21. Writing Warm-up #4: Word-Play writing Warmup 4 word-play. Copyright 2002 by Heather Grove. Open a dictionary or thesaurus again (see warm-up 3). But this time http://www.burningvoid.com/users/heather/writing/ms/essay/exer4.html

Writing Warm-up #4: Word-Play Heather Grove Open a dictionary or thesaurus again (see warm-up #3 ). But this time, instead of picking one word, pick three. How can you relate these words together? What patterns can you find? How can they be more interesting when viewed together than alone? Pick two words this time. Pick four. Pick five. Play around with different combinations of words. Open a thesaurus and pick several words that are all synonyms for the same word. Play with them. Play with the similarities, the differences, and anything else you can think of. Try to use them all in the same piece of writing. Pick words that are related to each other in some topical way and play with them. Play with words that describe personality. Take the first three that you find and try to work them all into the same personality. What is this character like? Play with variations on a theme. Pick three words that represent different types of cat, horse, dog, tree, insect, star, rain, or anything else you can find. How can you explore the differences and similarities between these variations in your writing? If you're having trouble coming up with a theme to guide your variations, then go back to that dictionary or thesaurus. Keep picking words until you get one that is a type rather than a specific item. Think in broad terms - as we've just seen, even a word as simple as "horse" can have variations.

22. HerCorner.com | When Writing Feels Like A Sixth Sense. of links to sites that feature fun with words, visit word play. that lets you create customized puzzles such as word search, criss More articles about writing. http://www.hercorner.com/aboutwriting/quotations.shtml

Home/Life HerSupport HerCraftIdeas HerBudget HerAstrology HerHobbies HerChildCare HerTopia HerGardenWeb HerPromise HerCorner HerNascar HerClassroom Business HerAssistant HerEvents HerMarketPlace HerSmallBusiness Internet HerDirectory HerForum HerSweepstakes HerTips HerWebSpace HerFreebies HerGameroom HerAdExchange Word Play on the Internet By Robin Nobles If you're interested in "words"in what they mean, how to use them, and where they came fromyou're in luck on the Internet. Have you ever wondered where phrases such as "bite the bullet" or "kiss of death" came from? At the Origin of Phrases, you'll learn that the term "raining cats and dogs" may have originated from the time of the bubonic plague in London, where cats and dogs were also afflicted, many dying in the streets. After a particularly hard rain, street gutters would be flooded with the bodies of cats and dogs. An excellent site for exploring the English language is the World Wide Word Home Page The page is devoted to the English language, to "its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution." Click on Weird Words to learn of odd words such as "eleemosynary," which means "charitable." Submit a question to learn the origin of certain phrases or words, or study words or phrases that aren't in dictionaries yet, like "genetic pollution."

23. HerCorner.com | When Writing Feels Like A Sixth Sense. As a writer you are already researching, could you turn that into another winwin situation? Can You Just Proof This Real Quick? . word play on the Internet. http://www.hercorner.com/aboutwriting.shtml

Home/Life HerSupport HerCraftIdeas HerBudget HerAstrology HerHobbies HerChildCare HerTopia HerGardenWeb HerPromise HerCorner HerNascar HerClassroom Business HerAssistant HerEvents HerMarketPlace HerSmallBusiness Internet HerDirectory HerForum HerSweepstakes HerTips HerWebSpace HerFreebies HerGameroom HerAdExchange Writing has rules, from grammar and punctuation to the rules in the world of publishing. Writing is also about the words themselves. Improve the Readability of Your Web Page Make your web pages easier to read. Get Into Your Writing Writing is kind of erotic. Kind of your own special luxury, something you do alone, to please yourself. It's almost like a secret life. Write Earth Shaking Headlines The point is to catch the reader's attention and draw them into the article. By hook or by crook, you want to make them look. Guide to Old Fashioned Letter Writing Do you remember how to write a real letter, the old fashioned way? Don't be a Rambler T he more excited we are about a subject, the more likely we are to ramble.

