FrontPage
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/fantasy-writing-prompts/ - Scholastic Story Starters
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/index.htm - Myth - Story Writing
https://sites.google.com/site/njaskwritingprep678/speculative-explanatory/graphic-organizers - NJ ASK Writing
http://descriptivewords.org/ - Descriptive Words
http://writingfix.com/traits_primary.htm#forkids - Interactive Writing Prompts - WritingFix.com
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/WritingResources.htm - Writing Site - Resources & Samples
http://www.writingfix.com/right_brain/Who_What_When_Where_Camping1.htm - When I Go Camping With Grandmom
http://www.writingfix.com/right_brain/Great_Sentence_Creator_Ocean1.htm - Sentence Creator - Writing Fix
http://www.writeguy.net/for-teachers - The Writing Guy - Jeff Anderson
http://quizlet.com/9521999/flashcards - Writing Acronyms & Terms - Flashcards
https://staff.rockwood.k12.mo.us/kerenselizabeth/compact/Documents/SaidisDeadlist%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.pdf - Said Is Dead - Verbs to Substitute for Said
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/test/Trait_classroom_at_a_glance.pdf - 6 Traits Graphic Organizer
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/Building_Traits_Overview.pdf - 6 Traits - Charts
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/6_Traits_on_one_sheet.pdf - 6 Trait Post - Its - 1 Sheet
Show Don't Tell
Show, Don’t Tell: An Overview of the Craft Element
1. Use active verbs to show what’s happening. (called, stepped, hung, though, swung, raised, pulled, watched, dropped, ran)
2. Use the exact words a character spoke (“Strike two!” the umpire called.)
3. Show the feelings of a character by what he does. (hung his head, heartbeat throbbing in my ears)
4. Paint pictures with specific words or groups of words. (I raised the bat over my shoulder and waiting, I dropped the bat and ran and ran and ran, first base.)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/resources/whiteboards/activities/Show_Dont-Tell-1.jpg - Show Don't Tell - Example
http://teacher.scholastic.com/resources/whiteboards/activities/Show_Dont-Tell-2.jpg - Show Don't Tell - Example
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/show-dont-tell/ - Show Don't Tell Tips
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/showing/ - Show Don't Tell Tips
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/genres/expository/Post-its-for_Dangerous_Book_Boys.pdf - Ranking the Author's Voice
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/test/Analytic_Traits_8th_Expos_Organization.pdf - Organization Rubric
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/test/Analytic_Traits_8th_Expos_Ideas.pdf - Idea Development Rubric
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/test/Analytic_Traits_8th_Expos_Voice_WC.pdf - Voice & Word Choice Rubric
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/test/Analytic_Traits_8th_Expos_Conventions_SF.pdf - Conventions & Sentence Fluency Rubric
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ofntq_pjaocC&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq=personification+examples+for+middle+school&source=bl&ots=w7WUpp6_Q9&sig=j1sn0OQ1dXQ8Rggith0zkkrsaY8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jEprT5qICobQgAfcmIWPBg&ved=0CF0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false - Middle School Writing Toolkit
http://www.funenglishgames.com/writinggames/story.html - Writing Games & Activities
Writing Terminology
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There are a number of important terms we use for commonality. It is important to use the same terminology to unify our efforts and so students are all on the same page. Its easy for students to be confused when teachers do not use the same terms. It may seem natural for us teachers, but it is often difficult for students.
