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[|BBC Bitesize]
Argument, comment, Factual writing (intructions, leaflets, letters), Writing a sotry (begiinings, endings, planning) for beginners

[|Create a Tale]
from scholastic create an autobiography of a stray.. step by step instructions good intoducory excercise or for beginners

[|Essay Punch]
Essay Punch takes users through the **process of writing** an essay. From pre-set writing prompts users learn to develop an idea and write their descriptive, informative and persuasive essays. The site provides **online interactive exercises** that guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing

[|Great Source][[image:iwrite-logo_main.jpg align="right" link="http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_lit.html"]]
Forms of writing, Graphic organizers and Tutorials Graphic Organizers for Writing Responses to Literature

[|Guide to gramar and writting]
Full of great tutorials, this website provides everything from the basic parts of speech all the way to writing the Argumentative essay and using proper MLA format. This site also excellent powerpoints for teaching grammar (especially when it comes to teaching the comma). [|Narrative] [|Persuasive] [|Expository] [|Research] [|Response to Literature]

[|LessonWriter]
analyzes text for vocabulary, grammar and usage, pronunciation, and word roots and stems.

The Lightning Bug
Finding a story idea So how do I find a story idea anyway? Being creative is HARD sometimes!


 * Search through [|images online]to find something that inspires a story idea
 * Try using the [|Plot Bank]– A wonderful website with strange and unusual plot ideas to get your story started.
 * Launching in early 2008, [|The Digital Narrative]will explore writing stories using digital media. If you're searching for a direction in your writing, or looking for a new way to tell a story, it may be just what you've been waiting for!
 * Reading author blogs is a fun way to find out how your favourite authors approach their own writing. You'll find a list of some we recommend in the [|resources] section.

My StoryMaker
Students choose their story’s characters, setting and certain objects. Students start by writing their name. They then choose their main character, the general theme of story (love, making friends, travel…) and a third variable (who the main character falls in love with, what the main character wants to find, etc.).

=[|Myths and Legends Story Creator]= - fun drag and drop cartoon builder - allows students to create sound effects to insert into their stories. - gallery of professionally built animated historical myths and legends and gallery of stories submitted by students.
 * -** fun and engaging way to get students to write fiction stories.

=[|Novlet]= Novlet is a web application designed to support collaborative writing of non-linear stories. With Novlet you will be able to read stories written by other users, create your own ones, and choose the plot you like most from several alternatives.

Novlet stories are divided in **//passages//**, text sections usually made of a few paragraphs: users can continue stories or add alternative storylines by creating their passages after existing ones. The only limit is your fantasy.

[|Story Planet]
- students are guided to create a simple story - offers audio support for the text you see on the screen.for beginners

They fight crime
story generating tool some references not suitable for younger writers

[|Protagonize.com]/[[image:starSean.gif]]
Get creative; Protagonize lets you explore your hidden writing talent. //Create// and //develop// your own original stories or //contribute// to existing stories //Discuss// and //refine// your writing, style and technique with //thousands// of other authors

storybird
Storybird reverses the process of visual storytelling by starting with the image and "unlocking" the story inside. Choose an artist or a theme, get inspired, and start writing.

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[|Writing Fun by Jenny Eather]
text organizers to assist student with the writing process

Xtranormal.com
**choose cartoon characters, type in your script, choose actions and camera angles, and add voice, sound and background and publish**