41. Language Sites Purdue University Online writing Lab - handouts from Purdue University. Where s THAT From? - an etymology game. top of page. word and Letter play. Anagrams. http://pw1.netcom.com/~rlederer/rllink.htm

Language Sites on the Internet For those of you who, like me, are heels over head in love with the English language, there are many places on the Net your love may be requited. This is not a definitive list, and it will continue to grow as I unearth more sites. If you've found a verbivorous site you would like to share, e-mail its URL to me at richard_lederer@hotmail.com . Your favorite language haven may find its way onto this listing. Language Links Etymology Language Columns/Online Magazines Linguistic Links Newsgroups ... Word Games Etymology An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology (new URL) - English words whose origins reach far back. Etymologically Speaking - list of some curious word origins. Focusing on Words - vocabulary development and etymology. Martha Barnette's Funwords.com - Formerly LADYFINGERS AND NUN'S TUMMIES. One of America's best etymologists shows how we truly eat our words. Mavens' Word of the Day - Random House Word Mavens reveal the mysteries of word and phrase origins. No longer updated, but has archives. Origin of Phrases - investigates how common phrases came to be.

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43. English Language Practice and roots of words Cobuild Definition Game play a word Students must guess the word being defined. Guide to Grammar writing Online ESL Course First week is http://members.aol.com/eslkathy/esl.htm

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44. Reading Online - Articles: Making And Writing Words Making and writing words. In Making words, an innovative word study and word play activity introduced by Pat and Jim Cunningham (1992), students are guided http://www.readingonline.org/articles/words/rasinski.html

Making and Writing Words Timothy Rasinski Note: After reading this article, please visit the transcript of the discussion forum to view readers' comments. Introduction and Background In Making Words, an innovative word study and word play activity introduced by Pat and Jim Cunningham (1992) , students are guided through the process of using a limited number of letters to make a series of words. They begin by creating short words and end with longer ones. Through the regular use of this type of constructivist and scaffolded word-building activity, students learn about the spelling structure of words to the point where their word recognition improves significantly. ). The activity has become an effective and popular approach for teaching students about words. Although research about Making Words itself is not yet available, standardized and informal measures have demonstrated remarkably positive results in the reading development of children in the early grades who receive instruction based on the overall program of which the activity is an integral part ( ). In their review of phonics instruction programs

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Making and Writing Words Using Letter Patterns Timothy Rasinski Note: After reading this article, please visit the transcript of the discussion forum to view readers' comments. One of the more innovative and popular approaches to word-recognition instruction is Making Words, an activity developed by Pat and Jim Cunningham ( Making Words is a central activity in the Word Study block of Cunningham, Hall, and Defee's (1998) Four Blocks elementary reading curriculum. As a curricular framework for a balanced approach to reading instruction, the Four Blocks program appears to have enormous potential for improving and accelerating students' progress in reading. Certainly, any success students experience in the Four Blocks curriculum must be due, at least in part, to the use of the Word Study block and the Making Words activity. It is worth noting that Making Words was one of only a few instructional activities mentioned in Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children Stahl, Duffy-Hester, and Stahl (1998) Stahl (1992) and Stahl, Duffy-Hester, and Stahl are found in the Making Words instructional activity. Moreover, the enormous popularity of Making Words among teachers, evident from the several published reports on the topic, attests to the value of having students learn about making words in the sort of supportive environment that the activity embodies. In an earlier article in this journal Rasinski, 1999

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Writing :: Mine Back to list Word play Boogerman Spinal fluids carry the go go juice that makes me get up and go go. Go go so slow to the Lo-ho store to buy the apple and carve out the core Laugh at the old man behind the counter making snory snore. The fabric that holds the universe tore wide open with the pride that once long ago died inside my reckless mind. Long hours awake late at night tending the rivers I cried till my eyes were puffy and tired. How I hoped that the flood washed away the lies down the slippery slope. I smoke some dope to cope with the fact that the rope around my neck was an illusion like faith in the pope. Do I have need to follow that joke...nope. close window Fraud is a Federal crime and all suspicious activities will be reported to the F.B.I. Your IP address is being monitored to protect against fraudulent activity.

