Graphic Organizer Index http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html

Graphic Organizer Page http://www.graphic.org/

NCREL Graphic Organizers http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr2grap.htm

S.C.O.R.E. Graphic Organizers http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm

15 Exercises for Writers http://www.poewar.com/articles/15_exercises.htm

500 Letter Writing Prompts http://www.writeexpress.com/letters.html

Expository Prompts for a 5 Paragraph Essay

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

Free Writing Prompts http://www.bcpl.net/~owl/homeschool/HomeschoolingOnTheCheap.Writing.html

The Idea Farm http://www.poewar.com/articles/idea_farm.htm

Instant Muse Story Starters http://www.webcom.com/wordings/artofwrite/storystarter.html

Journaling Prompts http://www.teras-wish.com/prompts.htm

Narrative Prompts for a 5 Paragraph Essay

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

Persuasive Prompts for a 5 Paragraph Essay

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

Prompt Engine

http://www.eaze.net/~jfbarber/ez/creative/prompts.html

Test Writing Prompts http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwrtp/topics.htm

Write Source Writing Topics http://www.thewritesource.com/topics.htm

Writers’ Exercises http://www.shortstorygroup.com/exercises.htm

Alliteration http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/alliteration.html

Assonance

http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/assonance.html

Glossary of Poetic Terms

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~greebie/Criticism/glossary.html

Instant Muse Poetry Starter

http://www.webcom.com/wordings/artofwrite/poetrygenerator.html

Metaphor or Cliché?

http://kidswriting.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa070902a.htm

Oxymorons

http://www.oxymorons.com/oxymorons.html

Poetry Class

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass.cfm

Vocabulary of Alliteration

http://www.xs4all.nl/~in/Poet/VocAll.htm

12 Exercises for Improving Dialogue

http://www.poewar.com/articles/dialogue.htm

Creating Characters http://kidswriting.miningco.com/cs/characters/index.htm

Holly Lisle Dialogue Workshop http://www.hollylisle.com/fm/Workshops/dialogue-workshop.html

Short Story Analysis Form http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/ssanalysis.html

Story Train http://storytrain.kids-space.org/

Story Writing Help http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionclass/fictionclass.html

Alabama Virtual Library http://www.avl.lib.al.us

Cambridge Dictionaries Online http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Dictionary.Com http://www.dictionary.com/

Merriam Webster Online http://www.m-w.com/home.htm

One Look Dictionaries http://www.onelook.com/

Online Rhyming Dictionary http://www.rhymer.com/

Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus http://thesaurus.plumbdesign.com/index.jsp

RhymeZone http://rhyme.lycos.com/

Terminology Collection: Online Dictionaries

http://www.uwasa.fi/comm/termino/collect/

Thesaurus.com http://www.thesaurus.com/?

Autobio Poem http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Writing/WCP0003.html

6 Trait Rubric http://wwwsms.bham.wednet.edu/cur/6trait2.htm

Class Web Tools-Rubric Builder http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3

Houghton Mifflin Writing Rubrics Grades 6-8

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/6_8/rubrics/toc.html

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators—Assessment Rubrics http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html

Rubrics from the Staff Room http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~elaine.coxon/rubrics.htm

RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Teach-nology Rubrics http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

These are available in most word processing programs. Teachers should point out to students that using a spelling and grammar checker does not mean that they do not have to revise or edit their papers. It is very important for students to edit their papers themselves even after using a spelling or grammar checker.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant http://www.powa.org/

Writer, Edit Thyself http://www.poewar.com/articles/selfediting.htm

Students can easily edit other students’ work if they are given a rubric for grading. Also, students find it much easier to read other students’ work if it has been word processed.

This tool allows teachers to make comments and suggest changes electronically. It is most effective for teachers who have their students turn in papers on disks or via email.