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Writing
A+ Research and Writing- http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/ The Internet Public Library takes you through six clearly explained steps for writing a research paper. The Info Search section guides you through learning library research, web research, and much more!
American Heritage Book of English Usage- http://www.bartleby.com/64/ This book is designed to inform you about current problems in English usage so you can make intelligent decisions when communicating.
Basic Guide to Essay Writing- http://members.aol.com/lklivngstn/essay/index.html These simple steps will guide you through the essay writing process: Decide on your topic. Prepare an outline or diagram of your ideas. Write your thesis statement. Write the body: Write the main points; Write the subpoints; Elaborate on the subpoints. Write the introduction. Write the conclusion. Add the finishing touches.
Biography Maker- http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm Learn what you need to know to research a person and write a biography!
Children\'s Writing Resource Center- http://www.write4kids.com/index.html This site is for both children and adults. It is a comprehensive site geared towards writing for children and writing done by children. It includes a "how-to" section and has a search engine to look for articles on user specified topics.
Creative Writing- http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/activity/day9/d9-g6-le.html Activity Purpose: To learn how to use personification as a literary device. From the Ontario Ministry of Education & Training.
Diary Project- http://www.diaryproject.com/ Inspired by the bestselling "Zlata\'s Diary, this site invites you to record your thoughts and experiences. Write as freely as you would in your own journal. Entries can be posted anonymously or with first names and ages attached. You can read entries from others on a variety of topics.
EasyType!- http://www.easytype.com/ EasyType is a new, free, comprehensive, online typing instruction program. With animated characters, games, interesting material, and over 230 lessons, it a great way to learn to type.
Editing and Proofreading- http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/genproofed.html Tips to make sure you are finally finished writing and rewriting your piece. Part of The Write Place Handouts, from St. Cloud State University.
The Elements of Style- http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html This is an online version of William Strunk\'s book "The Elements of Style."This book is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention (in Chapters II and III) on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. The numbers of the sections may be used as references in correcting manuscript.
Glossary of Poetic Devices- http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/poets/poetry2.htm Definitions of poetry terms.
The Grammar Safari- http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/grammarsafari.html Grammar books tend to make things fairly simple and there is some value in that. Nevertheless, for the serious student of English, it\'s worthwhile also to broaden your horizons and explore the jungle out in the real world. The World Wide Web (WWW)is an excellent place to begin experiencing English as it occurs in its natural surroundings--not only are there millions of English texts readily available, but also most of them can be electronically searched for those elusive yet fascinating English grammar structures.
Guide to Grammar and Writing- http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm This site offers assistance to both basic and complex grammar. Along with helpful hints and suggestions to sentence and paragraph construction.
Handwriting Helpers- http://www.writestart.com/HandwritingHelpers.html Good handwriting is easy! All you need to get started is a pencil, lined paper (notebook paper) and good letter forms to practice. As a teacher of calligraphy (the art of beautiful writing with a broad edge pen), I have applied the same steps used in teaching a calligraphic script to help you learn a basic cursivealphabet.
inkspot: Writing resources, newsletter for writers- http://www.inkspot.com/ Welcome to INKSPOT, a comprehensive writing resource full of market information, tips on improving your writing, articles, interviews with professional authors and editors, networking opportunities, and a guide to the best resources for writers on the net.
KidNews- http://www.kidnews.com/ This is a free news and writing service for students and teachers around the world. We regret that we cannot accept or post new submissions but welcome you to read and enjoy this remarkable collection of kids\' writing compiled over four years.
Kids on the Net- http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/kotn/gokids.htm Kids on the Net is a website for children\'s writing, for kids, by kids. Kids on the Net is part of the trAce International Online Writing Community based at Nottingham Trent University. We aim to help children develop a useful and informed approach to the Internet and to use the Web to encourage children to write and read.
Kidscribe- http://web2.airmail.net/def/ A bilingual (Spanish/English) site for kid authors. Kids can publish writing, poetry, and jokes on the web. Made by a teacher, and there will be no advertising, ever.
Learn 2 Type- http://www.learn2type.com/ Learn 2 Type is a FREE Web site that helps you master the skills of touch-typing. Whether you\'re a typing expert or just a "hunt & peck" beginner, the interactive exercises you\'ll find here automatically adjust to your skill level.
MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources- http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html The pages that follow give specific examples, following this format. Please bear in mind, however, that, like the Internet itself, the information sources are in a constant state of flux and, therefore, this work will also need to change as the sites themselves proliferate and adapt to the new era of electronic print.
Online Resources for Writer\'s- http://www.ume.maine.edu/~wcenter/resource.html This list is by no means exhaustive. The Web is so extensive that any list of resources, whether for writers or whoever, is bound to be obsolete before it becomes available. Still, these sites should prove useful at least, as will the sites they link up with. If you find anything that you should be included, by all means, tell us!
Parts of Speech Quiz- http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/quiz/partspee.htm Decide what parts of speech should be used to fill out the blanks. Created by John Wong.
