Improving+written+language+through+ICT

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__Writing Resources__: 1. Click on the link below for examples of different writing forms, as well as a variety of writing organisers: []

2. Recounts - click on the link following, for the features of recounts: []

3. Click on the link for learning intentions and resources to help with next steps for writing according to level in asTTle. []

4. Click on the link below for a website to help students write myths and legends: []

5. Click below for a link to a story starters website : []

<span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">This website is great for helping writer’s block during creative writing for students in grades 1–4. <span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Students can use prompts that focus on character (who the story is about), plot (what happens in the story), and setting (where or when the story happens).

<span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">See the Teachers' Guide for more details on how to use the website. <span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">6. Click on the link below for a 'mugshots' website, to help you with story writing: <span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">7. Click on the link for a cartoon writing website... <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">[|www.toondoo.com]

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">8. Click on the link to find out about writing 'Feature Articles'. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">[] <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">9. Click on the link to watch a video about writing 'Feature Articles'. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">media type="custom" key="8756278"

__<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Spelling, Word, Letter, and Grammar Games __<span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">: <span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">1. Click the link below for 'Word Mayhem' - a game where you have to make as many words from scrambled letters. <span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">2. Alphabet Action game - click on each letter of the alphabet. <span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">3. Go to this website to learn and practise your spelling words. Room 1 students have logins and passwords to enable them to work on their own spelling lists. []

<span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">4. Use proofreading skills to correct the sentences... []

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5. Identify parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs) by clicking on the Grammar Gorillas link... <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">6. Click on the link to find a website with a range of grammar games... <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">7. Click on the link for more grammar games (range of levels)... <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">8. For more grammar activities click on... <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">9. For 11 punctuation posters, click on the link... <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">10. For information about the semicolon and how to use it, click the link... <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">11. Interactive Hangman spelling game focusing on 'magic e' words... <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">12. Interactive Hangman spelling game focusing on the long 'a' sound. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">13. Click on the link and use it to write a fantastic story. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Draw a Stickman**

<span class="caption" style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">www.drawastickman.com

<span class="caption" style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">14. Poetry websites. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">http://literacyandict.wikispaces.com/Poetry+Websites