Information and Activities for Modes of Writing

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INFORMATION AND
ACTIVITIES FOR THE
MODES OF WRITING

At this point, all of the items below are links to other sites. They are links to actual pages that contain further information or teaching activities. In a few rare cases, there are sets of pages that are related to each other. In those cases, you will be presented with links to those additional pages. Other than that, you will NOT find links to pages of links. (I hate it when that happens, don't you?) I will be adding some ideas of my own soon, so check this page again.

Expository Writing	Descriptive Writing
Narrative Writing	Persuasive Writing
Creative Writing	All Modes of Writing

Expository Writing

	Expository Writing -- found at Meeks's English Page
	Writing Expository Essays -- found at University of St. Thomas
	Writing to Inform Rubric in "Kid" Language -- found at Stephen Decatur Middle School
	Process Essays -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	The Definition Essay -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	Comparison/Contrast Essays -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	Business Writing -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	Resumes and Cover Letters -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	Research Papers -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	Writing Workshop: Oral History -- found at Scholastic
	Writing Workshop: Research Writing -- found at Scholastic
	Fabulous, Fascinating Fact Books -- found at Scholastic

Descriptive Writing

	Descriptive Essays -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	Descriptive Writing Unit Lesson Plan -- found at Mary Warner's Homepage
	Writing Descriptions -- found at Purdue University Online Writing Lab
	Peer Review Workshop for Descriptive Paragraph -- found at McWard's English Home Page

Narrative Writing

	The Narrative Essay -- found at College of DuPage
	Narrative Essays -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	Narrative Features -- found at English On-line
	Graphic Organizer for Events -- found at Greenway Elementary School
	Peer Review Workshop for Narrative Paragraph -- found at McWard's English Home Page

Persuasive Writing

	Persuasive Essay Prompt and Rubric -- found at Middle Web
	Writing Persuasive Essays -- found at University of St. Thomas
	Writing to Persuade Rubric in "Kid" Language -- found at Stephen Decatur Middle School
	Writing a Reaction or Response Essay -- found at LEO: Literacy Education Online
	Persuasive Vocabulary -- sample lesson found at Sanron Educational Enterprises, Inc.
	Organizing Your Argument -- found at Buffalo State University
	Graphic Organizer for Persuasive Writing -- found at Greenway Elementary School
	Introducing the Hamburger Model for Persuasive Writing -- found at Montgomery Public Schools e-Learning
	Writing Workshop: Persuasive Writing -- found at Scholastic

Creative Writing

Creative Writing: Prose -- found at Meeks's English Page

	Poetry -- found at PIZZAZZ
	Tips for Teaching Poetry -- found at Forsyth Home Educators
	Story Telling Workshop with Gerald Fierst -- found at Scholastic

All Modes

Forms of Writing and Teaching Strengths of Various Forms -- found at Writing Curriculum Files of Children's Author, Suzanne Williams

Writing With Writers -- found at Scholastic

	Biography Writing
	Descriptive Writing
	Folktale Writing
	Mystery Writing
	Myth Writing
	News Writing
	Poetry Writing
	Speech Writing
	Writing a Book Review

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