Writing Resources
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Plagiarism Detection |
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| Cyber Ed | Tools for avoiding and detecting plagiarism |
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Poetry - Resources |
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| 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 |
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Creative Writing |
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| 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 |
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Grammar |
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| 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 |
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Journals |
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| 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 |
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Biography - Autobiography |
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| 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 |
| Covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. | |