6-8 Writing Links

Writing Site
http://www.educationplanet.com/search/Language_Arts/Writing

Plumb Design's Visual Thesaurus is an awesome tool that provides meanings of words used as different parts of speech.

Read what others have written and get excellent writing tips at The Write Site.
bulletWorld Writers contains story ideas, stories to read, as well as a section that allows students to submit their stories.....a site that's worth visiting.
bulletCRAYON will allow you to CreAte Your Own Newspaper.  This site draws news both local and national to use in your newspaper.
bulletCheck out these sites for information on writing mystery and crime:
  1. American Crime Writers' League
  2. Tips on the Craft of Mystery Writing
  3. Mystery Writing Links
bullet More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports contains many great writing suggestions to use with any story your students read.
bulletKid News serves as a source of news pertaining to young people and to consider for your own newsletters as well as a destination for submissions.
bullet The Silly Sentence Machine allows students to make silly sentences along with more great writing ideas.
bulletA multitude of writing prompts and journal topics can be found at Can Teach.
bulletHave an idea you would like to sell?  Then write a query letter.  These sites will help you:
  1. Query Letters:  Do Them Right!
  2. Rites of Submission
bulletLearn how to be a great writer of science fiction:
  1. A Writers Market Resource for Genre Fiction
  2. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
bullet"Important People" have speech writers!  Learn how to become one of those speech writers:
  1. Dave's Guide to Speechwriting
  2. Resources for Speechwriters
  3. The Speech Writers
bulletA great list of writers' resources:
  1. Absolute Write
  2. Authorlink
  3. Judith Kelman's Writers' Room
  4. Poets & Writers Online
  5. Writers Write

 

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