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A great post that reminds readers about the transcendence of narrative writing across genres (and across subjects!) The teacher uses historical and science fiction as inspiration for her ELA students' writing projects, but ideas, such as the "What if . . ." digital presentation project she mentions from Larry Ferlazzo could be used in almost any subject. The author's ideas for having students prove their informational research are also very helpful. I loved reading the post, too. Her, "Nobody puts baby in a corner," quote made me laugh out loud.

Examining specific ways in which teachers are bringing new technologies and related practices into the classroom reveals how the writing curriculum of the early 21st century is both an extension of what has come before and an expansion of it.

Examining specific ways in which teachers are bringing new technologies and related practices into the classroom reveals how the writing curriculum of the early 21st century is both an extension of what has come before and an expansion of it.

Teach your students how to evaluate their own writing with kid-friendly rubrics. Based on Common Core grade-level expectations, criteria are clear and scoring is simple.

Teach your students how to evaluate their own writing with kid-friendly rubrics. Based on Common Core grade-level expectations, criteria are clear and scoring is simple.

Found through twitter, this tweet shared by twitter-user "Nimfetta" links to an article on busyteacher.org regarding some amazing tips on writing successful lesson plans. How to Write a Lesson Plan: 5 Secrets of Writing Great Lesson Plans http://busyteacher.org/3753-how-to-write-a-lesson-plan-5-secrets.html ... via @busyteacher_org

Using technology to teach students writing

Using technology to teach students writing

Great website to get writing lessons, ideas, prompts and activities for the classroom.

This is a great site for language arts writing resouces. It's based on the 6 + 1 Traits of writing. There are interactive lesson plans, interactive writing prompts, student samples which help struggling writers with the brainstorming and organizing writing at many different levels. This website is FANTASTIC! I've used it a number of times with my 1st Graders!!

Links to help students effectively use technology to conduct research and write papers. Includes information on copyright, fair use, creative commons licenses, alternate search terms, and mind mapping

NoRedInk.com is a web-based learning platform that helps students improve their grammar and writing skills. It includes content that is interesting to students, differentiated instruction, tutorials, exercises/quizzes/assignments, and progress tracking all in one place!

Students can publish their writing! I have noticed an increase of motivation: one, they have to go through the steps of the writing process to log on to KidBlog because they only use it to publish and two, students truly think about their writing because their peers will be reading and commenting in on it. You can also open up their blogs for the world to view and comment! I cannot say enough great things about this site.

From the National Endowment for the Humanities edsitement offers lesson plans for K-12 on anthropology, art history, civics, folklore, history, language, literature, mythology, religion, social studies, and writing.

WritingFix is an excellent resource that provides lesson plans that meet the needs of many students. WritingFix has detailed lessons that focus on the essential components of writing. Each lesson is introduced with a children's book that demonstrates a specific component. The website it organized by the components of writing and has so much information! However, be aware that this site can look overwhelming because there is a lot of information available.

Encourage reading and writing! Plus, your students can get published!

Over three hundred creative writing prompts

can be used as a whiteboard that records the writing and sound

Turn any book or document into a digital classroom. Subtext is a free iPad app that allows classroom groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital texts. You can also layer in enrichment materials, assignments and quizzes-opening up almost limitless opportunities to engage students and foster analysis and writing skills.

Kidspiration provides a cross-curricular visual workspace for K-5 learners. Students combine pictures, text, numbers and spoken words to develop vocabulary, word recognition, reading for comprehension, writing and critical thinking skills.

Making writing fun for students

From Information Please, this website helps young students with research. Categories include people, science, sports, math, games and quizzes, and more.

This is a kid friendly site. It is a multi - subject site that students can gather information or play learning games. The subjects include world news, U.S., people, sports, math and money, science and a homework helper. There was information on how to write a biography under the people subject.