Recognize and use all steps in the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing/proofing, publishing. 0501.3.10

Links verified on 9/3/2014

1. 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing - from the National Writing Project, each idea is explained
2. Collaborative Writing Resources - links to resources on the topic from the National Writing Project
3. Digital Writing Resources - links to resources on the topic from the National Writing Project
4. General Writing Resources - links to resources on the topic from the National Writing Project
5. How to Write a Paragraph Using the Writing Cycle - easy suggestions to follow to develop a paragraph.
6. Introduction to Prewriting - ideas to help with prewriting
7. Learn how to write a sentence and paragraph - easy explanation to help students write; starting with a sentence and moving on to a paragraph. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
8. Paragraph Punch - Click on the Demo button for interactive exercises that guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.
9. Paragraph writing exercise - interactive online exercise
10. PowerProofreading - select grade 5 and then any one of the many activities to practice proofreading
11. Prewriting -The Write Site - activities you can use to help plan and organize your writing [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
12. Prewriting Process - A summary put together to help educators and students see how the Writing Process fits with various programs they may already be using. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
13. Prewriting Resources - links to resources on the topic from the National Writing Project
14. Prewriting Strategies - Prewriting techniques [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
15. Proofreading - Select grade 5, any of the 35 units and then press the load game button. When you find a misspelled word you must type the correct spelling. There are errors other than spelling to correct in these passages.
16. Publishing Resources - links to resources on the topic from the National Writing Project
17. Pupil Writing Targets - teaching ideas for a variety of UK language arts standards on writing [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
18. Revision Resources - links to resources on the topic from the National Writing Project
19. Six Prewriting Steps - prepare your ideas for your essay before you begin writing
20. Story Starters - Here's a quick writing activity to try every day. First generate a creative story starter. Pick a format: notebook, letter, newspaper, or postcard. Four levels are available: pick 4th-6th
21. Techniques for Writing: Writing Topic Sentences for Paragraphs - lesson and practice.
22. Writer Writer! - After researching fables, students will select a moral and write an original fable to teach that moral [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
23. Writing Effective Paragraphs - on-line interactive exercise
24. Writing/Language Arts Teaching Ideas - a long table of links to ideas with the title, suggested grade level and a short description of the idea
25. The Writing Process - each step of the writing process can move you forward to completing a piece of writing or backward in terms of rethinking, reshaping, and revising that piece of writing. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]

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