Writing
(See also For Students,
Literature - Poetry)
Steve Peha's Writing Resources
This site includes a wealth of resources about the teaching of
writing.
Tasmanian
Writers’ Centre
Check this site for details of
the next Tasmanian Readers’ and Writers’ Festival.
The TWC also offers manuscript appraisal, a newsletter and on-line
publication opportunities.
The
Fellowship of Australian Writers - Tasmania
The Fellowship supports writers
in many ways, including by organising seminars and competitions.
The site contains details of these and information about meetings,
newsletters and other activities.
Writer’s
Digest
The site for the journal contains
a wealth of material for writers. There is a free e-mail newsletter
and plenty of ideas to help students and teachers with writing
of all kinds.
Creative
Writing for Teens
Links and original articles about all aspects of writing.
Six
Strategies to Help Students Master Beginnings and Endings in
their Writing
The Scholastic Site contains plenty of teaching ideas. This
is a neatly packaged set of ideas mainly for primary and lower
secondary students.
The
Art of Writing
A collection of resources and ideas for writers.
Writer’s
Resource Centre
This site is for writers of all kinds
of material. It includes writing activities and exercises, information
about publishing, and much more.
A
Writer’s Life
Includes writing tips, good links
and exercises to boost creativity.
Using
the web for high-school student writers
Ted Nellen is a convert to the use
of the Internet with student writers. His students create their
own web pages and use them to publish their work. In this account,
linked to the assignments he uses, he explains what he does
and why he thinks it works so well.
Outta
Ray’s Head: Writing Lessons
Ray Saitz is an Ontario teacher-librarian
and English teacher who has assembled a large collection of
interesting teaching ideas. Some are by Ray and some are by
other teachers. Although the quality is variable, there are
some off-beat and inspiring possibilities here.
