Paragraph Builder
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] - Step-by-step directions for organizing and writing a good paragraph.
paragraphpunch.com
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] - An online writing tutorial; takes students through the actual steps of writing a paragraph online.
Young Writers' Clubhouse
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] - Encouragement for young writers by Deborah Morris, author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures series. Includes answers to frequently asked questions and tips for getting started.
Haiku for People
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] - Tells what Haiku is, explains how to write it, and gives numerous examples in English.
11 Rules of Writing
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] - A concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar.
What Makes a Good Story?
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] - Interactive exhibit takes visitors on a literary journey through the classic short story and examines the elements that come together to create a good story.
English Online - Writers' Window
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] - Provides guides to writing stories, poems, reviews, and research papers. Also publishes the writings of children and teenagers.
Oswego High School Online Writing Guide
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] - Need help in getting started on that book report or term paper? Learn how to create outlines, to organize writing, and construct well-organized paragraphs.
Writing Den
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] - Offers resources for students and teachers to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills.
The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996
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] - Practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English. Provides a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups, and scientific forms.
Official Flat Stanley Project
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] - A journaling project in which schools create a paper doll, write a journal for a few days, and send it on to another school. Includes a list of partner schools and how to get involved.
Scatty Thoughts
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] - Resource for teenagers to post, read, and review their thoughts in form of articles, stories, lyrics etc.
N2Arts
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] - Online community and magazine for those who are involved in writing.
Paragraph Organizer
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] - Offers paragraph writing help, composition of a paragraph and instructions for writing.
Assorted Ham
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] - Features online story writing activity where young writers can writer their own stories or contribute to existing stories.
Kiddie Thoughts
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] - Offers kids and teens a chance to share their thoughts in the form of stories and poetry.
Effective Writing
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] - Writing guidelines that show you how to make readers understand and feel your thoughts.
The Writing Pot
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] - Offers help to young writers in publicizing their writing in a small community.
License 2 Write
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] - Teaches students how to structure a paper and improve their proofreading skills.
Sen10ce Maker
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] - Provides sentence making tips, techniques of how to structure a sentence and clarification on confusing words and verbs.
Anthony’s Workshop
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] - Offers a tutorial, definitions, and exercises to teach punctuation and the parts of speech.
Writing Skills
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] - A comprehensive guide to researching information and producing well structured written work. Includes sections on paragraphs, punctuation, essay writing, and using references.
Center for Writing: Quick Tips
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] - A series of suggestions for effective and correct composition. Covers punctuation, style, grammar, plagiarism and specific writing tasks. Each topic can be downloaded as PDF.
Kids' Place: English
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] - An interactive way of improving written work, with ideas for practice sessions and an explanation of the drafting and revision process.
Message in a Bottle
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] - Read what kids from a 6th grade class wrote to go in a bottle which was thrown into the Mediterranean Sea.
Potluck Children's Literary Magazine
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] - Children's magazine that publishes poetry, short stories, book reviews and artwork by young writers/artists ages 8-16. Includes educational articles to enrich writing skills.
Exploring English
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] - Provides tips, tools, and resources to help improve writing skills. Includes why it's important to write well, the parts of speech, types of sentences, punctuation, spelling, and a downloadable file.
The Magic Key
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] - Characters from the Oxford Reading Tree offer games and worksheets about writing, grammar and punctuation.
Kid Quote Greeting Cards
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] - Greeting card publisher that holds a semi-annual kid quote contest. Student writers submit quotes that might be used in future greeting cards. Prizes are awarded.
Diana Hacker: A Writer's Reference, Sixth Edition
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] - Provides exercises in writing, grammar, and research. Includes language debates, model papers, and research and documentation online. [Requires registration to save scores.]