WRITING PROCESS TERMS: |
PARAGRAPH TERMS: |
GENERIC WRITING TERMS: |
BRAINSTORMING: Thinking of ideas and writing these down on your paper before you begin the actual writing |
CLINCHER STATEMENT: This sentence wraps up, provides closure, and concludes the writing. It tells the reader what you have told them. At advanced levels, this sentence will also provide a Theme for writing |
ESSAY: This is an extended writing assignment utilizing at least two (or more) paragraphs working together to expand and discuss a topic with more specific detail and examples. |
DRAFTING: Writing activity in which students transfer their thoughts on a topic into a written or textual form. This may be sentences, a paragraph, or an essay format. Mistakes and corrections are expected so students can improve. |
DETAILS: These are the facts, examples, and statistics that make up a Support. These can be in the form of information from charts, graphs, and even quotes. |
FCAs: Focal Correction Areas, these are the specific areas in the rubric for students to focus and work on for a particular work. We begin with FCAs on form and format, then move on to other areas as students master these. |
EDITING: Revising for content. This is where students should look to add, remove, or change their ideas |
LEAD: A Personal Life Experience at the beginning of an essay to hook the reader and relate the writing topic to a related concept outside the classroom. |
FLOW & FLUENCY: The interconnectedness of the ideas in a piece of writing. Ideas should flow logically from one to the next, and the reader should follow the presentation without difficulty. |
ORGANIZING: This is the activity of thinking about what they have brainstormed and developing a plan for writing. |
PERSONAL LIFE EXPERIENCE: This is the students' voice in the writing, a sentence where students incorporate a real life experience or a related concept which directly connects to the writing topic |
FORM & FORMAT: This is the basic 'skeleton' or structure of the paragraph or essay. |
PREWRITING: The work and thinking that occurs before the students actually start their writing. This consists of two parts, Brainstorming & Organizing |
SUPPORTS: These are sentences which support the Topic Sentence, and include several details that back opinions or answers stated by the writer |
HOOK: A sentence at the beginning of a paragraph or essay that grabs the reader's attention. Common hooks will pose questions, give a startling statement, provide unusual facts, or tell a story (a Lead) |
PROOFREADING: Checking over your work for mistakes in spelling, grammar, mechanics, and usage, and then fixing them. |
THEME: A life lesson, moral, or message that the reader should learn from reading the paper. |
PARAGRAPH: A group of related sentences that work together to present a response to a writing topic. At a basic level, Paragraphs must include a Topic Sentence, Supports, and a Clincher. |
PUBLISHING: A final copy of your work, free from errors and ready for a real audience to view it. |
TOPIC SENTENCE: This sentence introduces the topic of your writing. It tells the reader what you are going to tell them. At advanced levels, this sentence will Hook the reader's attention and provide the focus for writing. |
RUBRIC: A guarantee of getting an 'A' on the assignment. This is the set of criteria used to grade a piece of writing. Students and teachers both know the rubric ahead of time so both understand the expectations. |
REVISION: Students working with a piece of writing or text to |
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VOICE: Sound, tone, and individuality in a piece of writing. Voice includes personal experience and creative writing. It should be as if the student was reading the work aloud. |
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http://www.scholastic.com/scopemagazine/PDFs/SCOPE-Library-GreatTransitionsHandout.pdf - Transition Words to Use in Writing
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson782/Rubric.pdf - Writing Rubric
http://www.holmdel.k12.nj.us/schools/satz/eng_dept/NJASK/Rubrics/NJASK%206%20pt%20rubric.htm - NJ ASK 6 Point Writing Rubric
http://www.holmdelschools.org/schools/satz/eng_dept/NJASK/compositional_risk_matrix.htm - Compositional Risk
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/resources/6_9ela/6WebResources/6WritingWebResources.htm - Writing Resources
http://writingfix.com/left_brain.htm - Left Brain Writing Activities
http://www.ttms.org/PDFs/03%20Writing%20Samples%20v001%20(Full).pdf - Student Writing Samples
http://languagearts.pppst.com/writing.html - Writing - All Genres PPTs
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=49 - Interactive Writing - Activities
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/games/ - Writing Games for Kids - Scholastic
http://home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3/writing.htm - Writing Lessons
http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/42092 - Writing Lessons - All Genres
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/writing_prompts_language_arts_writing_elem.htm?sl=newsletter_nov_2011 - Internet4Classrooms Writing Page
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/vrschool/read_write_elem_mid.htm - Reading & Writing
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/flip/ - Flip A Chip - Write a Story
http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/3rd/homework/write/3_writ.htm - Elementary Writing Lessons
Don't Use Said
http://www.adrianbruce.com/web_design/writing/said/said.htm - Words to Use Instead of Said
Writer's Notebook
http://denaharrison.com/ - Writing in the Middle
http://corbettharrison.com/documents/Writers_Notebooks/Writers_Notebook_Bingo_Sept_Only.pdf - Writer's Notebook Month by Month
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/test/Trait_classroom_at_a_glance.pdf - 6 Trait Writing Graphic
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/essay-30063.html - Essay Map - Scholastic
