This page will continue to expand as sites are recommended and annotations are submitted.  Annotations are credited by initials of the institute participants.

http://www.readwritethink.org/index.asp
ReadWriteThink, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation.  NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.  This site has lesson plan ideas for grades K-8; a link to the IRA/NCTE Standards for English Language Arts; link to Web Resource page , where even more ideas can be found.  (CM)

http://www.write4kids.com/
Intended for children’s book writers, this site offers information on writing in various genres, writing style, and revision.  (MF)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab is on of the most valuable writing resources on the internet.  I use it to look up everything!  It has been helpful to me as a teacher and a graduate student.  I make sure that my senior students know exactly how to find it so that when they enter college or the job market they feel they have a writing buddy that can help them with any type of writing.  Some of the useful resources included on the site include:
· Ready to print handouts that you can use with your class.
· PowerPoint presentations that you can use with your class.
· Online explanations and examples of all types of writing
· The writing process
· Grammar
· Research
· Plagiarizing
· Paraphrasing
· Documentation styles
· Resumes
· Application letters
· ….the list is pretty endless.
Go to the site and explore.  It is easy to navigate and very well organized.  (RW)

http://ccweb.nsd.org/writingcorner/writingprocess.html
This web site is designed to attempt to unify and clarify the process, modes, and forms of writing.  (RP)

http://www.edvisors.com
A directory of educational resources for teachers, parents, students and educators.  (RP)

http://www.kde.state.ky.us/KDE/Instructional+Resources/High+School/English+Language+Arts/Writing/default.htm KDE's Writing Resources (in the "English/Language Arts - High School" section).  PDF and Word files which you can read, print, or download, including "Writing Development Teacher Handbook," "Prompt Writing Cautions," "Sharpen Your Child's Writing Skills," "Writing On-Demand Prompts," and more.

Outta Ray’s Head
http://home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3/
Ray Saitz is a teacher in Ontario, Canada who has put together a incredible resource of lesson plans for teaching writing.  He started with his own ideas, but now many teachers from around the world have sent in lesson plans that are easily adaptable and proven successful.  Don’t be put off by the crazy name or the simplistic first page, this site is a gold mine of ideas.  His links page to other resources will also keep you interested for a while.  (RW)

PROMPTS

http://ccweb.norshore.wednet.edu/writingcorner/promptlist.html
A list of mode-specific Writing Prompts.   Includes prompts for Business/Formal letter writing.  (JRP)
 

MidLink Magazine -an online publishing work by students
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/

NCTE's resources for detecting and dealing with plagiarism
http://www.ncte.org/solutions/plagiarism.shtml

http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/scoring.asp?odelay=3&d=1
The 6+1 TraitTM Writing analytical model for assessing and teaching writing is made up of 6+1 key qualities that define strong writing.  (RP)