Writing & Grammar Assistance
English Basics - Reading and writing resources from NCTE. This site gives wonderful suggestions for grammar practice
Handwriting - This is an outstanding penmanship and handwriting resource.
Writing Prompts - Here are some prompts Mr. T has gathered over the years.
Journal Writing Every Day - Teachers share their best experiences with classroom journals in this article that includes several writing prompts.
Celebrate Books - This site has alternatives to the standard book report. Suggested activity: Chain Together a Book Report.
Mythology - This site is wonderful for myth writing. There are sample myths. There are three levels for each myth: beginner, intermediate and advanced. It gives students a step-by-step process for writing their own myths.
Story Starters - Here are 50 ideas to get the creative juices flowing. Click on Writing Process at the bottom of the page for help with brainstorming, graphic organizers, the first draft, revising, editing and the final copy.
Ten Character Diary Entries - Responses while reading a novel. Each student chooses a character after reading part of a novel and then the student, thinking like the character, answer questions. Contains challenging materials for 6th through 10th graders. Interesting activities listed: Character Diary Entries and Ten Oscar Entries. This is a great site for writing prompts and activities for free writes.
Grammar Gorillas - Games to help with your grammar
Grammar Lady - Tips and information
Bright Ideas for Writing - Try this site for some writing topics which includes photos for added inspiration.
Interactive Grammar Quizzes - This is an interactive section of the Guide to Grammar and Writing site. It provides dozens of online interactive quizzes to check understanding of grammatical concepts. This site provides opportunities for differentiation by allowing students to select their own quizzes to work on grammatical concepts or the teacher could assign quizzes as needed.
Simile Safari - Perfect when reviewing similes.
Everyday Spelling Writing Prompts - This site has writing prompts organized by grade level. It encourages students to use their spelling and proofreading skills.