Also Try Essays Problem Solving Writing Skills Lesson Plans Creative Writing in a World Classroom (Wagner) "Through the use of telecommunications, students explore and compare their town and themselves with students from other cities, countries and cultures." Limericks - Definition (ThinkQuest.org - Edwards and Tiamson) "A limerick is a very structured poem that can be catagorized as "short but sweet." They are usually humerous, and are composed of 5 lines, in an aacca rhyming pattern." 8-02 Limericks - How to Compose a Limerick (Finley) Describes how to create a limerick. 8-02 Limericks - How to Compose a Limerick (Finley) Describes how to create a limerick. 8-02 Lists Essays - Guide to Writing Essays (Livingston) Provides suggestions for conducting research and writing the introduction, body and conclusions of the essay. Essays and Grammar Links (Livingston) Provides 27 sources of information to assist with essays and 14 source of information on grammar. Writer's Resource Center 3-01 Writing for Children (Inkspot) 3-01 Materials -Dictionary for Students (Merriam-Webster) Provides the definitions and pronunciation of words entered into the search blank. Dictionary and Thesaurus (Merriam-Webster) Provides definitions and pronunciation of words entered into the dictionary search blank. Provides synonyms for words placed in the thesaurus blank. Papers -Creative Writing - Index of Articles (Johnson) 9-01 Anatomy of an Action Adventure Movie (Johnson) 9-01 Authors and Illustrators (Scoop) "Provides brief conversations, background information and insights from your favorite authors and illustrators." Characters and Premise (Johnson) 9-01 Characters and Story Movement (Johnson) 9-01 Cliches (Visser) Cliches are very common expressions that writers are generally taught to avoid because they are, in fact, used so often. Creating Dramatic Characters (Johnson) 9-01 Creating Memorable Characters (Hewitt) Creative Writing for Teens (About.com - Dobbs) Provides suggestions and resources to help teens develop their creative writing skills. 3-01 Creativity Basics (Cave) 3-01 Dialogue - The "Why" of Dramatic Dialogue (Johnson) 9-01 Examples of Creative Writing by Students (KidNews) 2-00 Plot - Anatomy of a Plot (Johnson) 9-01 Plot - Creating a Dramatic Plot (Johnson) 9-01 Plots - Basic Plots in Literature (Internet Public Library) Provides the basic kinds of plots used in literature. One assessment is that there are only 7 basic plots. 8-00. Rate of Revelation (Johnson) 9-01 Story Movement - Seeing Story Movement (Johnson) 9-01 Storytelling - Foundation Principles of Storytelling (Johnson) 2-00 Techniques to Create a Story Premise (Johnson) 9-01 Tools to Improve Creativity (Creative Web) 3-01 Understanding What a Story Is (Johnson) 9-01 What's At Stake in Your Story (Johnson) 9-01 Why Police Stories (Johnson) 9-01 Periodicals KidNews - A Place to Submit Stories 2-00 Publish News Stories - High School Students (Highwired Network) Provides a means for teachers and students to work together to publish stories online. Provides a staging area for teachers to approve stories by students before the stories go online. TeenInk - By and For Teens (21st Century) Provides articles and reviews of interest to teens. 3-01 Projects Advice from Professional Journalists (Straight Scoop News Bureau) Provides advice and also an opportunity to ask a journalist a question. Creative Writing Exercises and Activities (Oberman) Provides suggestions to improve creative writing. 8-01 Creative Writing Projects (About.com - Dobbs) Provides projects, such as writing essays and poems, around themes. Dobbs assists the authors and puts the best materials on a Web page for all to see. See, for example, the September 25th project, "Solutions for a Better World." Creative Writing Resources (Celluloid Monkeys Entertainment and WritersWebsite.com) Provides creative writing resources. 3-01 Feature Story Ideas (Straight Scoop News Bureau) Provides facts for feature stories, especially in the area of drug abuse prevention. Media Messages for Youth (Straight Scoop News Bureau) Provides resources for young journalists to write news stories, especially those with a drug abuse prevention message. Resources for Writers (SuccessLiterary.com) Provides sources of information and networks for writers. 6-02 Script Submission Service for Writers (WriterscriptNetwork.com) Provides a network for submitting screenplay scripts to potential producers. 6-02 Short Story Writing Contest Using a Picture Starting - How to Get Started (Young Writer's Clubhouse) Provides assistance to kids who want to become writers. Also allows kids to work with each other as writers. 3-01 Stories - Make a Silly Story (WIC-Kid) Provides fill-in blanks for nouns, verbs, adjectives, and so on, and then creates a story from the words filled in. This site also provides electronic postcards and other activities for kids. Tales - Wacky Web Tales (Houghton Mifflin Company - Education Place) Help tell the story. Stories may be really funny. 2-01 Writers Needed (High School Columnists Network - Gagliardi) Provides opportunities for high school students to compete for columnist positions. 3-02 Writing a Movie Scene (Annenberg and CPB) Provides an opportunity to write a movie script online and then see how a screenwriter and others would handle the script. An interactive cinema opportunity. Purchase Resources Story of Your Life (Infinite Humanity) Provides an opportunity to record the key stories of your life for posterity. Allows the traditions and story heritage from many cultures to be preserved. Includes a search engine to find stories by nationality, name, date, and other variables.

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