FICTION WRITING
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/contents_writingfiction.htm - Fiction Writing
http://www.abcteach.com/free/d/dnfont_alphabet_arrows_cursive.pdf - Cursive Writing Chart
http://abcteach.com/directory/basics/handwriting/dn_style_font/cursive/ - Cursive Writing Practice
http://www.adrianbruce.com/web_design/writing/startn/startn.html - Ways to Start a Narrative
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm - Paragraph Writing
http://www.pdfarticles.com/topic/s+story+worksheet.html# - Story Planning Pages - University of Colorado
http://www.ncnonprofits.org/conference/handouts/2010/Structure_Worksheet.pdf - Story Structure Worksheet
http://www.essaystart.com/Step_by_Step_Guide/topic_Selection.htm - How to Write the Perfect Essay
http://www.writing.ku.edu/guides/prewriting.shtml - Pre-Writing
http://home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3/writing.htm - Outa Ray's Head - Writing
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/modes/activities.html - Modes of Writing
http://pages.uoregon.edu/leslieob/pizzaz.html - Pizzazz Writing - Prompts, Activities, Poems
Writing Prompts
http://my.hrw.com/support/hos/hostpdf/hostmsprompts.pdf - Writing Prompts - All Genres
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/writing-prompts-for-kids-in-elementary-and-middle-school.html - Prompts - All Genres
http://writingfix.com/traits_primary.htm#forkids - Interactive Writing - Prompts/Games
http://www.brucehale.com/howto.htm - Writing Stories
Letters
http://www.letterwritingguide.com/friendlyletterformat.htm - Friendly Letter Format Template
Sensory Words
http://slohs.slcusd.org/pages/teachers/jowhite/Sensory%20Words.pdf - Sensory Words
http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/assess/feelings.html - Emotion Words
Narrowing The Topic
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/InformationElimination/default.htm -Information Elimination Story Interactive
Writing a Scary Story
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Scary-Story - Tips to remember when writing a Scary Story
Personification
A Day in the Life of Your Shoes
http://writingfix.com/left_brain/Mini_Workshop_Day_as_Your_Shoes1.htm - Interactive Brainstorm
"I want you to dedicate a page in your notebooks to a pretty fun idea today, then I want you to illustrate some of your best ideas, and I hope many of you will be inspired to turn your ideas into a full piece of writing. I want you to create a page that personifies one of your favorite shoes; to personify, you need to give your shoe human qualities. Here are some human quality prompts that I'd like you to consider exploring on your notebook page:
- What is your shoe's personality like? Does he/she get along with the other shoe in its pair? With your socks?
- What does your shoe dream about at night? What would be the subject of a nightmare for your shoe?
- What does your shoe aspire to be?
- What are a few of your shoe's pet peeves?
- What is your shoe's favorite song, book, movie, or TV show?
- What qualifications does your shoe have, if it was applying for a job?
- Other personification ideas?"
Four Funny Ideas about my Shoes
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Create your own comic strip
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/wackystories/the-glasses/ - Complete Daniel's Story
DIALOGUE
A quotation shows the exact words that a person said. When writing a quotation, capitalize the first word. The entire quotation, including the end mark, should go inside the quotation marks.
"I have to leave now," she said."Where are you going?" he asked.
If the quotation ends a sentence, then add a comma before it.
She said, "I have to leave now."He asked, "Where are you going?"If the quotation starts a sentence and would normally end in a period, then change the period to a comma. (If the quotation ends with an exclamation mark or a question mark, don’t change it to a comma.)
"I have to leave now," she said.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
Quotations can be used to show dialogue, which is a conversation between two or more people. -
See more at: http://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-4/punctuating-dialogue#sthash.eNb5gf4Q.dpuf
http://www.funenglishgames.com/writinggames.html - Dialogue Game
Strong, Vivid Verbs
http://swandawritingresources.wikispaces.com/Strong+Verbs+to+Persuade - Strong, Vivid, Workhorse Verbs
Transition Words
http://scope.scholastic.com/resource/uploads_scope/issues/library/pdfs/SCOPE-Library-GreatTransitionsHandout.pdf - Great Transition Words
http://www.worksheetplace.com/mf_pdf/Transitional-Words-Worksheet.pdf - Transition Words
Story Cube
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/
Transition Words
Great Transitions
Transitions are like bridges between your ideas—they help your readers move from one idea to the next.
Here are some transition words and phrases you may wish to use in your essay. Keep in mind that they
can be used at the beginning of a sentence or within a sentence.
If you are adding information or showing similarity between ideas:
• additionally • besides • so too • first of all/secondly/thirdly
• in addition • also • likewise • to begin with
• as well as • another • furthermore • finally
If you are showing that one idea is different from another:
• however • even though • in contrast • on the one hand/on the other hand
• yet • despite • still • some people say/other people say
• but • although • in spite of • regardless
If you are showing that something is an example of what you just stated:
• for example • to illustrate • this can be seen
• for instance • namely • specifically
If you want to show cause and effect:
• as a result • consequently • so
• it follows that • therefore • eventually
If you want to add emphasis:
• in fact • of course • truly • even • indeed
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