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25. Language Arts The Quotations Page. Vocabulary University. word play Sites that feature fun with words. writing. ABCs of the writing Process. Behind http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/larts.htm

Language Arts Grammar Literature Miscellaneous Writing ... Ask Grammar - E-mail a question to an expert Big Dog's Grammar Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Colorful Parts of Speech Collective Nouns ... Grammar Zone - Great grammar site! Getting an A on an English Paper Grammar Gorillas - Grammar games Grammar Handbook Grammar Quizzes Grammar Safari Guide to Grammar and Style ... High Rollers - Grammar Game HyperGrammar Interactive Grammar Quizzes Online English Grammar Kaboom! - Game identifying the four types of sentences Parts of Speech Flash Cards Parts of Speech...What They Are and How to Use Them - ThinkQuest Prepositions Present Perfect Tense Sentence Sense The Garden of Phrases ... The Parts of Speech Literature Across Five Aprils - Study Guide ( Requires Acrobat Reader ) Download Free. A Day No Pigs Would Die - CyberGuide Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Study Guide ( Requires Acrobat Reader ) Download Free. Adam of the Road - WebQuest Alice in Wonderland - Spark Notes Alice in Wonderland - An interactive adventure Alice in Wonderland - Activities, etc.

26. Writing Strategies A variety of writing experiences in which children learn to print the letters that they are learning to identify. Magnetic letters for word play. http://www.earlyliterature.ecsd.net/writing_stratgies.htm

Writing Strategies "Word Wall"- keep the high-frequency words and most commonly misspelled words on a permanent word wall for all children to see. Theme or Unit words should be available for more interactive activities (like pocket charts, bulletin boards, key rings, brainstorming charts, etc.) "Key words": Children always want to learn words that are special to them. Let each child have a ring (shower curtain rings, page holder rings, etc.) to keep words cards of interest and need. These key word rings would be hung on hooks or nails in one location in the classroom. Precut cards (with one hole punched on the end) should be ready for you and the child to write the word together in standard spelling. For example, David may need to write the word tarantula and bring a card to you. You would stretch the word asking him what sounds can be heard in the word and write them as listed filling in the rest to make it standard spelling. David would then have the tarantula key word, and from then on after, anytime someone asked you for the word

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28. Word Play, Vocabulary, Creative Writing IB Newt in the Nature Nook asking, Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why? . Can you tell me why? http://www.lauriesstories.com/meetme/ibnewt.htm

I.B. Newt in the Nature Nook asking, "Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why?" Can you tell me why? storyspamfree@lauriestories.com 1-800-ABC-4974 www.lauriestories.com

29. Between The Lions . Word Play | PBS Kids Here s a game called word play for you to play anywhere. Keep the writing face down The youngest player goes first by taking the top word and reading it without http://pbskids.org/lions/printables/games/wordplay.html

Here's a game called Word Play for you to play anywhere. It's a reading and acting game for two or more people. The game needs at least one person who can help read the words. Print the words and cut them out. Or copy them onto different pieces of paper. Shuffle them, and make a pile. Keep the writing face down. The youngest player goes first by taking the top word and reading it without showing the other players (unless they need help from the game's Designated Reader). The player must now act the word for the others, without saying anything. If the word is 'hop', then hop! If it's 'flip' then flip! Keep on acting until someone guesses what the word is. Whoever guessed correctly takes the next word from the pile and takes the next turn. Below are words you can use. They are all action words (verbs). You can also make up your own - just write them down and shuffle them into the pile. Keep them as action words to keep the game easier for little kids. Grownups: Don't be afraid to take a turn, too! bounce chew climb crawl dance draw flip float hop knock laugh leap open peek peel pop sing pull melt grow push rip shake shrink sip smile sniff spin step stretch swim tumble wriggle vanish squeeze cry You may also enjoy the computer-based version of this game!

