Useful Websites and Books for Writing Teachers
WEBSITES:
General:
Common Core State Standards - www.corestandards.org
Writing:
Always Write - corbettharrison.com
Ralph Fletcher - www.ralphfletcher.com
ReadWriteThink - www.readwritethink.org
National Council of Teachers of English - www.ncte.org
WritingFix - www.writingfix.com
Creative Writing Ideas and Activities - www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com
Teachers & Writers Collaborative - www.twc.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators - www.scbwi.org
Story Starters - www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters
Make Beliefs Comix - www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix
Kerpoof - www.kerpoof.com
Shape Writing - www.festisite.com/text-layout/#0,0
Story Kitchen - www.brucevanpatter.com/storykitchen.html
Bruce Van Patter - www.brucevanpatter.com/getcreative.html
The Imagination Prompt Generator - www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/imagination.prompt.html
Prompt Generator - www.jc-schools.net/write/create.htm
More Story Starters - www.kinderkorner.com/starters.html
Expository Essay Prompts - www2.asd.wednet.edu/Pioneer/barnard/wri/exp.htm
BOOKS:
Browne, Renni and Dave King. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
Culham, Ruth. 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2003.
Fletcher, Ralph and JoAnn Portalupi. Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2001.
Heard, Georgia. The Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques that Work. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2003.
Levine, Gail Carson. Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Murray, Donald. A Writer Teaches Writing. Independence: Wadsworth Publishing, 2003.
Ray, Katie Wood. The Writer’s Workshop: Working through the Hard Parts (And They’re All Hard Parts). Urbana: National Council of Teachers of English, 2001.
Strunk, William and E.B White, The Elements of Style. New York: Longman Publishers, 2000.
General:
Common Core State Standards - www.corestandards.org
Writing:
Always Write - corbettharrison.com
Ralph Fletcher - www.ralphfletcher.com
ReadWriteThink - www.readwritethink.org
National Council of Teachers of English - www.ncte.org
WritingFix - www.writingfix.com
Creative Writing Ideas and Activities - www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com
Teachers & Writers Collaborative - www.twc.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators - www.scbwi.org
Story Starters - www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters
Make Beliefs Comix - www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix
Kerpoof - www.kerpoof.com
Shape Writing - www.festisite.com/text-layout/#0,0
Story Kitchen - www.brucevanpatter.com/storykitchen.html
Bruce Van Patter - www.brucevanpatter.com/getcreative.html
The Imagination Prompt Generator - www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/imagination.prompt.html
Prompt Generator - www.jc-schools.net/write/create.htm
More Story Starters - www.kinderkorner.com/starters.html
Expository Essay Prompts - www2.asd.wednet.edu/Pioneer/barnard/wri/exp.htm
BOOKS:
Browne, Renni and Dave King. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
Culham, Ruth. 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2003.
Fletcher, Ralph and JoAnn Portalupi. Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2001.
Heard, Georgia. The Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques that Work. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2003.
Levine, Gail Carson. Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Murray, Donald. A Writer Teaches Writing. Independence: Wadsworth Publishing, 2003.
Ray, Katie Wood. The Writer’s Workshop: Working through the Hard Parts (And They’re All Hard Parts). Urbana: National Council of Teachers of English, 2001.
Strunk, William and E.B White, The Elements of Style. New York: Longman Publishers, 2000.
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