Websites the Support the Writing Process/6 Trait Writing

• Web Resources - Story Writing Programs for Young Learners
• FreeMind: http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page -- an open source program similar to Inspiration
• Paint.net: http://www.getpaint.net/features.html -- an open source program similar to Photoshop
• Scribus: http://www.scribus.net/ -- an open source program similar to Publisher
• Gliffy: http://www.gliffy.com/ -- a web-based mind-mapping style tool, although aimed more at technical types
• xTimeLine: http://www.xtimeline.com/ -- a web-based tool to create timelines/concepts maps

(PDF Doc from LWI 2009)

Social Networks on Ning:

• http://lenaweewritinginstitute.ning.com
• http://englishcompanion.ning.com/ - multiple groups for discussion forums related to a variety of ELA topics
• http://mienglishteacher.ning.com/ - Michigan Council of Teachers of English network
• http://worldliterature.ning.com/ (HS teacher's network)
• http://worldliterature2.ning.com/ (HS teacher's network)
• http://lhscreativewriting.ning.com/ - Mr. Macavish's course network Ning (HS ELA)
• http://lhshonorsla9.ning.com/ - Mr. Macavish's course network Ning (HS ELA)
• http://onemorechapter.ning.com - Sue's playground Ning

Writingfix.com – see these “top 12” resources:

1. The Daily Prompt Generator
2. Picture Book-Inspired Writing Lessons
3. "WritingFix for Kids" Prompt Collection
4. Resources from our 6-Trait In-service Class
5. Poetry-Inspired Writing Lessons
6. Summarizing (instead of Plagiarizing) Resources
7. Right-Brained Writing Prompts
8. Left-Brained Writing Prompts
9. iPod-Inspired Writing Lessons
10. Constructed Response Resources
11. Resources for Writing Tests
12. Chapter Book-Inspired Writing Lessons

LiteracyLeader.com

http://www.literacyleader.com/

Tools for Reading, Writing & Thinking

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/tools/index.htm

Thinkfinity.org

Interactive Six Trait Writing Process – Steve Gardiner 1999 – exercises & rubrics

http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/

Six Traits – OWL – posters

http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html

EasyBib.com - free MLA bibliography maker

http://easybib.com 

Elementary Writing Workshop Process to Support MLPP (from M. Western)

*Six Traits Writing:

ReadingLady.com – Six Trait Writing; see “Documents>Six Trait”

http://www.readinglady.com/

Beginning Writer’s Continuum from NWREL – 6 Traits

http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/pdfGeneral/BWC.pdf

6 + 1 Traits Writing Rubric from NWREL – lots of detail!

http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/pdfRubrics/6plus1traits.PDF

6 Trait Assessment for Primary Learners K-2 (Beginning Writers) – NWREL/Ruth Culham/Kyrene 1997

http://www.kyrene.org/Assessme/Writing_assesment_Checklist/Rubrics/Grades%20K-2%20Rubric.pdf

*Writing Workshop

Conferencing in Writing Workshop – “Stars & Wishes”

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1132.html

Scholastic’s “Writing with Writers” http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm

CanTeach – Writing Prompts

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html

WebEnglishTeacher.com (recommended by J. Richard Gentry)

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/writing.html

Websites for Evaluating Reading Levels:

Lexile.com

http://lexile.com/

JuicyStudio.com – readability test – Quality Assurance for web sites

http://juicystudio.com/services/readability.php

How JuicyStudio’s Readability Test Works – by Lorelle/WordPress file “Testing the Readability of Your Blog”

http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/testing-the-readability-of-your-blog/