47. Word Play lefthand grid to make as many words as you You play alongside the computer and see if you can known linguistic phenomena and devices used in English writing. http://www.wolinskyweb.net/word.htm

"Words fascinate me. They always have. For me, browsing in a dictionary is like being turned loose in a bank." Eddie Cantor Check out my other sites: Measure 4 Measure Map Happy Serendipitous Sites Part of the Homewood Public Library Web Site New sites added May 21, 2004. Links last checked and updated May 21, 2004. Comments, additions, updates? Email me at: wolinsky@ameritech.net Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government The name says it all. http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev.html Acronym Database A searchable database of acronyms and abbreviations and their expansions. http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/index.html Acronym Finder A database of acronyms and their meanings. Contains acronyms about: general topics, computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and the military including Department of Defense, Air Force, Army, Navy, and Coast Guard acronyms. http://www.AcronymFinder.com/ Action Verbs A list of verbs to help you brag about your accomplishments on a resume.You can choose to view the list alphabetically or by skill categories. http://www.earlham.edu/~career/resume/verbs.html

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49. Writing An Approach Paper Prepositional phrases, gerund phrases, normal word order clauses difficult section of the approach paper to write. the happenings of the novel/play into these http://www.studyguide.org/approachpaper.htm

study guide .org Homepage Mrs. Adams Writing an Approach Paper Several times this school year, you will be asked to write an "approach paper" concerning novels read in class. This web page explains the assignment and offers a sample approach on a novel everyone read as sophomores, To Kill a Mockingbird . Please type your approach paper using one inch margins, 11 or 12 pt. fonts, and refer to your in-class handout to see how the final paper should be formatted on a regular sheet of paper. If your paper has trouble fitting on one page, try a 10 pt. font size and widen the margins to .8 inches. Writing an Approach Paper: An approach paper consists of several sections: I. Proper heading with your name, date, class, and novel/play title II. Summary Paragraph: A three or four sentence paragraph which explains the ENTIRE novel using as much description and detail as you can manage. To encourage your writing style, you may not use semi-colons or colons in this paragraph, and every sentence must start out in a different way. Prepositional phrases, gerund phrases, normal word order clauses, participial phrases, and infinitive phrases are some of the different ways you might choose to start these sentences. This helps make your writing more interesting to read. This is often the most difficult section of the approach paper to write.

50. Ctamplaywritingpg6.html The 2003 winner of the CTAM play writing Contest is Dick Hill 1508 Lenawee Lansing and a great deal of ribald, irreverent humor and heady word play along the http://www.communitytheatre.org/ctamplaywritingpg6.html

COMMUNITY THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN SERVING THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY THEATRE SINCE 1951 HOME PAGE ACCREDITATION ADJUDICATION BECOMING A ... MEMBER THEATRES MERCHANDISE PHOTO GALLERY PLAY WRITING CONTEST SCHOLARSHIPS SCRIPT LIBRARY ... pf PLAY WRITING CONTEST CTAM's annual play writing contest is open to any playwright in the US. However, all entries must be accompanied by a letter from a CTAM member group Deadline for the play writing contest is April 15th. Scripts should be sent to: Vincent J. Weiler 4026 Lester St. Oscoda, MI 48750 vweiler@iresa.k12.mi.u s FOR A COMPLETE SET OF RULES ABOUT PAST WINNERS AND THEIR PLAYS The winner of the CTAM Play Writing Contest is: Dick Hill 1508 Lenawee Lansing, MI 48915 The Play is Titled: Gus Mahlzon drives his daughter, Angie, crazy. Always an eccentric, he's become even more so since retiring and moving in with his single, schoolteacher offspring. He spends hours in his LazyBoy wearing a pyramid made of clothes hangers and duct tape, and his local access cable show, "Thinking About Life With Gus", is an embarrassment. He's also an embarrassment to his new black friend, Betty, when he tries to talk "street", to "get down with my brothers and sisters..." When Gus begins to meddle in Angie's personal business, harangues her for wasting her life and talents, and plays matchmaker between her and an old schoolmate, he really sets her off. Signs that he's drinking, instances of speaking gibberish, and the ultimate betrayal, showing her private writings to one of her students, trigger a confrontation in which she thunders, "What made you think you could do something like this?...the booze? Senility?, too many sessions with that stupid pyramid, what? Just what the hell is going on in that head of yours?" only to learn that what's going on in his head is astrocytoma.

