Writing Resources

Writing Editorial Pieces - http://library.thinkquest.org/50084/index.shtml 

Utah Valley Writing Lab - http://www.uvsc.edu/owl/

 General writing information

RAFT Writing Process - http://www.geocities.com/writingprocess/rafts.htm 

Writing@CSU - http://writing.colostate.edu/references/processes/audmod/index.cfm

 Detailed information about writing for an audience, but probably not appropriate for elementary level. Good info though.

Writing Lesson Plan (high school but could be adapted) - http://www.ashland.com/education/lesson_plans/week41.html 

Writing Lesson Plan (gr.3-5) -  http://www.wcboe.k12.md.us/mainfold/curric/palspage/PALS2001/Grade3/WritingtoYourAudience.html 

Writing Oral Histories - http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/ 

Writing Content at Scholastic - http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=1 

The Writing Process - A Web Tutorial - http://www.psesd.wednet.edu/write_process/Write_PC/writepr.htm

In this online self tutorial, Conn McQuinn from Puget Sound ESD in Burien, Washington guides teachers and students alike through the Writing Process with the analogy of creating a "Magnifique" pizza.  

Three Kinds of Writing - http://www.wku.edu/3kinds/

Created for middle and secondary teachers by teachers in a week-long training at WKU, this site includes examples of prompts, teaching strategies, teaching materials, student work, and commentary in support of various types of writing.

Persuasive Writing Resources - http://riverview.mints.more.net/chake/resources.htm

A list of links taken from a webquest created for teachers on teaching persuasive writing.

Writing Workshop - Persuasive Writing - http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/index.asp?topic=Persuasive

Writing workshop format from Scholastic that walks students through the persuasive writing process.

Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing - http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=56

3-5 Lesson from Read, Write, Think site

Persuasive Writing: What Can Writing in Family Message Journals Do for Students? -  http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=100

K-2 Lesson from Read, Write, Think

Brothers of the Knight: Walk in My Shoes -  http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum.cfm?curriculum_id=443&mode=overview

3-4 Persuasive Writing Lesson from ArtsEdge, based on the book, Brothers of the Knight

Mystery, Mayhem, and Mistletoe - writing mini-mysteries for Santa (3-5) webquest