4th and 5th Grade Writing Links

Biography Writing

Time for Kids Biography Essay
Tips for Writing and Graphic Organizers

Interactive Timeline Generator on the Web
Create a Timeline of the person you are researching

Another Timeline Generator

List of Questions to fill out while you research
Printout only

Biography List from Factmonter
Click on the letter of the person's last initial

Biography Writing with Writers Workshop from Scholastic

Biography Graphic Organizers
Print Out Only

Biography List from Yahooligans

Book Reports

Book Report Recipe

Book Report Wizard

Writing a Book Review Writing with Writers Workshop from Scholastic

How to Write a Book Report from Fact Monster

Book Report Sandwich Station
Interactive from Scholastic

A Walk Through A Book Report
Great Interactive Site to step you through the process

The Spaghetti Book Club
Book Reviews by kids for kids

Creative Narrative Writing

Write-On Webquest

Interactive Comic Creator Online

Interactive Plot Diagram online

Interactive Timeline Generator on the Web
Create a Timeline of how your story progresses

Short Story Graphic Organizers
Printout Only

Writing Your Own Folktale, Fairytale, or Myth Writing with Writers Workshop

Stories Written by Kids for Stone Soup Magazine

Interactive Creative Writing
Write Your Own Pirate Story Online with this step by step helper

Compare/Contrast Writing

Time for Kids Compare Contrast
Tips for Writing and Graphic Organizers

Compare and
Contrast Help

Interactive Venn
Diagram Online

Compare Contrast Graphic Organizer
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Compare Contrast Guide
Great Site

Interactive Venn Diagram 3 Circles

Compare Contrast
Interactive Essay

Compare Contrast Webquest

Descriptive Writing

Descriptive Writing Prompts

Writing with Writers Descriptive from Scholastic

Descriptive Essay Help from Fact Monster

Description of a Place Interactive Essay

Expository Writing

How To Write A Good Paragraph

Paragraph Writing Thinkquest

Paragraph Punch Interactive Writing Program

Graphic Organizers for a Good Paragraph
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Letter Writing

Letter Writer Interactive from Australia
You will need to click the link "New Letter Writer Interactive" on the site ***

Spy Letters of the American Revolution
View and Read authentic letters from the past

Laura's Letters to Children
Read Letters Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote to her fans

Presidential Letters from Jackie Robinson
Read letters sent to support the Civil Writes Movement

Letters of Felix Voltz
Letters from a Civil War Drummer Boy

Writing Friendly and Business Letters

Time for Kids Business Letter Writing
Tips for Writing, Graphic Organizers, and Prompts

Interactive Letter Generator Online

Narrative Writing (Personal Narrative)

Narrative Writing Prompts

More Narrative Writing Prompts

Time for Kids Personal Narratives
Tips for Writing
It and Prompts

Online Timeline Generator over your personal event

Narrative Essay Tips from Fact Monster

Interactive Graphic Map for your Personal Narrative
Great Site for you
to use

Narrative Writing Prompts III

Personal Narrative What is it? How do I write it? Can I improve mine?

Persuasive Writing

PBS Kids Don't Buy It! Get Media Smart

Excellent Words and Phrases for Advertising

Tips for Increasing Advertising Response

Writing Workshop for Persuasive Writing from Scholastic

TV 411 What Are They Selling?

Time for Kids Persuasive Writing
Tips for Writing the Essay and Prompts

Interactive Persuasion Map
Use this interactive tool to map out your argument

Persuasive Writing Webquest

Poetry

Writing With Writers Poetry from Scholastic

You're A Poet and You Want to Show It

Letter Poem Interactive

Interactive Shape Poem Generator Online

Simile Satellite from BBC

Welcome to Poetry Thinkquest

Instant Poetry Forms
Great interactive site for your poetry writing

Wacky World of Words

RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary

Poetry4Kids

Giggle Poetry

Magnetic Poetry Online for Kids

Interactive Monster Poem focusing on Similes

Simile Interactive Tutorial
Scroll down and click Starter Activity

Abstract Noun Interactive Poem

Poetry Splatter from Reading is Fun
Great interactive piece

Research Paper

Time For Kids Research Paper
Tips for Writing the Paper and Graphic Organizers

Interactive Tutorial on Choosing appropriate information for your research paper

Word Mover Poem Generator for Dr. King's "I Have a Dream"

Writing Workshop Research Paper From Scholastic

Technical Writing

Time for Kids How-To Article
Tips for Writing the Article and Prompts

Practice Writing Instructions with How to Make a Cup of Tea

Writing Instructions Tutorial and Practice from BBC

Instructions
for a Process
Interactive Essay

Other Writing Links

Epals

Interactive Writing Prompt Generator

Paragraph a Week Writing Program

How To Write an Essay from Factmonster

Bright Writing Ideas for any kind of essay including Compare/Contrast

Evaluation Station
Checklists for your essays before you turn them in

The Write Site
Great Tips for Writers and future journalists

Young Writers Clubhouse

Writing Fix for Kids

Colored Pencil Student Editing Sheet
Print Out Only

Read Write Think Online Tools

Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers
Print Out Only

Tool for Analyzing Your Writings
Just copy your story from Word and Paste in this page. Hit submit and see how well written your work is.

Structures and Techniques to improve all aspects of Your Writing

Edit Down the Story of Goldilocks
Can you make the story better by removing unneeded words?

Write Your Own Interactive Play