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ABC's
of the Writing Process
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
Teachers
and students LOOK! The purpose of this site is to provide a
user friendly online resource, for students or teachers, no matter what
they are being challenged to write.
Steps of Writing a Basic Essay
http://www.essaypunch.com/
Teachers, parents and students! This web site takes users through the
actual. Users develop an idea and write
their own short essay, consisting of an introduction, a two- to three-paragraph
body, and a conclusion. The web site provides questions that help to guide users
step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and
publishing.
ESL
teachers!
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/ej08/a2.html
ESL
teachers, look at this site! Teaching Writing as a Process and Teaching
Sentence-Level Syntax: Reformulation as ESL Composition Feedback.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/transitions.html
Teachers and students,
this is a great website for learning transitions. In both academic
writing and professional writing, your goal is to convey information clearly and
concisely, if not to convert the reader to your way of thinking. Transitions
help you to achieve these goals by establishing logical connections between
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of your papers. In other words, transitions
tell readers what to do with the information you present them. Whether single
words, quick phrases or full sentences, they function as signs for readers that
tell them how to think about, organize, and react to old and new ideas as they
read through what you have written.
Writing
Effective Conclusions
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/writeplace/conclusions.html
Teachers
and students, great conclusions! One of the first things a reader remembers
after having read a piece of writing is the last words the writer uses. For that
reason, a writer should understand and take advantage of the power of an
effective conclusion. Effective conclusions are particularly important in
persuasive essays since they are the last chance the writer has to convince the
reader. The following is a collection of suggestions for writing effective
conclusions.
Learning
to Write Hooks
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/writeplace/writingintros.html
Teachers
and students, this site is wonderful for learning to write introductions.
Effective introductions do two basic things--grab the reader's interest and let
the reader know what is to come. This is why effective introductions usually
incorporate the thesis statement and lead up to that statement with one
of a variety of hooks. The hook you select will have a lot to do
with the purpose of the essay you are writing. The following are a
variety of techniques you can use as hooks in your introduction.
On-Line
Writer's Workshop
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/fiss/newpage1.htm
This
web site is an online workshop for classroom teachers that are interested in
implementing the writing process in their classroom.The implementation
will be broadly referred to as "Writers Workshop".
Writing
a Basic Paragraph
http://www.paragraphpunch.com/
Teachers, parents and students, this web site takes users through the
actual steps of writing a basic paragraph. Users develop an idea and
write their own topic sentence, body, and a conclusion. The web site provides
questions that help to guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing,
organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.
Writing
Terrific Paragraphs
http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/tutor/eng/engessbody.htm
Teachers, mainly higher grade levels, this is an excellent website for writing
terrific paragraphs. Body or support paragraphs should specifically support
the thesis or main point of the paper.Support paragraphs should not
vaguely or loosely discuss the topic of the paper.Each body paragraph
should be unified, meaning that nothing in the paragraph strays off the main
point of the paragraph.
Steps in
the Research and Writing Process
Writing
a research paper is a big project, but approaching the process as a series of
steps will make it feel less overwhelming and help you do a better job. It's
important to stay flexible and give yourself a lot of time to work through the
research and writing process.
Five
Paragraph Essay
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/structure.html
Teachers,
parents, and students LOOK! The five paragraph essay follows a defined
format. The first paragraph introduces us to the thesis of the essay and directs
us to the three main supporting subtopics. The second through fourth paragraphs
are all similar in format. They individually restate the subtopics, and are
developed by giving supporting information. The fifth and last paragraph
restates the main thesis idea and reminds the reader of the three main
supporting ideas that were developed. All of these paragraphs are important.
Learn to
Evaluate and Edit
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/eval.html
Teachers,
parents and students, this is a great place to learn about why it is important
that every writer learn to evaluate and edit his or her own work. One
always wants to put their "best foot forward" and have their efforts
and appreciated. It is amazing how even little things can detract from the
reader's appreciation of the work.
Writer's
Corner
http://ccweb.norshore.wednet.edu/writingcorner/writingprocess.html
Teachers,
welcome to the Writer’s Corner. It is full of writing ideas for everyone! The
Writing Process is here to help students become better writers we need to help
them internalize the processes that bring about quality written communication.
Teacher's
Ideas
http://www.urich.edu/~writing/wweb.html
Teachers this is a wonderful place to broaden your knowledge base and find ideas
that can be adapted to work in your classroom! Take a look, it is a very
extensive site!
Outline
of the Basic Writing Process
http://www.csuohio.edu/writingcenter/writproc.html
Teachers, parents, and students, look here for some exciting ideas involving the
Writing Process. Writing is a task that no two people do the same way. However,
there are some logical steps that every writer seems to follow in the creation
of a paper. The process described here outlines those basic steps. Keep
in mind that these steps are not exclusive of each other, and at times they can
be rather liquid. Also, writers will notice that most of these steps are
reciprocal; that is, work done in one area may necessitate returning to a step
that you have already "completed."
The
Word Dance Web- On-Line Writer's Magazine
http://www.worddance.com/
Teachers, students and parents, this is a great place to get a free subscription
to a web-based magazine! The Word Dance Web site gives you a sample of
what you will find in our non-profit children's literary magazine, it includes
short stories, poems and artwork by kids in kindergarten through Grade 8. The
site also has games and additional resources meant to entertain and educate.
Writing
Examples and Fabulous Ideas
http://freedom.up.net/~msbones/ww01000.htm
Teachers, parents and students of all ages! The Writing Process Web, this
website has great student writing examples and fabulous ideas for
the writing process. This website is quite extensive.
Step by
Step - the Writing Process
http://www.planet.eon.net/~bplaroch/
Teachers, students and parents, the purpose of these pages is to provide middle
school students (about Grades 4 through 7) with links to online resources that
will take them step by step through the writing process. The steps in
this process are those used in Writer's Workshop. The pages are designed for use
by an individual student or small group of students working on a project, but
could also be used by a child working at home or by a whole class. There is also
a page for teachers with links to additional creative writing resources and some
writing projects.
Young
Writer's Clubhouse
http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml
Students, this site is called the Young Writer’s Clubhouse. Check it out to
see if you are interested in visiting it often! You can write for the world to
see and improved the writing that you are doing. Grades 4-8