-70 plus tools and links to writing, grammar, literature, reviews, punctuation.
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Writing Projects:
Combinations of sites can be used for one project. An example of a project might be to create a report for History, (or any subject) and hyperlink words throughout your report to link to places on the Internet. These links should support your report, (data sites) and enrich it with additional facts. Use a text editor such as "Word" or "Notepad" to type your vocabulary, vocabulary words can be highlighted and copy them into Voycabulary. Vouycabulary is linked directly into several dictionaries, and the vocabulary words and their definitions will automatically appear in the window. Use Quizlet to learn the words for class. The report could be given to other students, and they would be responsible for reading the report as well as following the links to further information. The student would give a brief report or a quiz, created by the original student who wrote the article, could be given to the reader.
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Important Sites and Tools
Below you will find an explanation of the "writing tools" on the right side of the screen. Use some of the sites alone, or in combination with each other:
CSU Writing Center (Colorado State University) Use this site to:
* learn to write
* save your work in a free password-protected account
* participate in Writing Studio Classes and Co-ops
* create ePortfolios
* get feedback on your writing
We offer more than 150 guides and interactive activities for writers, as well as an extensive links list. We also offer extensive support for instructors.
Reverse Dictionary, to use as a type of Thesaurus
Multi-media for film video theater, podcasts, videocasts, storyboards etc.
Media Share VoiceThread Share images, documents, videos.
Topicalizer, for text analysis, word count, etc.
Text Analyzer for readability and complexity as well as text statistics
Grammar, Spell Checker, Thesaurus Copy and paste your text.
Grammar Bytes Definitions and Exercises
Diagramming Sentences - (dl) Download - Free - Windows
Mind Mapping for organizing your thoughts
Journal prompts, for suggestions if I were writing a journal
Poetry Forms, Poetry Idea Machine, and Instant Poetry forms for Poetry
Lyrics finder, for lyrics
Character Chart, if I were creating a fictional character
Plot and Character Generator, if I were creating a story
Book Report Ideas, if I needed a fresh idea for a book report
Google Docs, for documents, spreadsheets or presentations
Luminotes Wiki, to write my project. (It keeps previous copies of my work)
Quote Finder, to find quotes to support my material
Voycabulary, for word and web site definitions
Punctuation, for quick reference about punctuation
Grammar and Writing, for quick reference on these subjects
Comix for creating your own comic book
Spell Checker, keep this open in a small window and use as needed.
Web Page Creation, for personal use or use as a reference in class
Story Generator, for creation of my project, short story, etc.
Writing Prompts, to help me with my story or assignment creation
Summarize Anything, to condense a web site or my writing
Resources for Writers, to keep in mind the task in front of you.
Graph it, Create a graph and put it into your writing to prove your point.
Synopses - Where the map ends
Synopses - How to write one Links
Writing - Content Analysis Analyze text content using our free text analysis tool which gives you statistics about a text including word count; unique words; number of sentences; average words per sentence; lexical density; and the Gunning Fog readability index.
Writing -- One word. Simple. you'll see one word at the top of the following page. You have sixty seconds to write about it. As soon as you click 'go' the page will load with the cursor in place. Don't think. just write.
Writing - 50 Story Tools
Writing - Story Generator
Writing Fix interactive lessons and quality resources for classrooms where writing is taught, not just assigned.
Write It Right This is a guide for students to use a resource when creating and publishing writing projects.
One Sentence One Sentence is about telling your story, briefly. Insignificant stories, everyday stories, or turning-point-in-your-life stories, boiled down to their bare essentials.
Poetry / Writing on a Picture PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.
NaNoFiMo is a challenge to write at least 30,000 words on your unfinished novel draft and to reach a conclusion to the novel, between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31.
Fiction Writer's character Chart Once filled out, this chart helps writers get a firm grasp on characters.
The Character Building Workshopis an independent study of your characters using these online questionnaires. The process of filling out the forms will help you, the writer, learn about your characters on a more in-depth level. Once the questions have been answered, you will know more about the roles your characters play in your story.
