Category Archives: Composition
MAKE BELIEFS COMIX! Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages
Make Beliefs Comix – Create your own comix “in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Latin!”
A listing of valuable language arts resources & discussion about how to improve education
Education Pages | DonPotter.net. “This page is dedicated to the dissemination of materials of value to parents and educators interested in improving the quality of education in America and throughout the English speaking world.”
Help with confusing and often misused words
Confusing Words. “a collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misused.”
Online version of the classic, The Elements of Style by William Strunk
Strunk, William, Jr. 1918. The Elements of Style “…this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.”
Story starters for the young writer
Writing Bugs – There are some cute starters here to get the creative juices flowing. Some are fun (“You can decorate one room any way you want…”), some are serious (“Write about a goal you’d like to achieve in the year ahead.”)