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31. Make Your Picture Book Sparkle! way to inject light humor and word play into your captured the crazy cat. Using rhyming words within the also be effective; however avoid writing your story http://www.writing-world.com/children/sparkle.shtml

Subscribe to our FREE NEWSLETTER! sub unsub HOME AUTHOR'S BOOKSHELF WRITERS WANTED CLASSES ... Your Writing! Peggy Tibbetts The Road to Weird , as well as the adult novel Rumors of War . Peggy also moderates the The Write List discussion list at Yahoo. If you have a question for this column, send it to peggyt@siltnet.net Make Your Picture Book Sparkle! by Peggy Tibbetts "The major problem with the submissions we get... is that they don't stand out in any way. They lack a sparkle that's hard to define," says Stephanie Owens Lurie, Publisher of Dutton Books. If the publisher can't define sparkle, how can writers be expected to achieve it? What makes a story sparkle? In that same interview (published in ), Lurie also said, "I look for a story that speaks to me right away, a character I feel like becoming for the duration of the book, or I look for humor, imagination, something that touches my basic emotions. I enjoy good word play... fun to read aloud." Okay, now we're getting somewhere story, character, humor, imagination, emotion, word play. Good concrete words we can use to define sparkle. Story Whether you've just come up with a brilliant idea for a children's story or you have a finished manuscript ready and waiting to submit to editors, you need to determine whether or not the story is strong enough for the competitive picture book market. Picture book manuscripts make up the largest number of submissions to children's book publishers.

32. VisionaryFiction.com Columnist Barbara Ardinger - Visions Of Writing Visions of writing With author Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D. word play in Thesaurean Fields The English language has the largest vocabulary of any language on earth. http://www.visionaryfiction.com/emer_genre_ba4.html

Barbara . . . In her own words I started putting words on paper - backwards - in the first grade. Miss McKnight soon got me pointed in the right direction, however, and I haven't come to a full stop yet. I won my first prize in the 5th grade for an essay on books that began with a quote from Emily Dickinson that I'd seen somewhere and liked: "There is no frigate like a book/ To take us to lands away." I wrote my first novella before I'd even learned to type. Fortunately, that effort is long gone. In my high school Creative Writing Club, I was the only member who brought a poem, essay, or story to every single meeting. One was an overly emotional reaction to Tchaikovsky's Sixth "Pathetique" Symphony; another was a grisly story in which I used every synonym in my new thesaurus for the word "think." I can still remember the outbreak of giggles when I came to "opine." In college and graduate school, I wrote more term papers than I can count. And made sure to insert a really good pun into every one of them. I wrote an M.A. thesis comparing the comedies of Shakespeare and Moliere and a Ph.D. dissertation on the persona of Cleopatra in English drama from 1592 to 1898.

33. Writing Fix: Word Games For Writers Here s a list of our favorite online games. writing Fix s Top 10 Free word and writing Games you can play on-line 1 Scrabble http://www.writingfix.com/gamesforwriters.htm

This site is sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project and the National Writing Project Do you have a favorite on-line word game that inspires you? Send us the address. WritingFix's Favorite Features Left-Brained Friendly Writing Prompts Right-Brained Writing Prompts Random Daily Prompts ... National Writing Project our drop-down menus above might not work; use the links on the left-hand side of the screen instead. What is WritingFix? Left-Brained Friendly Writing Prompts Right-Brained Friendly Writing Prompts Daily and Random Writing Topics ... On-Line Publishing and Contests Word Games for Writers Write every day?! That's what published writers suggest, but that's not always possible for those of us who have to maintain a job. On those days you can't write prose or poetry, perhaps a good alternative is to play a word game. Here's a list of our favorite on-line games. Writing Fix's Top 10 Free Word and Writing Games you can play on-line: #1: Scrabble The Pixie Pit's Scrabble Board offers the best site for on-line scrabble playing. Sign up you and a friend for an e-mail game.