Writing - Character Traits "...make a Trait Chart for each character. This is especially helpful during the early stages of character development, before the character becomes as real to you as your mother. There are several charts of this sort available, some extremely detailed and some containing only facts and figures. I've tried to make one that includes the most important traits to help you visualize your character, both physically and emotionally..."
Create Debate CreateDebate is a new social networking community built around ideas, discussion and democracy. We’ve done our best to provide our community with a framework that makes compelling and meaningful debates easy to create and fun to use.
World English World-English aim to ensure that everyone can have access to the highest quality English language resources.
The Writing Center In this section, you will find many instructional materials we've developed for our Writing Center teaching. However, there are limitations to these materials. Assignments vary, and different instructors want different things from student writers. Therefore, the advice here may or may not apply to your writing situation.
Web English Teacher Web English Teacher presents the best of K-12 English / Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities. Permission to link is granted to any educational site.
10 Universities Offering Free Writing Courses Online Whether you are currently writing professionally or are looking to break into the field, formal writing courses can help you to hone your skills. If you don't have the money or the time for campus-based courses, there are plenty of universities offering free writing courses online.
Lesson Writer This site includes: user dictionaries, comprehensiion question options, enhanced class reporting features. LessonWriter is a simple, fast and free tool for analyzing texts forliteracy teaching points that automatically creates comprehensive lessons and lesson plans from any material the teacher chooses.LessonWriter tracks classes, differentiates and scaffolds instruction, and save teachers a great deal of (usually unpaid) prep time
Google Lit Trips This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more
TeachEng.us Blog
Literacy.gov The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections
WeBook - Writing Loves Company Improve your writing skills! WEbook Writing Secrets are writing tips and tools brought to you by experts in the craft. Whether you're looking for tips on fiction writing, poetry writing, essay writing, or just general writing tips, WEbook Writing Secrets has you covered. New writing tips are added all the time - so come back often. Know a secret we don't? Visit WEbook Content Manager Melissa's profile and send her a message with the subject: Writing Secrets.
50 Useful Google Apps for Writers Writers, especially those who work from home or who juggle busy schedules around multiple assignments, have a lot to manage–note pads, sticky notes, brainstorming lists, correspondence with clients and editors, and even personal documents and materials that take up a lot of space and time. With its new applications and tools, Google continues to make it easier to manage all that. Below are some of our top picks for the most useful Google apps for writers.
Grammar Handbook To edit your writing well, you need to understand some basic concepts about writing. Sometimes these concepts are called grammar, mechanics, or conventions. Sometimes they are called rules, but really these rules are just patterns that good writers try to follow so they clearly communicate what they want to say to readers
Repetition Detector Version 1.1 functionalities :
- Process text without size limitation
- Word and letter count.
- Top 50 of most frequently used words.
- Highlight small repetitions (two indentical words which are close).
- Highlight intermediate repetitions (words used too often inside two or three pages).
- Highlight each occurrence of a word by clicking on it
- Take into account similar words, i.e. with same beginning
- Customizable and automatically saved parameters
Word RMR (Read in Microsoft Reader 1.1.3) is a Microsft Word 2000/XP/2003 Add-In that allows you to "use Microsoft Word 2000/XP/2003 to create your own Microsoft Reader eBooks. Microsoft Reader makes on-screen reading more like reading a printed book, while adding active reading capabilities" (OS: Win 98/ME/NT/2K/XP; website note: "In order to receive the full functionality of the Read in Microsoft Reader add-in, it is recommended that you install Microsoft Reader. RMR 1.1.3 is an update that enables conversion support for Word 2003. To learn more about Microsoft Reader, visit the Microsoft Reader Web site.")
50 Free Resources that will Improve your writing skills Effective writing skills are to a writer what petrol is to a car. Like the petrol and car relationship, without solid skills writers cannot move ahead. These skills don’t come overnight, and they require patience and determination. You have to work smart and hard to acquire them. Only with experience, you can enter the realm of effective, always-in-demand writers
Bookgoo Bookgoo allows you to highlight and annotate your documents in the same way you would mark up a piece of paper with a highlighter and pen!
Idea Generator When you are out of words, spin the wheel and find one. (write an essay)
Jing Screen Capture
Journal Writing Prompts Writing prompts for topics in your journal
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