https://www.mindomo.com/
Overcoming Writer's Block
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/brainstorm_block.htm
National Writing Project
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/922
Fun Writing Games for Kids
http://www.funenglishgames.com/writinggames.html
ReadWriteThink.org
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/
Fiction Writing Resources;
How to Write a Science Fiction Novel using the "Snowflake Method"
http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method/
The Fiction Writer's Virtual Toolbox by Josh Vogt
http://www.jrvogt.com/writerresources.htm
102 Resources for Fiction Writers
http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/11/01/resources-for-fiction-writing/
The Creative Writer's Toolkit: 6 Tools You Can't Write Without
http://thewritepractice.com/creative-writing-tools/
Fiction Addiction.net
http://www.fictionaddiction.net/
Rules & Tools for Writing Short Stories
http://www.danielpublishing.com/resourcesback.htm
Tools for Writers on Reddit
http://www.sfwa.org/2013/09/tools-writers-reddit/
1001 Creative Writing Tips
http://fictionwritingtools.blogspot.ca/
How to Master Pacing in A Story
http://www.writersdigest.com/tip-of-the-day/7-tools-for-pacing-a-novel-keeping-your-story-moving-at-the-right-pace
Tools for Emerging Writers
http://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/
Top Tools for Writers
http://www.fictionschool.com/top-tools-writers-fiction-school-podcast-30/
Mentee Checklist
The
following one page checklist has been adapted from an online resource to target
the specific areas in which my student writer struggles. The list could adapted
to suit students at a variety of grade levels, and the list of items could be
expanded or contracted in order to address the needs of a particular class or
student.
Introduction:
❒ The
thesis statement clear.
❒ The
thesis statement states the specific argument that the essay will advance/the
specific subject that the essay will explore.
❒ The
introduction frames the thesis, introducing the subject to be explored, and
does not provide too little, or too much, information.
❒ The
introduction elaborates on the way in which the essay will address its topic or
develop its argument.
Body:
❒ The essay develops in a logical manner; the subject of one paragraph leads naturally into the subject of the next and all paragraphs address the thesis.
❒ The argument develops in an effective manner; subjects are organized so as to guide a reader to accept the argument or to easily understand the issue explored in the essay.
❒ Each paragraph has a transitional topic sentence that guides the reader through the essay from one paragraph to the next.
❒ Each paragraph is unified, addressing only one topic.
❒ Quotations are integrated properly.
❒ Quotations are integrated effectively and judiciously.
Conclusion:
❒ The
conclusion does not simply restate the thesis; synthesis of ideas is
evident.
❒ The
conclusion does not introduce a new supporting argument.
Writing
Style
❒ Homonyms
(its vs. it's; course vs. coarse) are employed correctly.
❒ There is
no pronoun confusion (i.e. when used, pronouns such as he, she, it, and they
clearly refer back to a specific noun).
❒ The
essay uses the active voice.
❒ Whenever
appropriate, the essay is in the present tense.
❒ The
essay is free from cliches and colloquialisms. Academic/formal language is used
throughout.
❒ There
are no contractions.
❒ The
essay employs all words and content-area specific terms correctly.
❒ There is
no repetition of sentence construction
❒ There
are few instances of repeated word use in a compressed area of the essay.
❒ Repetitious
ideas/restatements of the same idea have been eliminated.
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