Online Resources

K-12 Resources for Writing Instruction

The Writing Teacher - http://www.thewritingteacher.org/

Elementary

Types of Writing

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/writing/elem_writing/Bib/Narrative.htm

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/howto.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html#what

http://www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html#patterns

http://www.sbac.edu/~idylwild/writingtips.html

http://nwms.ohsd.net/navigators/expository%20writing%20pg.htm

http://www.essaystart.com/Kinds_of_Essays/narrative_Essays.htm

http://www.essaystart.com/Step_by_Step_Guide/topic_Selection.htm

http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/mainguides/persuade.htm

http://www.state.tn.us/education/assessment/tswritinggr5.shtml
Provides anchor papers at all ability levels

http://jc-schools.net/

Support

http://www.writingfix.com/

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm

http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/long_activity.html

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

(The following 9 links are PDF files. You will need a PDF reader such as Acrobat Reader or Preview in order to view them.)

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/spider.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/4column.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/goal_reason.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/idearake.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/stepchart_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap2_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeorder.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap1_eng.pdf


Organization

http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/index.html

http://www.seeitsayitwriteit.com/

http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#graphicOrganizers

http://readwritethink.org/materials/circle-plot/

http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/c-m2.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/

http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/forms/persuasv.htm

(The following 14 links are PDF files. You will need a PDF reader such as Acrobat or Preview in order to view them)

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/cluster.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/cluster_web3.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/echart.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/5Ws.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/5Ws.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/planning.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/sequence.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/stepchart_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap2_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/venn.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeorder.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap3.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap1_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf

Persuasive

http://kids.mysterynet.com/writing
This website provides writing by kids that teachers can use as examples of great writing. Students can also submit different pieces of writing into contests. There are story starters and other writing activities for students to work on.

http://www.kidscom.com/create/write/write.html
A site for kids to try their writing skills, share their imagination, read fun stories and maybe even get published on the Internet.


Style

http://nadabs.tripod.com/ghaith-writing.html#activities

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/DuckBike1.htm

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/OwlMoon1.htm
This website uses literature to get students interesting in the writing process. The website provides a graphic organizer that will require writers to pre-plan paragraphs and story parts that have a purpose.

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Middle School

Types of Writing

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

http://www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html#what

http://www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html#patterns

http://www.sbac.edu/~idylwild/writingtips.html

http://nwms.ohsd.net/navigators/expository%20writing%20pg.htm

http://www.essaystart.com/Kinds_of_Essays/narrative_Essays.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/index.asp?topic=Persuasive

http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/mainguides/persuade.htm

http://www.state.tn.us/education/assessment/tswritinggr8.shtml
Provides the teachers with student anchor papers at all ability levels

http://jc-schools.net/


Organization

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/organize/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

http://www.writingfix.com/

http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#graphicOrganizers

http://www.bsu.edu/web/latracey/PBL/conceptmap.htm

http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/c-m2.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/examples.htm

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_mcwhorter_ersonline_1/0,2257,70223-,00.html

http://admin.santafe.cc.fl.us/~acres/ESL/SUMMARY2.htm

http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/forms/persuasv.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Good site for middle school and high school teachers. Provides lesson plans for teachers and other online activities such as test prep question of the day.

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=88
This site provides tips on reporting, writing, and editing as well as story starters for high school students

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm
This site provides great writing tips for parts of an essay, how to write an essay, and the different types of essays

http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
This site provides information on how to write a basic essay while guiding students through the process

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource_topic/teaching_writing?gclid=CK6zqLbj3pMCFQmdnAodcC5jVw
A site that provides several resources for students and teachers to help with
writing

http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blwritingplans.htm
Several links to different writing lesson plans

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/oct03_revisions.htm
General reference ideas for 6 + 1 writing traits

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/DuckBike1.htm

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/OwlMoon1.htm
This website uses literature to get students interesting in the writing process. The website provides a graphic organizer that will require writers to pre-plan paragraphs and story parts that have a purpose.

http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/
This site provides some exerts of writing that have been scored. Could be printed off and given to students to practice. Gives good definition of Organization.

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/organization/lessons.html
A great site that gives resources, handouts, and links to other sites that provide information on activities for organization

http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/bl_younglearners_writing4.htm
This site’s lesson plan will help students put their observations into written form by asking them to fill out a questionnaire. Students can then take these replies and incorporate them into their final essay.

(The following
15 links are PDF files. You will need a PDF reader such as Acrobat or Preview in order to view them.)

