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The web provides an abundance of research, teaching ideas, and lesson planning assistance. However, there is so much information available on-line, browsing for writing resources can be overwhelming. I have found that the sites listed on this page offer substantive content. Here are some links you might find fascinating!
- http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/
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A 6 Traits online writing lab for elementary students.- http://www.planet.eon.net/%7Ebplaroch/Teacher.html
Resources for teaching writing.- http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/writing.htm
Writing websites for teachers.- http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/specificgos.html
A nice collection of graphic organizer links.- http://edsitement.neh.gov
EDSITEment is from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Marco Polo Education Foundation. It has many humanities resources and links.- http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
PIZZAZ! provides creative writing and oral storytelling activities for use with students of all ages. Handouts may be copied.- http://www.poetryteachers.com/
Includes fun poetry activities, lesson plans to teach kids how to write different types of poems. Poetry theater versions of poems may be downloaded so students can perform them in class.- http://www.twc.org/forums/index.html
K-12 resource for teachers interested in teaching imaginative writing! You can register to join their e-mail list serve, where writers and teachers advise each other on methods for teaching writing.- http://www.crayola.com/educators/index.cfm
Dreaming Beyond the Book, the 13th in the Dream-Makers series, by Crayola has some great literacy lesson plans, story and poetry starters, book report ideas, and other hands-on learning experiences that are linked with core curriculum standards. New lessons are added each week. is available on-line.- http://www.ttms.org/
Teaching That Makes Sense is full of tools, strategies, and practical solutions to common problems for teaching reading and writing. This site includes a vast repertoire of strategies and ideas teachers can use up and down the grade levels and across the curriculum. There are many interesting articles by Steve Peha, the president of Teaching that Makes Sense, Inc.- http://www.discover-writing.com/index.html
Barry Lane is an internationally known author and speaker. His website has sections for students and teachers with helpful books & CDs, lesson plans and teaching aids. The mission of this website is to help teachers as they help their students Discover Writing!- http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/about.php
The 6+1 Trait™ writing framework uses a common language to refer to characteristics of writing. This website has lesson plans, writing prompts, & assessment scoring guides, to help teachers and students focus on continued writing improvement.
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