The following resources are arranged by steps in the writing process.
And, as mentioned in the workshop, it is sometimes best to begin at the
ending .
The Writing Process -- Evaluation
The Writing Process -- Prewriting
- A+
Research and Writing -- from the Internet Public Library -- http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/
- Hot
Paper Topics -- from O'Keefe LIbrary at St. Ambrose Univesity
-- http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
- Controversial
Issues -- from Hunterdon Central High School Library -- http://www.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/imc/websites/issues.html
- News
and Issues -- from About.com -- http://about.com/newsissues/index.htm
- Carrer
Interest Survey -- from ICPAC -- http://icpac.indiana.edu/careers/inventories/Interest-Checklist.xml
- Inspiration
Software -- http://www.inspiration.com/ (Note: you can get a free
30 day trial of the software from their web site.)
The Writing Process -- Gathering Information
- Inspire
--When appropriate given the research topic, make sure to point students
toward this large collection of databases provided by the State of
Indiana -- http://www.inspire.net
- Newsbank
-- Full-text articles from over 2,000 magazines and newspapers.
- Opposing
Viewpoints -- On-line version of the popular research resource
with links to recommended web sites and articles on the selected topics.
Also good for browsing for potential research topics.
- Primary document sites such as -- The
American Memories Project at http://memory.loc.gov/ or Original
Government Documents at http://www.ourdocuments.gov/.
- For careers research, see the new Career
Information Page from the HHHS Library.
The Writing Process -- Revising and Peer Editing
- Microsoft Word Reviewing Toolbar
View > Toolbars > Reviewing -- Then click on icons to
Add comments, mark changes, etc. Print out draft copies with comments
throughout process.
- Online
Writing Lab from Purdue -- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
- Noodle
Bib Citation Helper-- Although its stated audience is students
grades 1q-5, our students will also appreciate this citation helper
-- http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/index.php
- Landmarks
Citation Machine -- another citation helper at http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php.