Writing

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 for 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 Poetry and Paintings-----Listing by grade levels chosen from the left column
• Poetry for Kids (42explore)-----Beautiful sight that combines classic art with poetry
• Poetry of Langston Hughes/ Harlem Renaissance-----Various links appropriate for students
• P.E.A.F.  Poetic Elements are Fun!-----Lesson plans and background information
• Poetic Justice: A Study of Poe's Famous Works------From the The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
• Reading, Writing, Reciting Exciting Poetry!-----Lesson plans that include all required materials
• Edgar Allan Poe-----Lesson plans that include all required materials
• Music is Poetry (mini-unit, introduction to poetry)-----Lesson plans that include all required materials
• Poetry - The Essence of Life-----Turn students on to poetry
• Poetry & Poems-----A  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 ---- Lessons on 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 -----Handouts and exercises on grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Cause & Effect
• 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.