  |
The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996 - http://www.bartleby.com/64/
Practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English. Provides a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups, and scientific forms. |
| |
H.W. Fowler: The King's English - http://www.bartleby.com/116/index.html
Authoritative text on grammar, syntax, punctuation, writing techniques, and style. |
| |
11 Rules of Writing - http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/
A concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar. |
| |
Haiku for People - http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/
Tells what Haiku is, explains how to write it, and gives numerous examples in English. |
| |
What Makes a Good Story? - http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/
Interactive exhibit takes visitors on a literary journey through the classic short story and examines the elements that come together to create a good story. |
| |
Writing Den - http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/index.htm
Offers resources for students and teachers to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills. |
| |
The Five Paragraph Essay - http://www.geocities.com/jk102.geo/
Basic information, writing prompts, and examples. |
| |
Kids' Place: English - http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/
An interactive way of improving written work, with ideas for practice sessions and an explanation of the drafting and revision process. |
| |
Science Fiction Writing Activity - http://www.mariannedyson.com/sfspin.html
Use nonfiction science to create a science fiction story. |
| |
Exploring English - http://www.shared-visions.com/explore/english/english.html
Provides tips, tools, and resources to help improve writing skills. Includes why it's important to write well, the parts of speech, types of sentences, punctuation, spelling, and a downloadable file. |
| |
The Writing Pot - http://www.thewritingpot.com/
Offers help to young writers in publicizing their writing in a small community. |
| |
For Kids: Secrets and Surprises about Writing - http://www.pamelajane.com/dont_even_think.html
Children's book author Pamela Jane tells how she gets ideas for writing. |
| |
The Claremont Review Literary Magazine - http://theclaremontreview.ca/
Solicits and publishes teen writings; also offers writing tips and a manuscript/mentor service. |
| |
Center for Writing: Quick Tips - http://writing.umn.edu/sws/quicktips/quicktips.htm
A series of suggestions for effective and correct composition. Covers punctuation, style, grammar, plagiarism and specific writing tasks. Each topic can be downloaded as PDF. |
| |
Young Writers' Clubhouse - http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml
Encouragement for young writers by Deborah Morris, author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures series. Includes answers to frequently asked questions and tips for getting started. |
| |
Judy Reeves - Writer - http://www.judyreeveswriter.com/
Includes hints, tips and ideas. |
| |
Paragraph Organizer - http://www.paragraphorganizer.com/
Offers paragraph writing help, composition of a paragraph and instructions for writing. |
| |
Diana Hacker: A Writer's Reference, Sixth Edition - http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/writersref6e/Player/Pages/Main.aspx
Provides exercises in writing, grammar, and research. Includes language debates, model papers, and research and documentation online. [Requires registration to save scores.] |
| |
Writing Skills - http://www.ncistudent.net/StudySkills/WritingSkills/Introduction.htm
A comprehensive guide to researching information and producing well structured written work. Includes sections on paragraphs, punctuation, essay writing, and using references. |
| |
Kid Quote Greeting Cards - http://kidcards.blogspot.com/
Greeting card publisher that holds a semi-annual kid quote contest. Student writers submit quotes that might be used in future greeting cards. Prizes are awarded. |
| |
Potluck Children's Literary Magazine - http://hometown.aol.com/potluckmagazine/
Children's magazine that publishes poetry, short stories, book reviews and artwork by young writers/artists ages 8-16. Includes educational articles to enrich writing skills. |
| |
Write Away - a site for teen writers - http://www.freewebs.com/write-away/
Provides a writing workshop where characters, plot, and setting can be developed. |
| |
Anthony’s Workshop - http://www.anthonysworkshop.com/
Offers a tutorial, definitions, and exercises to teach punctuation and the parts of speech. |
| |
Sen10ce Maker - http://www.sen10cemaker.com/
Provides sentence making tips, techniques of how to structure a sentence and clarification on confusing words and verbs. |
| |
License 2 Write - http://www.license2write.com/
Teaches students how to structure a paper and improve their proofreading skills. |
 |
English Online - Writers' Window - http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/home.html
Provides guides to writing stories, poems, reviews, and research papers. Also publishes the writings of children and teenagers. |
| |
Message in a Bottle - http://www.ambrit-rome.com/clasproj/mslit/6wbottle/6wbottle.html
Read what kids from a 6th grade class wrote to go in a bottle which was thrown into the Mediterranean Sea. |
| |
The Magic Key - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/
Characters from the Oxford Reading Tree offer games and worksheets about writing, grammar and punctuation. |
| |
N2Arts - http://www.n2arts.com/index.php/writing/index/
Online community and magazine for those who are involved in writing. |
| |
Swords of Writing - http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/swords_of_writing/
Pictures, stories, poetry, and a chatroom intended to provide motivation for writing. |