Writing

= Writing Links =

Peer Editing About a 10 minute vimeo (you don't have to join) showing two kids (grade 4) peer editing - could be a model for all grades.TC Reading & Writing Proj.

Vimeos about reading and writingPathways to the common core
Projet Based Learning (PBL) creating checklists for writing, multimedia, public speaking 4teachers.org

Plagiarism
> distinguish between words or sentences that are quoted or not, but it seems to > find anything in what you have submitted that also appears on the web. When you > click on the sentence that seems to be plagiarized, it sends you to the source > with the duplicate sentence.
 * Upload parts or all of student's writing - free - Dustball
 * Another site - can only upload part of the essay (I think) Article Checker
 * Interesting article on how this generation looks at paraphrasing vs. plagiarizing - quite interesting Mindshift Blog
 * Great video (I think I look like the teacher) Maybe 10-15 minutes? Rutgers University
 * http://www.classtools.net/The following notes are not mine - from a reviewer...it doesn't seem to

NaNoWriMo
The official website for educators [|NaNoWriMo]

Blog from a Grade 8 teacher who did this last year [|Edutopia]

Blog with lots of idea and all the nitty gritty - another Grade 8 teacher [|Nanoteacher]

Argument Writing
Study Guide to go with the PD book "Teaching Argument Writing" see Krista if you want to borrow the book. TAW Many links and exemplars for Argument Writing Utah

National Day of Writing
October 20 NCTE Natl. Day of Writing

Research
3 piece article to have students start to think about how to research, how to use search engines and how to analyze sources. SweetSearch

Showing vs. Telling - Camera - good examples...Reader's Digest
Flipped Videos for teaching the research paper from Teacher Mr. Cockrum

Using Evernote to take digital notes (great for when we have IPADs)

Taking Digital Notes

Taking Notes - media type="youtube" key="vB5jN2Wi2Uo" height="187" width="221"

Doing a traditional outline - how does television affect children - good model - Complete student outline

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS 6-12
LITERARY: When Huck and Jim are floating down the river....NOT When Huck and Jim floated down the river. Huck comments on Jim's concern...NOT Huck commented on Jim's concern.
 * USE PRESENT TENSE:
 * USE TITLES OF BOOKS, PLAYS, SHORT STORIES CORRECTLY.