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Another visual dictionary. This one uses images in Flickr

This is so cool! You type in (or paste) text and this shows a visual representation. I tried it with text from a science books and it made the info. so much more comprehensible to students. (WW)

In this lesson, students analyze a writer's use of sensory details and descriptive language in a New York Times article reviewing the Apple iPhone. Then, students are asked to write original product reviews which incorporate some of the descriptive writing techniques identified and evaluated in class.

This is the coolest site! Poets are given 20 minutes to write and you can actually see the writing and revision take place.