51. Links For Writers focusing on English grammar, style, usage, plain language, words, reference sources, online writing experts, active writing, word play and books on writing. . http://www.protrainco.com/info/links/gramlink.htm

Online Resources for Writers Project Bartleby Grammars, Dictionaries, and Other Guides Style and Usage English as a Second Language Pages ... Lists of Writing Links Project Bartleby 1901 edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations 1907 edition of Fowler's The King's English 1918 edition of The Elements of Style by William Strunk (no E. B. White) Go to Top of Page Grammars, Dictionaries, and Other Guides Professor Darling publishes an excellent online Guide to Grammar and Writing , complete with quizzes. He provides useful mini-courses on grammar and mechanics. Miss Grammar's cousin — the elderly, but vigorous, "Grammar" — resides there, too. Rutgers professor, Jack Lynch, publishes a handy Grammar and Style Notes , based on his classes. The List of Dictionaries provides links to many online dictionaries and word books, including dual-language works (English-German, for example) and non-English language books. will search for your word in its dictionary, thesaurus, and usage manual.

52. Educate The Children / Literacy / Text Level / Reading / Writing :  Poetry and categorising form or type of humour, eg word play, joke poems, word games, absurdities Year 4 Term 1 NLS Activity Resource Sheet To write poems based http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/literacy/text_14.htm

Search Advanced Enter what you want to search for and click on Go! Mailing List Enter your email address and click on Go! What's New Classroom Art Calendar of Events Geography History ... Science Teaching Aids In School Out of School Professional Development At School ... At University Your Views Feedback Our Awards Discussions Help Acrobat Reader Printing Searching EtC Web Sites Award Winning Schoolsnet Jobs Shop @ Schoolsnet Vote for Us At Sites for Teachers ... Web Guide Latest News Path: Home Literacy Text Level Poetry To view some of these resources you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3 or above installed on your computer (resources prefixes by PDF). Click here to visit the Adobe web site and to download the reader. Lesson Plans PDF: Creative Writing - Whale Song A lesson using 'The Whales Song' as inspiration for children to write a poem about whales, using descriptive and expressive language. PDF: Writing Poetry from a Stimulus 1 Using shells and ocean music as a stimulus, this lesson gives children a structure to brainstorm words and phrases to use in poetry.

53. Interactive Word Wall | Language Arts: Writing any blank block they choose and you will write it on have filled up their sheets you are ready to play. Have students chant the spelling of each word and then http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/wordwall062599.html

Front page Lesson Plans Language Arts Writing Interactive Word Wall Interactive Word Wall By Contributor, Sally Olson A word wall is a systematically organized collection of words displayed in large letters on a wall or other large display place in the classroom. It is a tool to use, not just display. Word walls are designed to promote group learning and be shared by a classroom of children. Goals Support the teaching of important general principles about words and how they work Foster reading and writing Provide reference support for children during their reading and writing Promote independence on the part of young students as they work with words in writing and reading Provide a visual map to help children remember connections between words and the characteristics that will help them form categories Develop a growing core of words that become part of a reading and writing vocabulary Guidelines Add words gradually, five a week

