University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Writing About History
Students are provided with an eight-step process for completing academic writing on historic topics. Steps include understanding the topic, making an argument, organizing information and supporting details, and other important writing...
Community Learning Network
Community Learning Network: Journalism Theme Page
This site from the Community Learning Network has great information on the art of journalism. The site is outlined by links for easy navigation and contains a rather exhaustive section on general resources. A great site to check out on...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Business Writing Basics
In this slide show tutorial, students will review basics in writing memos in the context of a business setting. The author emphasizes that the purpose, style, format, and organization need attention when writing a memo.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Easy to Create Graphic Organizers
Two PDF's that can be viewed online or downloaded and printed. The first is one page showing students several examples of abbreviations that can be used when taking notes. The second is a four pages and shows how different types of...
Other
Shauna Kelly: How to Create a Table of Contents in Word
This article explores how to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word using the styles tool. Written with step-by-step instructions, the article includes information on how to create the table of contents, how to customize it, and...
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Online vs. Print Publishing
A thorough and well-researched resource on the history and advantages/disadvantages of print and online publishing. W.9-10.6 Techno
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Writing for the Web
A resource for writers who are interested in writing, planning, and coding their own websites. Includes step-by-step instructions and links to further information.
Other
Designing a Readable User Manual
An article with information and strategies for technical document writing. More article under "Resources".
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Success Skills: Computer Based Writing
This instructional activity focuses on using word processing programs to complete writing assignments. It uses Microsoft Word 2013 as a model for videos that show basic, intermediate, and advanced word processing skills. It also lists...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Evaluating Sources: Overview
This entry explains the need for evaluation sources, especially internet sources. W.9-10.6 Techno
CBS
Tech Republic: Project Manager: Graphics 101
Detailed beginner's tutorial in creating online graphics. Requires access to a bitmap editor. Choose among topics, or work the entire 15 page tutorial in order.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Using Google Docs to Write for Audience
Students write and digitally publish a weekly newsletter using Google Docs. The content will be a synthesis of interesting issues from their class as well as some outside news and issues which directly impact students. The target...
Other
Newswriting for Radio
Students and writers can get pointers on improving writing skills for newscasts. Click through all the tabs to get the most out of this tutorial. This site also links to other radio journalism websites.
Other
Write Words: Word Frequency Counter
A simple writing tool where one can paste in a piece of text, and count how many times each word appears in the text. A good tool to use to avoid over-using words.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: 10 Graphic Organizers for Download
These graphic organizers will engage students in planning strategies for writing assignments. Students will participate in planning stories and critiques via story maps and critique planning sheets.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Formatting Your Paper
This site gives general formatting guidelines applicable to most papers.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: 6 Traits Post It Notes for Revision and Editing [Pdf]
This is a printable page of checklists that students can use during revision and editing of descriptive and narrative writing.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Global Editing
This lesson introduces the concept of global editing. Students learn to edit for big picture ideas like organization, strategy, and effectiveness. W.9-10.5 Writing Process, W.11-12.5 Writing Process
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Problem Solving Article: Flowcharts
Information and a video [3:31] on the purposes of the different shapes in a flow chart, and tips on how to use a flow chart.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thinking Maps the Bubble Map
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teach your students to visualize the writing process using this graphic organizer as a tool.
Other
The Internet Writing Journal
Net magazine specializing in writing includes journaling ideas, interviews, book excerpts, reviews, and feature articles. Also lists writing job network.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Fishcheeks
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart uses journaling and other writing activities to help students develop writing and vocabulary competencies.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Creating a Newletter
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students enrolled in computer applications, computer literacy, or desktop publishing classes learn the basics of creating a newsletter.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Headings and Subheadings
This tutorial uses two short videos and a PDF handout to explain how and when to use headings and subheadings. Video 1 explains the purpose of headings and subheadings and why and when to use them; video 2 discusses how to format and...