Writing Resources

Writing Resources

KDE's Three Modes of Writing in KCAS

Kentucky's Marker Papers

Research Lesson Plans (15 Lessons for Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Research)

Clark County's Literacy Site

Jefferson County's Gheen's Academy's Instructional Resources Site

An Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (from the WAC Clearinghouse at Colorado State)

Writing Tips/Handouts from UNC (videos & handouts on modes of writing, citation/research, writing forms, and writing strategies for specific disciplines)

Writing Fix's Lessons for Writing Genres

Narrative

A Roll of the Dice (strategy for narrative topic generation)

Analyzing Writer's Craft PPT

Analyzing Writer's Craft--3 Column Chart

Analyzing Writer's Craft--5 Column Chart

Analyzing Writer's Craft--Literary Devices and Figurative Language


Analyzing Writer's Craft--Style

Song Bank--Memoir, Narrative, and Literary Devices

Narrative Revision:  Author's Question Cards

Writing Into the Day:  Narrative Writing Exercises PPT

Informational/Explanatory

Writing to Inform--UMUC tips & video tutorial

Information about Expository Writing--Stanford

Expository Writing Resources from WebEnglishTeacher

Informative/Expository Writing from Writing Fix

Analyzing Writer's Craft--Text Features

Analyzing Writer's Craft--Idea Development/Evidence

Analyzing Writer's Craft--The Language of Film

Opinion (K-5)/ Argumentative (6-12)

They Say/I Say Templates--IU Writing Center

Analyzing Visual Rhetoric PPT

Organizing an Effective Argument PPT

Building Credible Arguments/Avoiding Fallacies PPT

So You Think You Can Argue (link to ICivics.org)

Propaganda in Literature and Political Ads (excellent lesson/resources from readwritethink)

Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? (lesson from readwritethink)

Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments (lesson from readwritethink)


Argumentative Writing Resources (from UEN)

Persuasive/Opinion Writing Resources (from UEN)

Kentucky Writing Project Argument Resources

NWP College Ready Writers

Revision Resources

Revise!  Don't Just Reprint PPT

Writing Videos

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Writing to Inform and Make Arguments

Socratic Seminar--Supporting Claims and Counter Claims

UNC's Writing Center's YouTube Channel (Citation, Proofreading, Outlining, Comparing/Contrasting, etc.)

Three Anti-Social Skills to Improve Your Writing

Using Debates to Address W.CCR.1

Writing Process Tips from the Pros!

AdLit's Meet the Author YouTube Channel

Barnes & Noble's Meet the Writers YouTube Channel

Eminem's views on bending words--rhyming with orange...

Eminem discusses his writing process and motivation (1st 7 minutes)

Writing Rap with Ice-T

Pixar Storytelling Rules Videos: 

1.  Finding Ideas

2.  Characters

3.  Character Empathy

4.  Drama and Conflict

5.  Essence of Structure

6.  Believable Characters
 
7.  Casting Characters

8.  Developing an Idea

9.  Challenging Your Characters

10.  Theme