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Research & Reports

 * [[image:WritingNext_sm.jpg link="@http://www.all4ed.org/publication_material/reports/writing_next"]] Writing Next (Graham & Perrin, 2006)
 * [[image:coi-writing-to-read-cover.jpg link="http://www.centeroninstruction.org/synopsis-of-writing-to-read-evidence-for-how-writing-can-improve-reading"]][| Center on Instruction: Synopsis of Writing to Read] (Graham & Hebert, 2010)

Writing Instruction

 * Writing as Instructional Practice

6 Traits

 * ESU 6 Reading News (April Kelley)
 * [|Education Northwest: 6 Trait Writing]
 * L to J Writing Rubric and Charts

Rubrics & Scoring Guides

 * [|Nebraska NeSA-Writing Scoring Guides & Anchor Papers]
 * [|Education Northwest: 6+1 Trait® Scoring Guides]
 * [|Culham Writing Company Scoring Guides]
 * Baltimore City Public Schools "Six Plus One" Writing Page (customizable rubrics)
 * Cumberland School District -- CCSS

**Ideas for Prompts (and more)**

 * Education Northwest: [|Writing Prompts]
 * Great Source iWrite: [|Writing Prompts]
 * Reading Rockets: [|The Exquisite Prompt Challenge]
 * Northern Nevada Writing Project: [|The Writing Fix]

Other Online Resources

 * [|Florida Language and Writing Initiative Network]: This site includes several strategy and lesson ideas as well as more links.
 * [|NeSA] [|-Writing (Statewide Writing Assessment)]
 * [|Teaching That Makes Sense]: Steve Peha's "organizers" and posters can be downloaded from this site.
 * Graphic Organizers:
 * [|Education Place: Graphic Organizers]
 * [|Oracle Think Quest: Graphic Organizers]
 * [|WriteDesign] [|: Online Graphic Organizers]
 * [|The Writing Fix:] This site, sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project, is full of great resources. It includes some information especially for kindergarten and first grade teachers.
 * [|Lee's Summit Technology Integration - Writing:] This is a school district's resource page for teachers to provide ideas and resources to use technology within writing instruction and practice.
 * [|Great Lesson Ideas - Primary English - Writing Activities]: This video shows and explains a lesson based on seven specific ways to change sentences into super sentences. (Please note: This isn't posted as a perfect lesson model, but rather to spur idea generation and promote professional discussion.)
 * National Writing Project: 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing
 * The Common Core State Standards (for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects)
 * [|Notable Sentences][|...] [|for Imitation and Creation] Sample sentences from literature to use as classroom models.


 * Content Area Writing**
 * Using Writing in Mathematics to Deepen Student Learning (McREL, 2009)
 * [|Plainfield High School: Writing Across the Curriculum Resources:]Subject-specific prompts are a highlight of this site.
 * [|Science Writer from CAST]: This tool guides students through a basic writing process specific to writing for science! It does require (free) registration.


 * Resources for Managing the Paper Load:**
 * "A Possible Solution for the Angst-Ridden English Teacher, Struggling to Provide High Quality, Timely Feedback to Young Writers" (@morgetron): http://morgetron.edublogs.org/2013/01/17/a-possible-solution-for-the-angst-ridden-english-teacher-who-struggles-with-providing-writing-feedback/
 * "How am I doing" (Jan Chappuis): http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept12/vol70/num01/%C2%A3How-Am-I-Doing%C2%A2%C2%A3.aspx
 * "How to Add Voice Comments to Google Documents": http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/how-to-add-voice-comments-to-google.html


 * Tech Resources:**
 * [|20 Great Apps for Teaching Writing]

Recent Workshops

 * York High & Middle School, [[file:2014.9.10 York MS HS Writing Instruction x.pptx]]
 * Seward Middle School, 2.24.2014[[file:2014.2.24 SMS Writing Instruction.pptx]]
 * Seward Middle School, 10.24.2013[[file:2013.10.24 SMS Writing Instruction.pptx]]
 * Crete Public Schools, 9.3.13 [[file:Six Traits Crete 9.3.2013.pez]]