54. Emerson College 10.00 Coffee Break 10.30 Creative writing 12.45 Lunch 2.00 Speaking and listening practice, art work, movement, games and word play. http://www.emerson.org.uk/fulltimecourses/language.htm

us now! Word Work: two courses which can be taken separately or together, or in combination with one or two courses in storytelling. Paul Matthews writes: “The two full-time courses that I offer during the year are open to beginners and the more experienced alike. Besides serving the needs of individual writers, I believe that the ways of working that I have developed over many years open both a path of self-transformation through language and the possibility of a new work in the world, bringing living language into family and community, workplace and classroom. There is an urgent need for this in today’s society, and I look for potential collaborators in such work.” Whom the Work should serve: Those who seek renewal and meaning in their lives through a focussed creative work. Writers who wish (through poetry, story and personal journal) to enhance their language skills and creativity. Teachers at primary, secondary and adult levels - Workers in the social field seeking a creative medium. Therapists who recognize the healing potential of speaking and listening and the written word.

55. St George's Toastmasters Club: Writing A Humorous Speech writing a Humorous Speech. word play (including puns) Where we use a word or words in a different context to the rest of the story as the punch line http://www.bizinternet.com.au/StGeorges/humour.html

Home About Us President's Message Resources ... Web Sites Writing a Humorous Speech by Alison White Many people labour under the misapprehension that they are not humorous. They are afraid to use humour in their presentations and the thought of entering the humorous speech contest is unthinkable. Edward De Bono describes humour as the classic example of lateral thinking. It is taking any situation and looking at it in a different way. Types of Humour Humour in the form of jokes is basically comprised of four elements: Word Play (including puns): Where we use a word or words in a different context to the rest of the story as the punch line: An angler is a jerk on one end of a line, waiting for a jerk on the other end. What do you get if you cross a post-modernist with a member of the Mafia? An offer that you can't understand. How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? One, but the light bulb has to want to change. She was only on optician's daughter but two glasses and she made a spectacle of herself. Understatement: In which the seriousness of the event is made humorous by understating the impact. It is almost as if the person does not fully understand the significance:

56. Dee's Writing Links Textalyser Analyses text for readability and provides other useful statistics about your written work. word play A list of some of the best (and the wackiest http://www.netserv.net.au/doonbank/writing.html

Dee's Writing Links On this page... Writing Resources Inspiration and Motivation Specialist Writing Stuck For Words ... Aspiring Writers Links of interest to people who enjoy writing, reading or researching. Skip to Navigation Writing Resources Absolute Write Competitions and articles on writing for stage, screen, print and greeting cards. All Write Magazine Australian magazine for writers aged 25 and younger - accepts submissions of poetry, stories and reviews. Blue Ear - Writers and readers meet to discuss current issues. Coffeehouse For Writers Cyber Oasis A literary zine featuring essays, stories, poems and tips. eclectics.com Features articles and genre specific links. The Electric Eclectic Over 1400 browsable links on writing and words. The e-Writers Place - Articles and columns on writing. FictionAddiction.NET Offers a daily writing exercise, book reviews and other tools for writers and publishers. InkyGirl - A weblog for writers who work from home by Inkspot founder, Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Articles and lots of activities for writers. Official misc.writing Web Site

57. Writing For The Web Ask someone else to read out what you ve written. There might be a different way to say it that you hadn t thought of. word play is one of the major secrets of http://www.purple-owl.com/reduce-creative-spelling.html

WRITING FOR THE WEB CREATIVE SPELLING Unexpected spelling can be useful when you're writing for the web - Provided it's intentional! My first taste of writing for the web consisted of thinking up the wording for animated banners. Ginger here had several things to say, one of which was "Wannabetterbanner?" It was more appropriate than "Do you want a better banner?" It also took up less space, a vital consideration when you're working on a banner. With dot-com names growing longer every year and hyphens rarer, surfers are used to seeing several words fused into one. Besides, if they don't get the meaning of an odd-looking word first time, ten to one they'll be curious enough to watch the animation until it appears again. Hardly the end of the world! In playing around with syllables, gluing them together and pulling them apart again, you might just happen on a newly compounded word you could use as a domain name. (A likely story - but you never know.) A good way of seeing - or rather, hearing if creative spelling will work, is to say it aloud.

