Other
The Seven Day Week and the Meanings of the Names
Ever wonder why Thursday is called Thursday? Find the answer to this and other word origins.
Other
Definition: Fiction v. Nonfiction
This writing and reading tutorial provides a detailed explanation of the difference between fiction and nonfiction in rhetoric.
Other
How the Language Works: Fiction
This article discusses the characteristics of fiction and the expectations that readers have.
Other
How the Language Really Works: Novels and Stories
This brief article explains perspective, types of narrators, and the elements of fiction.
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Health 2
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about terms related to different types of food. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life
This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages pupils to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Plot and the Most Dangerous Game
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches students about plot and gives examples from short story and also highlights vocabulary.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Descriptive Passage Synonyms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains several samples of descriptive writing.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Choppy Sentences
This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct sentences that are choppy.
Other
Robert J. Sawyer: Writing Workshops
This site features a list of columns written by Robert Sawyer. They include: Great Beginnings, Point of View, Constructing Characters, Show, Don't Tell, Description, Research, and more. W.9-10.3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3e Narratives, W.11-12.3, 3a,...
Other
Listening Skills Self Evaluation
Listening is a skill that is often overlooked and it can have everything to do with how someone views you. This site provides an evaluation that allows the user to analyze their ability to listen in a thoughtfull manner. The evaluation...
Other
Philosophe.com: Getting to Know Your Audience
Essays about understanding your audience in the development of websites. This extended discussion can enlighten the understanding the audience in writing any work.
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: Writing Advice: Beginner's Four Faults
This site is a personal site from Caro Clarke. The third installment in this series looks at the four major mistakes made by beginning authors. The main idea of this article is that the author needs to be able to combine dialogue with...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Science Now! A Picture Is Worth
A video clip asks students to explain how X-ray images communicate information. This is one in a series of creative writing prompts. [0:32]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Building Video Literacy: Storyboarding
In this activity developed by EDC's Center for Children and Technology, students explore the relationship between types of shots and storytelling.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Creative Writing Lesson Plan Ideas
This article focuses on ideas for lessons to teach creative writing such as Brain-Scrambler, Five-Sentence Paragraph, Obfuscatory Sentences, and Two-Sentence Response.
Other
Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Adverbs
This Writing Center guide features a survey of adverbs and their use and position in a sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Grammar Logs #127
This page, by the same person who wrote the online "Guide to Grammar and Writing," provides a log of questions and answers about grammar. The first question and answer on this page discuss absolute phrases and how they function in...