Sophia Learning
Sophia: Concise Language: Avoiding Redundancy: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces the concept of redundancy in writing. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Concise Language: Avoiding Redundancy."
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: Writing Advice: Beginner's Four Faults
This site is a personal site from Caro Clarke. The third installment in this series looks at the four major mistakes made by beginning authors. The main idea of this article is that the author needs to be able to combine dialogue with...
Other
Hamilton College: Guidelines for Writing an Essay
This resource presents many guidelines here that will be helpful as you write your first draft. Click on the topic you want to know more about and the guidelines will load.
English Zone
English Zone: Main Page
This site lists links to an assortment of reading-related activities.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Four Types of Sentences
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart moves students into using the correct terminology for the types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory and imperative. An Activote quiz aids in assessment.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing With Pizzazz Word Choice
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews ways that students can create more meaningful writing by choosing words carefully. Links to online thesaurus and opportunities to evaluate and create sentences are included.
DLTK
Kids Zone: Crafts for Kids
This site offers young students a look at how hieroglyphics were used in Ancient Egypt. Also, gives students an opportunity to write their names and other short messages in Ancient Egyptian. Best suited for grades 3-6.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Editing and Proofreading Strategies for Revision
This lesson contains strategies for proofreading your assignments. Use the links on the left for a step-by-step method for proofreading and editing for grammar and mechanics. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.5
British Library
British Library: Virtual Reference Library
This site provides links to several on-line dictionaries. Students may desire to consult a few dictionary definitions of their focus term prior to beginning a definition essay.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Egyptian History for Kids: Hieroglyphics
Kids learn about Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Picture writing of this world civilization.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Describing People
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize focusing on specific forms of writing, this site discusses describing people as a type of descriptive writing.
Other
School.discovery.com: Fry's Readability Graph
Fry's Readability Graph from School.discovery.com gives us a comprehensive look at reading levels. The site has a tool that is used to determine the reading level of reading materials.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Beginning Handwriting (Activity)
This is a handwriting activity for first graders. The students learn the importance of their name and learn to properly write their name in a fun activity.
Other
Using English: Content Analysis Tool
How are your English writing skills coming along? This online text analyzer will help you assess word usage, sentence complexity, and other writing features. Copy and paste your text into the box and click to view statistics. This is...
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Describing Scenes
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize focusing on specific forms of writing, this site discusses describing scenes as a type of descriptive writing. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory details
Education.com
Education.com: w.k.3 Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to reinforce the skill of writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a...
Other
Internet4classrooms: ccss.ela literacy.w.k.7 Participate in Shared Research
Choose from a variety of lessons to teach kindergarteners the steps to a research and writing project.
Education.com
Education.com: W.1.8 Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to practice the Common Core Standard of recalling information from experiences or gathering information from provided sources to answer a question.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sentences
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify the boundaries between separate sentences in reading and writing; write in complete sentences; as well as define the end of a sentence with a period, and the start of a new one...
abcteach
Abcteach: Information Book Report Form [Pdf]
Great printable form to help students write an informational book report. Includes space for new vocabulary words learned and other information retained from the work. Requires Adobe Reader.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Show Don't Tell
This lesson provides students with examples of Show, Don't Tell and connected emotions including an emotions and feelings chart. It gives them an opportunity to practice the concept as well.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Leads in Narrative Writing
This lesson explains the purpose of a lead and introduces students to 6 different types of leads they can use in their writing.
Other
Font Diner: Free Fonts
Here are some cool and interesting fonts intended for students to download and use.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Writing an Outline
Check out two outlining links under the heading "Invention/Planning." "Developing an Outline" shows how to use different organizational principles. Sample outline shows a complete outline for a paper, including thesis statement and...