58. Room 108 Writing 108 Don t Wet The Bear play this fun interactive game which is just like Hangman but instead you throw a bucket of water over a bear. The word lists include http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/hanglist.html

Don't Wet The Bear Word Game Room 108 Don't Wet The Bear Play this fun interactive game which is just like Hangman but instead you throw a bucket of water over a bear. The word lists include: days of the week, months of the year, colour words, Dolch action words, number words 1-16. Hangman Word Game Pick a list of words to spell Common words (Grade 1-2) Number words (Grade 2) Animal words (Grade 2) Bible words (Grade 3) Colour words (Grade 1) Alpha Catch Game Room 108 Alpha Catch Play this fun interactive game where you move a fox around and collect falling words or letters. Get to level three and win a certificate. You can set the game to Parts of Speech, Vowels and Consonants or Rhyming Words. Lots of action and sound effects! Typing Tutor Game Room 108 Typing Tutor Game Learn the fun way to type! This game teaches typing to the primary student but at the same time provides fun in the form of a game. The game provides twenty levels. After a student finishes they can return to the level they completed. The Print Kit Room 108 Print Kit What makes this different than any Printing Book is that you can change the size of the lines and fonts on the work sheet. Start with the lines far apart and gradually bring them smaller. This the way to teach printing! The Fun Printing Sheets and the Name Sheet Maker lets you make an entire dotted tracing sheets with students name in it too. You only type it in once.

59. Creative Writng wordplay and then individually generate original word-play games and activities to perform in the classroom. These games should include a writing exercise and http://www.pampetty.com/creativewriting.htm

EDUCATION TPTE595 Creativity Segment, Summer 2000 MODULE 4: CREATIVE WRITING Instructor: Pam Petty Contact Information: http://www.pampetty.com (homepage) pampetty@iwon.com (use this from Monday, June 12 through June 19, 2000) pam@pampetty.com (use prior to and after June 12 - June 19, 2000) local telephone number: 865-521-5000 home number: 615-735-9198 Dates and hours: June 12 - June 19, 2000, 9:00 am - 11:30 am Place: South Doyle Middle School Course purpose and objectives: The purpose of this course is to introduce you to methods that help students express themselves through creative writing. Much emphasis is placed on the enjoyment and pleasure of writing creatively. In-class discussions will include understanding the basic nature of putting words on paper to express thoughts, how to motivate students to want to write, and ways make writing more "real world" and less an academic enemy. A major objective of this course will be to help future educators see themselves as creative writers so that they might inspire their students to experiment with the beauty of the written word. Students should leave this course with a portfolio of writing samples and resources that will aid them in classroom writing experiences. Class format: Group collaborative activities, individual writing, presentations, modeling.

60. Writing In The Classroom Give time off away from from writing. Don t announce writing ahead of time. Go back to word play. Return to oral language (telling, retellings, etc). http://www.pampetty.com/writing.htm

Writing in the Classroom Pam Petty Western Kentucky University Division of Literacy Handouts/Activities Guides On-Line Resources Books that Facilitate Writing Background Reading for Creative Writing The following quotes and ideas are taken from: Frank, M. (1995). If you're trying to teach kids how to write . . . you've gotta have this book. Nashville: Incentive Publications. The focus should not be on teaching writing, it should be on teaching kids to be writers. "Literature is the best stimulator for writing that I know. Make it a point to saturate your students with literature - all kinds - all the time" (p. 76). Writing ISN'T taught by saying, "Write ...," and then scoring what kids already know how to do. It IS taught by offering challenging directions, presenting patterns, and providing endless examples that open doors to original expression (p. 74). "Writing" is not synonymous with "stories" or "essays" or "themes." There are dozens of kinds of literature and writing forms - some long, some very short, some simple, some complex - which kids should hear, read, and which they CAN write. Writers (of any age) must be able to connect their writing to their real lives, real concerns, and real feelings. Writing is about COMMUNICATING. The writing process becomes relevant when children are allowed the choice to write about things in their own lives and experiential backgrounds. They need the freedom to let their voices be heard.

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