Writing Resources

Plagiarism Detection

Cyber Ed Tools for avoiding and detecting plagiarism
   
   

Poetry - Resources

Native American Poetry & Literature Regional Listings
African-American Poetry & Literature From various countries
Poetry Presentations Complete lesson plan fro student poetry presentation
Poetry Lesson Plans Learn how to inspire a love of poetry in your students
Poetry: Thinkquest index of entries listing of projects
Poetry Plus! An Integrated Unit Listing by grade levels chosen from the left column
Poetry and Paintings Beautiful sight that combines classic art with poetry
Poetry for Kids (42explore) Various links appropriate for students
Poetry of Langston Hughes/ Harlem Renaissance Lesson plans and background information
P.E.A.F.  Poetic Elements are Fun! Lesson plans that include all required materials
Poetic Justice: A Study of Poe's Famous Works Lesson plans that include all required materials
Reading, Writing, Reciting Exciting Poetry! Lesson plans that include all required materials
Edgar Allan Poe From the The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Music is Poetry (mini-unit, introduction to poetry) Turn students on to poetry
Poetry - The Essence of Life Web English teacher lesson plans
Poetry & Poems Good site
Science Poetry Center A  place for students to post their own poetry
Poets vs Politicians ( Beowulf and  Ulysses ) A High School Inter-Disciplinary Mini-Unit

Creative Writing

The Writing Fix This website is dedicated to giving students and teachers a better ability to use 6-Trait language is the classroom.
Creative Writing Lesson Plans The Learning Network has developed lesson plan units that use recent New York Times articles
Creative Writing - Teaching Creative writing as language practice
List of writing assignments A collection of lesson plans with handouts
Teaching Creative Writing Complete lesson plans for a creative writing
Games that Teach Fun Java and shockwave games
Researching, Note-Taking, And Outlining Skills Year long project that teaches study schools
Teaching High School English Lessons that correlate with curriculum
6-Traits of Writing Lessons on all six
Compare & Contrast,  
Cause & Effect Handouts and exercises on grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Sequencing, Text Structure Good resources
Compare & Contrast - Ritz Crackers & Oreo Cookies Lesson Plans using Venn diagrams
Writing lessons from the BBC Cute site
Writing Lesson Writing lessons and activities
Writing Prompts Hundreds of prompts for writing
Propaganda Techniques Series of good lessons
Writing Tips Includes sentences, paragraphs and essays

Grammar

Grammar & Writing Really detailed lessons
Grammar Lesson Plans Archived lesson plans
Grammar Safari Learn all kinds of interesting things about the way English is used
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation Great Resources
Common Errors in English Listing of common errors
Homonyms/homophones For intermediate-grade students
Hinkie Pinkies Hinky Pinkies are riddles that have two rhyming words as the answer
Using Commas and Semi-Colons Recognize 8 rules for commas and three rules for commas

Journals

A+ Research & Writing for HS Planning and writing a research paper
Journal Topics/Prompts Long list of fascinating ideas
Journal Writing Topic ideas for journals
180 Journal Topics Great Ideas
Journalism/Yearbook From Web English Teacher
Essays - Reports - Expository
How to write an Outline Basic format for an outline
Thesis Statement Guide to writing thesis statement
Basic Essay Simple steps guide students through the essay writing process
Narrative Essays Series of lesson plans
Projects for Reports Ideas for report projects
Online Writing Assistant An interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook written
Expository - Explanation & Examples Methods of reading and understanding text
Narrative vs Expository Use with high school ESL students
Reading Expository Text Strategies to help students with reading expository text
Expository Text Expository text is subject-oriented and contains facts and information
Read Write Think (lesson) How Section Headings Support Understanding of Expository Texts
Discussions using Expository Text Using discussion forums for expository writing
Expository Text - NonFiction Links and tools for understanding

Biography - Autobiography

Sophomore Autobiography Downloadable plan
How to write a biography Step by step template and lesson on writing a biography
Biography.com A&E's website
Writing Biographies Classroom digital storytelling

Biographical Dictionary

Covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.