Plagiarism- http://www.psych.ufl.edu/~levy/plagiarz.htm A brief definition and discussion about plagiarism.
The Power of Literacy- http://www.lewis.edu/literacy/ Here you will find that the word "Literacy" does not just mean Reading and Writing. We have created this web page to give the global Internet community a place to communicate with and learn from each other. We believe the Power of Literacy is vital for the world to unite and come together to share ideas with everyone.
The Prince and I- http://www.nfb.ca/Kids/ Welcome to the Prince and I Web site created by The National film Board of Canada (NFB). Although "Kids" of all ages can have fun on the site, it is mainly designed for children in Elementary School. Through the use of games and challenging activities we hope to stimulate children into reading, writing and art that can be shared with other children around the world.
Researchpaper.com- http://www.researchpaper.com/ A large collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related research projects. The listed topics provide links to research source material (they don\'t link to canned research papers!) The whole site is searchable by keyword, if you don\'t find the right topic heading.
Scriptito\'s Place- http://members.aol.com/vangarnews/scriptito.html This writing resource center is hosted by Scriptito, the mascot of Vangar Publishers. Explore the offerings here, then surf the creative writing links. Scriptito\'s Place is especially for young people ages 7-15.
Silly Billy\'s World- http://www.sillybilly.com/index.html Using the hottest technology available, Bill Dallas Lewis encourages kindergarteners through superintendents how to have fun, Dreaming, Reading, Writing, and Using Technology.
Storyteller- http://www.edbydesign.com/storyteller/index.html In StoryTeller, you are the author. You can contribute a story yourself or read the many stories written by children from around the world. Click on the topic you\'d like to contribute to.
The UVic Writer\'s Guide: Metaphor- http://www.clearcf.uvic.ca/writersguide/Pages/RhetMetaphor.html Breif description of what metaphors are and how they are used in writing. From the University of Victoria.
The Write Site Home page- http://www.writesite.org/ The Write Site is a multimedia language arts curriculum that makes the process of telling a story fun. Students take on the role of journalistsgenerating leads, gathering facts, and writing storiesusing the tools and techniques of real-life journalists. The Write Site is specially designed for middle school students. The Write Sites instructional activities will improve students skills while helping teachers integrate technology into their classrooms.
Writing Room for Kids- http://kidslangarts.about.com/kids/kidslangarts/cs/writingroom/index.htm Learn how to write poetry, stories, essays, book reviews, letters, jokes, riddles, and more. Find lessons, games, and activities.
YAWC: Young Authors Writing Club- http://www.angelfire.com/wi/yawc/ Here, you can read writings by kids ages 5-18, submit your own writings, earn and spend points, go into the YAWC Hall of Fame, get rewards, get a job, become a writer for the YAWC Magazine, enter and win contests, join a mailing list, and lots more!
Young Writer On-line- http://www.mystworld.com/youngwriter/index.html Young Writer is an online magazine featuring the best in English language creative writing from children aged 6 to 16 from around the world. Fun, instructive and designed to build any child\'s confidence, Young Writer is a forum for young people\'s writing fiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry. Even better, Young Writer is completely Advertisement Free.
Young Writer\'s Clubhouse- http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml Read about some real-life kid authors. Keys to success for young writers. Frequently Asked Questions about Writing, Writers and the Real Kids, Real Adventures series by Deborah Morris (the host of this site.) Also includes an online chat, contests, and critique group.
The Young Writers Club- http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html This club aims to encourage children of all ages to enjoy writing as a creative pasttime by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing abilities.
Essays
Basic Guide to Essay Writing
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
Just been given an essay assignment and you don\'t know where to begin? Start here for a basic overview of the essay writing process including getting a topic idea, writing an outline and how to finish. A very helpful site; just ignore the pop-up ads.
Essay Writing Review
http://www.hfac.uh.edu/english/ta/perkins/present/
Need to do a literature essay? Take a step beyond simple book reports by visiting this site. This fantastic slide presentation gives basic essay-building techniques and identifies common problems and solutions. Don\'t wait until the night before your paper is due to check out this site. Take a look at the beginning of the semester -- you\'ll be glad you did. This web site was designed for a specific college course, so just ignore some of the details like due dates (yeah!) and previous course work.
Writing Argumentative Essays
http://www.eslplanet.com/teachertools/argueweb/frntpage.htm
Writing an argumentative essay can be tough. This web site is an entire online course which aims to teach students how to write short argumentative essays. There\'s a lot of great information, so don\'t expect to go through this site in one sitting.
Writing the Five Paragraph Essay
http://www.geocities.com/soho/atrium/1437/
Need help writing essays? Then check out this site to get helpful hints and practice suggestions. Includes information for persuasive essays, narrative essays and expository essays. Great way to prepare for those timed essay tests.
Reading and Writing Resources Elements of Style
Fables Online
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Roget\'s Thesaurus
Rhyming Dictionary
The Quotations Page
Shakespearean Glossary
Write Place
ALSC Association for Library Service to Children
Research Papers
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