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/cluster.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/cluster_web3.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/echart.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/5Ws.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/planning.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/sequence.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/stepchart_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap2_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/venn.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeorder.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap1_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/spider.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf

http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/langarts/pdf/6traits/organization.pdf

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks.ActiveBeginnings.pdf

Style

http://nadabs.tripod.com/ghaith-writing.html#activities

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/606/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/examples.htm

http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/qwrtcntr/resources/handouts/transitions.htm

http://www.virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/lumanr2/English_25/transitions.htm

http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/2dii.html

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/DuckBike1.htm

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/OwlMoon1.htm
This website uses literature to get students interesting in the writing process. The website provides a graphic organizer that will require writers to pre-plan paragraphs and story parts that have a purpose.

http://kids.mysterynet.com/writing/
This website provides writing by kids that teachers can use as examples of great writing. Students can also submit different pieces of writing into contests. There are story starters and other writing activities for students to work on.

http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/parnell/storyframe.html
This site has student writings available for kids to read or for teachers to use as a teaching tool in the classroom. This site also offers a mini-comprehension test after each story.

http://www.kidscom.com/create/write/write.html
A site for kids to try their writing skills, share their imagination, read fun stories and maybe even get published on the Internet.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Good site for middle school and high school teachers. Provides lesson plans for teachers and other online activities such as test prep question of the
day.

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=88
This site provides tips on reporting, writing, and editing as well as story starters for high school students

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm
This site provides great writing tips for parts of an essay, how to write an essay, and the different types of essays

http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
This site provides information on how to write a basic essay while guiding students through the process

http://kimberlychapman.com/essay/essay.html
This site will provide high school students with great information on how to write an essay and then “walks” students through the writing
process with mini-lessons

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource_topic/teaching_writing?gclid=CK6zqLbj3pMCFQmdnAodcC5jVw
A site that provides several resources for students and teachers to help with writing

http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blwritingplans.htm
Several links to different writing lesson plans

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/oct03_revisions.htm
General reference ideas for 6 + 1 writing traits

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High School


Types of Writing

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

http://writing.colostate.edu/learn.cfm

http://www.writingfix.com/

http://www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html#what

http://www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html#patterns

http://www.sbac.edu/~idylwild/writingtips.html

http://nwms.ohsd.net/navigators/expository%20writing%20pg.htm

http://www.essaystart.com/Kinds_of_Essays/narrative_Essays.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/index.asp?topic=Persuasive

http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/mainguides/persuade.htm

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/narrative.html

http://jc-schools.net/

http://www.state.tn.us/education/assessment/tswritinggr11.shtml
Provides anchor papers at all ability levels

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/922
30 Ideas for Teaching Writing - National Writing Project

http://www.learnnc.org/topics/writing/exemplars/
Effective writing and types; includes exemplars

http://kimberlychapman.com/essay/essay.html
This site will provide high school students with great information on how to write an essay and then “walks” students through the writing process with mini-lessons

Organization

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/organize/

http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/c-m2.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/examples.htm

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_mcwhorter_ersonline_1/0,2257,70223-,00.html

http://admin.santafe.cc.fl.us/~acres/ESL/SUMMARY2.htm

http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/forms/persuasv.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Good site for middle school and high school teachers. Provides lesson plans
for teachers and other online activities such as test prep question of the day.

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=88
This site provides tips on reporting, writing, and editing as well as story
starters for high school students

(The following
7 links are PDF files. You will need a PDF reader such as Acrobat or Preview
in order to view them.)

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/sequence.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/stepchart_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/echart.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap2_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/venn.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeorder.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf


Style

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/606/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/examples.htm

http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/qwrtcntr/resources/handouts/transitions.htm

http://www.virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/lumanr2/English_25/transitions.htm

http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/2dii.html

http://nadabs.tripod.com/ghaith-writing.html#activities

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/DuckBike1.htm

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/OwlMoon1.htm
This website uses literature to get students interesting in the writing process.
The website provides a graphic organizer that will require writers to pre-plan
paragraphs and story parts that have a purpose.

Support

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/examples.htm

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/TrailblazingConclusions/default.htm

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_mcwhorter_ersonline_1/1/274/70178.cw/index.html

http://vclass.mtsac.edu/amla-51/Supporting%20Details/details.htm

http://writingfix.com/Picture_Book_Prompts/Caves1.htm

http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/ideascontent.htm
“Focus” activities and links to graphic organizers.

(The following 7 links are PDF files. You will need a PDF reader such as Acrobat or Preview in order to view them.)

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/goal_reason.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/idearake.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/stepchart_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/storymap2_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeorder.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.p

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