Language Arts Curriculum
Online Resources - Writing
Grammar Guides & Dictionaries
A Writing Student's Page
Practical resources for students including dictionaries, citing sources, online libraries, writing centers
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Includes quizzes, PowerPoint presentations
The Grammar Handbook
Writers' Workshop
The Grammar Gorillas
The Grammar Lady
The Grammar Lady contains Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's), Spelling Rules, Question of the Week, and a Grammar Hotline.
Online English Grammar
Beautifully organized - a great resource for teachers and students.
Roget's Thesaurus
A great tool for writers.
Research-It!
A great resource for various types of dictionaries. Also included is an extensive thesaurus, language translators, library references for biographical information as well as quotations. You can also find geographical tools such as maps and the CIA Factbook. This searchable database is a great reference site.
Visual Thesaurus
The Visual Thesaurus is an interesting way to explore English language synonyms. Words how up as a 'spatial map of linguistic associations,' with clickable words that encourage you to follow threads.
Six Traits
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
6 +1 Traits of Writing
O.P.E.N. - Practice Scoring
Oregon Public Education Network application provides teachers, students and parent/community members in Oregon an opportunity to score
student state assessment papers and receive feedback on their scoring accuracy.
Interactive Six-Trait Writing Process
Includes trait explanations/descriptors, rubrics for scoring, examples. Exercises provided here will give students and teachers a chance to read sample writings, rate them, and compare their ratings with those of others.
Six Trait Writing Assessment
Rubrics, primary anchor papers, literature and more.
From Start to Finish - Rewriting & the Six Traits of Effective Writing
Professional development modules created by Jamie McKenzie. Questions to ask about the Six Traits in student language.
Free Posters
Six Trait Writing
Six Trait Writing Descriptors
Includes descriptors for all grade levels for each trait with downloadable lesson plans.
Six Trait Resources for Middle School
(Anchorage School District) - Posters, forms, articles and rubrics
Using Picture Books to Teach the Traits
an annotated bibliography of children's literature that will serve both students and teachers as models of good literature for narrative writing. Bibliography includes author, title, summary, writing trait(s), curriculum connection and character trait.
Vocabulary
Focusing on Words
This advanced English-vocabulary language site is here as a guide by your side so you can experience the wonder of words and the English language. As a distance learner (of any age), you can enjoy words and their fascinating histories and enhance your English-language skills.
Vocabulary.COM
Participate in these FREE vocabulary puzzles to enhance vocabulary mastery. Earn your diploma at VOCAB U. Teachers have endorsed this site which enriches classroom curriculum. These exercises help prepare for SSAT®, PSAT®, GED®, SAT® and ACT® tests, and they supplement personal vocabulary acquisition, are used in home-schooling and ESL programs.
One Look Dictionary
Dictionary word count equals 12,307,007 words in 1025 dictionaries…a searchable database.
Visual Thesaurus
The Visual Thesaurus is an interesting way to explore English language synonyms. Words how up as a 'spatial map of linguistic associations,' with clickable words that encourage you to follow threads.
Writing & Technology Research
Critical Issues: Using Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning for At-Risk Students
From the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory; researched and written by Barbara Means.
The Pedagogical Practice Behind the Technology in a Primary Classroom
From the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory; by Kristi Rennebohm Franz.
From Illegible to Understandable: How Word Prediction and Speech Synthesis Can Help
From LD Online; by Charles A. MacArthur.
Writing for Purpose - Publishing
KidNews
KidNews is a free news and writing service for students and teachers around the world. Anyone may use stories from the service and anyone may submit stories.
Collab-O-Write
Collab-O-Write was created as part of the Thinkquest 1996 contest. We were chosen as one of the 34 finalists to attend the awards ceremony in Washington D.C.
KidPub
KidPub is a site where kids are able to write their own short stories and publish them. Its a fantastic opportunity for budding authors.
World of Reading
Share a book - kid written book reviews - a place to submit book reviews
MidLink Magazine
MidLink Magazine is an electronic magazine for kids in the middle grades. Students and classrooms are invited to participate in a variety of online projects and activities.
The Write Site
Designed for Ohio middle school language arts students, The Write Site curriculum has students take the role of reporters and editors to research, write and publish their own newspaper. The site includes outlines, handouts, exercises, information about how to write and more.
Writing Process
Writing Workshop
Springfield Public School District Web site offers links to reading workshop, writing workshop and word knowledge as their core curriculum for Language Arts. They believe "students learn the craft of writing through practice, conferring, and studying the craft of other authors. The ultimate goal of writing workshop is always to develop life-long writers." Includes QuickTime streaming of teacher demos for mini-lessons, great literature, your own writer's notebook and student writing. In addition, there are focus lessons for expository writing, an excellent resource for word building as well.
Paradigm Writing
Developed by Professor Chuck Guilford of Boise State University, Paradigm helps students think about what goes into a writing before they ever start to draft. There are sections on discovering what to write, organizing, revising and editing your writing. Several types of essays are addressed.
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The Purdue University OWL offers students and teachers resources. The lab is primarily a tutorial center for writers who want to work one-to-one with a tutor at Purdue University. Handouts are also included for students and teachers. In addition, workshops and presentations are available. Although this is a site intended for higher-education, teachers will find great resources to assist with teaching the writing process.
The Pro Teacher - The Writing Process
Includes links focusing on revision skills, using the six-trait model for middle school teachers, Judy Blume talks about writing, peer editing checklists,lesson plans for steps in planning for writing and many other sites dealing with Six Trait Writing.
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