Writing

Writing Resources

Poetry - Resources

• 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
• 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

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,- Good resources
• 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
• 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 lessons

Grammar

• 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
• 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

Journals

• 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
• A+ Research & Writing for HS - Planning and writing a research paper

Essays - Reports - Expository

• 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
• 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

Biography - Autobiography

• 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.
• Sophomore Autobiography- Downloadable plan
• How to write a biography- Step by step template and lesson on writing a biography