Friday, June 14, 2002 :::
 
The Writing Den The WritingDen is an online interactive writing tutorial designed "for students Grades 6 through 12 seeking to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills." English as a Second Language teachers may also find this site useful. The site has feature topics that are arranged into the following topics: History, Canada, Nature, Science, and Lifestyle. For example, the current feature topic is Do Wolves Deserve Their Reputation? Each feature topic is divided into three levels of difficulty: words, sentences, and paragraphs. There are graphics to accompany the words and sentences category, and students can listen to an audio clip of the words and sentences as well. The paragraph category helps students who are learning to write paragraphs and essays. The site also has a Tips-o-matic section organized into the categories of sentences, paragraphs and essays. In this section, students can look up grammar rules and writing tips. A teacher's guide explains how teachers can use the Website in their classroom. There is a list of classroom suggestions such as the Lone brainstormer which uses WritingDen to teach kids how to brainstorm and overcome writer's block. WritingDen could also be adapted for special needs students and students who are learning English as a new language.

::: posted by Sue at 6:57 PM



Monday, June 03, 2002 :::
 
Marilee's Word Puzzles It's June. Use these to keep your students focusses and tuned until the end of the school year.

::: posted by Sue at 8:23 AM



Saturday, June 01, 2002 :::
 
Curriculum Units Units appearing on this site have gone through a review process by the Ontario Curriculum Centre.

::: posted by Sue at 8:55 PM

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