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Unique usage of javascript to help students brainstorm persuasive essay topics. Also has a thesis builder and outliner. Simple and works well. Not a complete guide to essay writing, but definitely helpful.

"John Taylor, retired superintendent of schools in Lancaster, S.C., offers this history of the above essay which he wrote while leading that district: "The parody was originally titled 'Absolutely the Best Dentists.' It was written and sent to every newspaper and legislator in South Carolina a number of years ago in an attempt to point out the absurdities inherent in South Carolina's then new accountability act which was focused on 'absolute' performance and threatened retention for every child who couldn't meet very challenging grade level standards. (Not to mention severe penalties for 'poorly performing' schools, teachers ands administrators.) Since then it has traveled widely to the point that I have not been able to keep up with the uses; but I know it has appeared in teacher association publications in at least three Canadian Provinces and in Australia, as well as dozens in the USA. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) seems to have given the story a new life." Thus: No Dentist Left Behind. The essay remains on the Lancaster County School District's Web site."

amen, brotha!

How do YOU respond to the statement: Correcting isn't teaching! Some great strategies and thoughts. From The Writing Teacher blog.

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Online "lessons" explaining various grammar rules and problems. Categorized in levels: Sentence Level, Paragraph Level, and Essay Level, each with subtopics covering specific grammatical concepts.

essentially a meta site that gathers links to the "most intelligent, provocative, and illuminating news stories, critical reviews, political essays, and commentaries published online." Updated six days a week, the site is divided into three main areas. "Articles of Note," "New Books," and "Essays and Opinion."

Extra helps teachers and educators spark young people's interest in the world around them by a) providing news articles written for students with the background and context needed to understand complex topics b) creating high-quality, free lesson plans and teaching tools that make it easy to bring current events and issues into the classroom c) offering an outlet for young people to speak out on issues important to them by publishing essays, and original audio and video recordings. Often these student voices are directly related to the news and give adults insight into how events affect young people.

Write Well is a web-based application with interactive templates that help students organize their thoughts and ideas, while writing more effectively. When students are finished with a project, it can be exported to Microsoft Word, Google Drive, or as a PDF.

"A Brief History Of Intolerance In America" is a good slideshow from TIME Magazine. It's connected to controversy around the mosque near Ground Zero.

The Challenge of Memorializing 9/11 is a slideshow from TIME Magazine.

Shmoop wants to make you a better lover (of literature, history, poetry and writing). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time. Our mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age.

How to submit an essay for publication

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"ElectraGuide is a tool that wants to help high school students: 1. find a topic (see example topic questions?) 2. create a good thesis statement (see an example?) 3. and generate an outline (see an example?)"