’s Workshop: Helps learn all about parts of speech and punctuation through exercises. (Writing) http://www.anthonysworkshop.com/ Assorted Ham Assorted Ham: Features online story writing activity where young writers can writer their own stories or contribute in existing stories. (Writing) http://www.freewebs.com/nevac/ BombDiggity BombDiggity: Forum for young writers to exchange knowledge on various types of writing and seek help to publish their own work. (Writing) http://www.bombdiggity.homeip.net Judy Reeves - Writer Judy Reeves - Writer: Includes hints, tips and ideas. (Writing) http://www.judyreeveswriter.com/ Rhyme Zone Rhyme Zone: Online search engine rhyming database. Plug in a word and get a list of potential words that rhyme. (Writing) http://www.rhymezone.com/ Paragraph Organizer Paragraph Organizer: Offers paragraph writing help, composition of a paragraph and instructions for writing. (Writing) http://www.paragraphorganizer.com/ The Writing Pot The Writing Pot: Offers help to young writers in publicizing their writing in a small community. (Writing) http://www.thewritingpot.com/ Paragraph Builder Paragraph Builder: Step-by-step directions for organizing and writing a good paragraph. (Writing) http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm Kiddie Thoughts Kiddie Thoughts: Offers kids and teens a chance to share their thoughts in the form of stories and poetry. (Writing) http://www.kiddiethoughts.com/ Amy Lynn's Poetry Pages Amy Lynn's Poetry Pages: Tools and information that inspires and equips young poets to be better and more thoughtful writers. (Writing) http://www.geocities.com/amylynnhess76/index.html Topics for Informative or Persuasive Speeches Topics for Informative or Persuasive Speeches: Topics submitted by students. Can be used for ideas for essays as well. Users may submit suggestions to add to the list. (Writing) http://www.schoolelection.com/persuasive/speechtopics.htm