34. Headline Power - Writing Better Headlines. How To Write Sales And Marketing Head Puns and word play tend to confuse the reader, making it A single word can generate lots of additional revenue. Write the benefit in simple, clear language. http://www.klariti.com/business-writing/Headline-Power-writing.shtml

Headline Power Headlines are everywhere. What is a headline? A headline is the label on your package. It says what you do. It makes the reader decide if your message is worth reading or not! Why? Because the headline failed! If they don't read your message, you can't sell them anything. Headlines are the difference between breaking-even and breaking records. Rule #1: PUT THE BIGGEST BENEFIT IN THE HEADLINE Put the most important benefit first! Be careful though, as "gimmicky" headlines can make readers wary. If they open the brochure, or read your ad expecting information on a subject that interests them and find something different, they’ll be sorely disappointed. They will hold your product with a very low opinion from then on. Rule #2: TEST THE HEADLINES JUST DO IT COKE IS IT A DIAMOND IS FOREVER Puns and word play tend to confuse the reader, making it unclear to them what you're selling. An ad with the headline "How to Repair Computers-quickly, easily, swiftly" was relatively successful.

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36. Instructional Materials In Writing teachers to use within their creative writing classes. Topics include Poetry Patterns, Journal Topics, Warmup Activities, word play Fun, Literature Poetry http://www.cln.org/subjects/writing_inst.html

Instructional Materials in Writing Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which support the study of Writing. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. English Grammar and Style Theme Page Journalism Theme Page Plagiarism Theme Page Spelling Theme Page Writing Resources Here are a number of links to other Internet resources which contain information and/or other links related to Writing. Please read our Academy Curricular Exchange: Language Arts Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Language Arts mini lesson plans from Academy One/Columbia Education Center. Writing lessons are interspersed through all three grade sets. AskERIC Lesson Plans - Language Arts: Writing Composition Over 50 lesson plans in Writing Composition, organized alphabetically and covering various grade ranges in K-12. Communication through Writing These writing instructional units intended for middle school students may serve as inspiration for designing your own teaching units. Contents include: Newswriting, Non-Fiction Writing, Fiction Writing, and Poetry.

37. Curricular Resources In Writing Categories include Grammar, Style and Usage, Plain writing, words, Reference Sources, writing Experts, Active writing, word play, writing Bookshelf and http://www.cln.org/subjects/writing_cur.html

Curricular Resources in Writing Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which support the study of Writing. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Clip Art Theme Page For writers looking to add images to their electronic creations, this CLN theme page has links to a variety of clip art collections. English Grammar and Style Theme Page Journalism Theme Page Pictures Theme Page A set of links to web sites that have their own searchable collections of pictures, offer a search engine for finding pictures, or provide a metalist of links to photographs of a particular type. Plagiarism Theme Page Publish Your Creative Works On-Line Theme Page Spelling Theme Page General Writing Resources Here are a number of links to other Internet resources which contain information and/or other links related to Writing. Please read our

38. Writers Resources Style Guides focusing on English grammar, style, usage, plain language, active writing, words, reference sources, online writing experts, word play and books on writing. http://www.ability.org.uk/writers_resources_style_guides.html

"see the ability, not the disability" You to can help support the Ability Project by: Our Aims ... Z Writers Resources Style Guides Acronym Finder - Searchable database of 80,000+ acronyms and meanings. Covers: common acronyms, computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and military acronyms. Alan Cooper's All About Homonyms - The raw material for puns. alt.usage.english FAQ - The alt.usage.english FAQ in HTML format. American English - The UK Web Library American/British translation. Notes on American English. AmeriSpeak - Expressions of our American ancestors. Andy's Anagram Solver - Multilingual anagrams in English, French, and Dutch. A.Word.A.Day Home Page - The music and magic of words. This is the Web site for the mailing list A.Word.A.Day (AWAD), which sends a vocabulary word and its definition to the subscribers every day. Basic Prose Style and Mechanics - By Craig Waddell, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Designed to introduce you to, or remind you of, the basic principles of prose style and mechanics. The Book of Cliches - A compilation of common phrases, euphemisms, and rationales for times of trouble.

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