The Writing Site: http://www.thewritingsite.org/default.asp 
Resources for writing assessment and instruction K-12 - aligned with ISTEP expectations.

Web English Teacher: Writing Resources: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/writing.html 
Comprehensive list of resources for teachers and students.

OWL - Purdue Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ 
Amazing free resources for teachers and students from Purdue University.

Writing Den:  http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/  Excellent resources for students in grades 6-12.

Why Write? http://www.bl.uk/learning/artimages/why/whywrite.html 
Explore how writing can incorporate sight, sound, and touch. Also the ways in which cultural, social,
historical and personal circumstances influence the way we write.

Interactive Bibliographical Blunders:
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/BibliographicBlunders/default.htm 
Interactive lesson that explores the uses of bibliographies through various reference and media.

Information Elimination:
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/InformationElimination/default.htm 
This interactive lesson plan helps students navigate the ins and outs of focusing on appropriate topics.

Step-By-Step Paragraph and Report Writing:
 http://coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/05_3_WriteOn.pdf 
Lessons for grades 3-5 about parts of a paragraph. Includes several student handouts and activity pages.

A+ Research & Writing: http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/ 
High school students can browse the Step-by-Step section to follow a proven approach to success on research papers.

Picture Books as Framing Texts: Help for Struggling Writers:
 http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=306  Using picture books as models,
students are able to think more about what to say and less about how to say it,
which leads to better learning experiences and better writing.

Ten Unusual Five Paragraph Theme Assignments: http://tengrrl.com/tens/044.shtml 
If five paragraph essays are high on your writing assignments list this year,
then try these topics and themes for a different twist, and to help students refine
their skills on these essay formats.

Vocabulary.com: Alphalary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dir-wordlist-word_list 
Word lists with ideas for incorporating them into writing assignments.

Creating a Classroom Newspaper: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=249 
This lesson provides elementary students with the opportunity to write authentic newspaper stories.

Please No Posers: Learning to Paraphrase without Plagiarizing: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030904thursday.html 
Lesson plan for grades 6-12.

91 Ways to Respond to Literature: http://www.angelfire.com/ok/freshenglish/bookreportideas.html 
Lots of great ideas writing for all grade levels

100 Ideas For Writing:  http://www.timesaversforteachers.com/index_page0010.htm 
Ideas for all ages.

DOE Writing Resources : http://www.doe.state.in.us/inaccess/pdf/writing_resources.pdf 
Resources from the Indiana Department of Education.

LEO: Literacy Education Online ; http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/  Online resources to help students with their writing.

Creative Writing:  http://bogglesworldesl.com/creativewriting.htm  Prompts for all ages.

The Super Writing Project: http://www.sillybilly.com/writmain.html 
Writing resources for elementary and middle school students.

The Write Source: http://thewritesource.com/topics.htm#grade%201  Writing topics for grades K-12.

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