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Collaborative Writing Projects
The Link: Con-nect's Webzine for Students- Publish your students' writing and artwork on The Link, Co-nect's online 'zine! Monthly features include news articles, fiction and non-fiction stories, and an "Ask Val & Sal" column that answers students' most pressing academic questions.Running from until May 2003, this writing project has been repeated yearly.
Kids Who Read-Join the largest book discussion in the world! In Kids Who Read!, students will join online discussions and engage in telecollaborative activities revolving around several age-appropriate books. The book authors will be online to join in the discussion and answer questions. Students participating in the project will also have the opportunity to submit online book reviews and participate in a reader poll. Prizes will be awarded to schools with the greatest percentage of students reading the selected books. So, join this literacy project and get your classroom excited about sharing their reading and writing with students around the world.
Collab-O-Write -This is a winning Think Quest website where students enter their own stories, add to existing stories, illustrate, write from illustrations, and receive writing tips offered in a supportive framework.
The Write Site- An interactive language arts and journalism project for middle schools developed by ThinkTVNetwork, Dayton, Ohio.
Barry Lane's Web Page- Barry Lane is a nationally know writer and speaker who believes "writing and its teaching should be fun". Along with his books and tapes, he has great resources (free) for teachers and students. Lesson plans are created and diverse and planned for a variety of grade levels for each story or novel. Check out the archives! Students can submit poems, story reviews, fractured fairy tales, and more. Kids will love the sense of humor behind this link.
My Hero- An interactive writing project in which real life heroes are honored and written about by students across the online world.
pdictionary- The Internet picture dictionary.
Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus- great for those visual learners! The online version is free. It may take a moment to load, but it is worth the wait.
Merriam-Webster- Use the online dictionary and thesaurus for free. Other features require a subscription.
Wordcentral.com- Daily words telling what does it mean, how do you use it, and a word quiz with historical information. Has an archive of words.
Wordsmyth.net-Drag the WordsmythNow link to the tool bar. Highlight word and go to WordsmythNow and it gives a defintion, and more
Palindrome List
Oxymoron List- The “largest list of oxymorons on-line”.
Grammar
Guide to Grammar and Writing- Lessons and interactive pages that review the definitions and rules of basic grammar and writing.Interactive Quizes: Guide to Grammar and Writing- A large array of on-line quizes to help students review basic (and sometimes advanced) aspects of grammar and writing.
Grammar Bytes: Interactive Grammar Review- At this site you will find an Index of Grammar Terms, Interactive Exercises , (Test your grammar knowledge here!), Handouts for Students and Teachers, and Grammar Rules.
Mad Libs On-Line
Authors and Illustrators
Authors and Illustrators on the Web- The Internet has become a great source of information about a great many children's writers and illustrators. The websites listed here include authors' personal websites and websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.
On-Line Literature
Bibliomania- Free online literature with more than 200 classic texts. Literature book notes, author biographies, book summaries and reference books. Read classic fiction, drama, poetry, short stories and contemporary articles and Interviews. Study guides to the moste read books and help for teachers. Research our reference books, dictionaries, quotations, classic non-fiction, biographies, and religious texts.Bartleby.com- Encyclopedia, thesaurus, dictionaries, quotations, verse, fiction, non-fiction: all online and for free. Quite a resource. There are some "pop-up ads" and advertisements built into the page.
Cyberguides- "CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric, based on California Language Arts Content Standards."
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