WRITING & LITERACY

• Writer's Roost
  On this site you will find original writing guides along with dozens of links to other great writing resources on the Web.

• Write-On Rhode Island
  This site is dedicated to promoting and highlighting student writers in Rhode Island..

• abcteach.com
  This is a great site for teachers of young children with many ideas for classroom use. March is National Reading month, so the site includes a reading chart that encourages students to read different types of books as well as signs, cereal boxes, and a variety of different types of material. For creating books, there are shapes that can be printed, copied, and cut out for shape books where students can write a story. Printable research cards are available for students to use when they are learning basic research skills.

• Guide to Grammar and Writing
  Use this online grammar guide to help students learn about grammar. Specific sections relating to essays, paragraphs, and sentence will help you find answers to questions quickly and easily.

• AltaVista Translations
  AltaVista runs this website translation service. By typing in text or a URL address you want translated, you can convert it from English, French, German, Italian, Portugese, or Spanish into any of the other languages.

• Elements of Style
  This site is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature.

• Research-It!
  Search through various dictionaries and thesauri, look up acronyms and quotations, translate English to French or Japanese and back again, use the word search, look up maps, and on and on.

• Art Safari
  This site prompts kids to explore paintings and sculptures from the Museum of Modern Art. A series of questions guides children to write about what they see. Kids are encouraged to submit their own art.

• Researchpaper.com
  This link is a great starting point for students who are using the Web to do research and then write term papers. It offers "topics, ideas, and assistance" for school related research projects. Caution: this is a commercial site, so be advised that the ads might not be suitable for your school.

• Statistics Every Writer Should Know
  A little background goes a long way when you're trying to prove a point. This primer called Statistics Every Writers Should Know, explains in plain English a lot of statistical terms that non-mathematicians blithely misuse: means; median; margin of error; etc.

• The Write Site
  Students take on the role of journalists and learn the skills of conducting research, collating information and writing stories - just like real-life journalists. Ironically, when you first enter the site, it's a bit hard to find your way around. If you're a teacher, follow the non-intuitive link named "Editor's Desk" to the resource section for teachers. For students, the equally crpytic "Newsstand" is the interactive section for students.

• Resources for Writers
  The Purdue University Writing Lab has a wide variety of documents that will be valuable resources for those writing papers. The list of topics spans three pages, and contains such subjects as: Paraphrasing, Proofreading Strategies, Grammar Usage, and Letter Writing.

• Cool Word of the Day
  This site posts a new word every day, and encourages you to submit words for future posting. The site also allows you to view Cool Words of the Day which were posted previously. This is fun way to keep increasing your vocabulary.

• The Quotations Page
  This page offers a new quote each day, as well as a search engine for quotations you might be looking for. You also have the opportunity to contribute a quotation.