The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996 [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English. Provides a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups, and scientific forms.
Anthony’s Workshop [ Kids/Teens ] – Offers a tutorial, definitions, and exercises to teach punctuation and the parts of speech.
Assorted Ham [ Kids/Teens ] – Features online story writing activity where young writers can writer their own stories or contribute to existing stories.
BombDiggity [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Forum for young writers to exchange knowledge on various types of writing and seek help to publish their own work.
Center for Writing: Quick Tips [ Mature Teens ] – A series of suggestions for effective and correct composition. Covers punctuation, style, grammar, plagiarism and specific writing tasks. Each topic can be downloaded as PDF.
The Claremont Review Literary Magazine [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Solicits and publishes teen writings; also offers writing tips and a manuscript/mentor service.
Creative Writing Process [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Step by step approach to writing essays and stories. Includes tips for brainstorming, web mapping, outlining, editing, draft copy. proof reading, final copy, references, and worksheets.
Diana Hacker: A Writer’s Reference, Fifth Edition [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Provides exercises in writing, grammar, and research. Includes language debates, model papers, and research and documentation online.
Effective Writing [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Writing guidelines that show you how to make readers understand and feel your thoughts. [PDF]
English Online – Writers’ Window [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] – Provides guides to writing stories, poems, reviews, and research papers. Also publishes the writings of children and teenagers.
Kid Quotes Wanted [ Teens ] – Greeting card publisher that holds a semi-annual kid quote contest. Student writers submit quotes that might be used in future greeting cards. Prizes are awarded.
Kiddie Thoughts [ Kids/Teens ] – Offers kids and teens a chance to share their thoughts in the form of stories and poetry.
Kids’ Place: English [ Kids/Teens ] – An interactive way of improving written work, with ideas for practice sessions and an explanation of the drafting and revision process.
License 2 Write [ Kids/Teens ] – Teaches students how to structure a paper and improve their proofreading skills.
Message in a Bottle [ Kids ] – Read what kids from a 6th grade class wrote to go in a bottle which was thrown into the Mediterranean Sea.
N2Arts [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Online community and magazine for those who are involved in writing.
Official Flat Stanley Project [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] – A journaling project in which schools create a paper doll, write a journal for a few days, and send it on to another school. Includes a list of partner schools and how to get involved.
Oswego High School Online Writing Guide [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Need help in getting started on that book report or term paper? Learn how to create outlines, to organize writing, and construct well-organized paragraphs.
Paragraph Builder [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] – Step-by-step directions for organizing and writing a good paragraph.
Paragraph Organizer [ Kids/Teens ] – Offers paragraph writing help, composition of a paragraph and instructions for writing.
paragraphpunch.com [ Kids/Teens ] – An online writing tutorial; takes students through the actual steps of writing a paragraph online.
Potluck Children’s Literary Magazine [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] – Children’s magazine that publishes poetry, short stories, book reviews and artwork by young writers/artists ages 8-16. Includes educational articles to enrich writing skills.
11 Rules of Writing [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – A concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar.
Scatty Thoughts [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Resource for teenagers to post, read, and review their thoughts in form of articles, stories, lyrics etc.
Sen10ce Maker [ Kids/Teens ] – Provides sentence making tips, techniques of how to structure a sentence and clarification on confusing words and verbs.
Swords of Writing [ Mature Teens ] – Pictures, stories, poetry, and a chatroom intended to provide motivation for writing.
Topics for Informative or Persuasive Speeches [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Topics submitted by students. Can be used for ideas for essays as well. Users may submit suggestions to add to the list.
What Makes a Good Story? [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] – Interactive exhibit takes visitors on a literary journey through the classic short story and examines the elements that come together to create a good story.
Writing Den [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] – Offers resources for students and teachers to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills.
The Writing Pot [ Teens/Mature Teens ] – Offers help to young writers in publicizing their writing in a small community.
Writing Skills [ Mature Teens ] – A comprehensive guide to researching information and producing well structured written work. Includes sections on paragraphs, punctuation, essay writing, and using references.
Young Scottish Poetry Library [ Kids/Teens ] – Poetry writing activities and workshops for children and young people.
Young Writers’ Clubhouse [ Kids ] – Encouragement for young writers by Deborah Morris, author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures series. Includes answers to frequently asked questions and tips for getting started.
