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    The document provides a list of recommended websites for developing writing strategies and skills. The websites offer resources such as graphic organizers for planning, ideas for developing writing content, information about the writing process, and prompts for narrative writing. Story starters and over 100 words for varying how to attribute dialogue are also included to help writers make their writing more engaging.

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    The document provides a list of recommended websites for developing writing strategies and skills. The websites offer resources such as graphic organizers for planning, ideas for developing writing content, information about the writing process, and prompts for narrative writing. Story starters and over 100 words for varying how to attribute dialogue are also included to help writers make their writing more engaging.

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    RECOMMENDED WEBSITES FOR WRITING STRATEGIES

    http://www.webenglishteacher.com/creative3.html
    - Excellent ideas to develop content of writing

    http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/writing%20process/writingprocess.htm
    - A wonderful website for the writing process. It lays out the steps well and has excellent
    graphic organizers for planning.

    http://www.books4results.com/
    - JoAnne Moore has some excellent resources writing. Her book “Writing Results” is
    very good. She is from Calgary and may do some local workshops.

    http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/documents/mysteries/divmysteries.htm
    - The book “Mysteries of Harris Burdick” by Chris Van Allsburg is a great source of
    picture prompts for writing. This website has story samples created by students based on
    some of the pictures in the book.

    http://www.empoweringwriters.com/
    - This is a website to order Empowering Writers. This is a superb comprehensive
    program that focuses on strategies for narrative writing. Expository writing is also
    available.
    Story/Narrative Writing: Sentence Starters

    Happened right now:


    Suddenly, Startled,
    Instantly, Without warning,
    In an instant, In a flash,
    All of a sudden, All at once,
    At that very moment,
    And before you can spell ______,

    Happened a bit later:


    Seconds later, Shortly after,
    Minutes later, Soon after,
    Hours later, It all happened when
    After ____ hours of _____, After that,
    A few minutes later, Next,
    Not too much later, Before long,
    By and by, along came a… For a second,
    And when the moment was right,

    Happened at the same time:


    For a second,
    Presently,
    Just then,
    At this same time,
    Meanwhile,
    About this time,
    General:

    Faster than _______________, he ________


    Sitting on a ____________ was a ________
    Charging like a __________________
    Gathering his wits about him,
    Thinking fast on his feet, Apparently,
    Being a clever girl, However,
    Puzzled, Although,
    Sadly, Being a good boy,
    Bewildered, Pleased with myself,
    Confused, Luckily,
    Angrier than a _____, Being curious,
    Sadder than a _____, Astounded,
    Surprised, Furiously,
    Astonished, Although…
    The more he __________, the more ________
    Minding my own business, Unfortunately,
    Without thinking, As a special treat,
    Relieved, Without hesitation,
    Delighted,
    Gently,
    Too surprised to move,
    Over 100 Ways to Say "Said"
    • accused • echoed
    • acknowledged • elaborated
    • added • chuckled • emphasized
    • admitted • claimed • estimated
    • advised • coaxed • exaggerated
    • agreed • comforted • exclaimed
    • announced • commanded • explained
    • answered • commented • exploded
    • apologized • complained
    • approved • concluded • faltered
    • argued • confessed • foretold
    • asked • confided • fumed
    • assumed
    • confirmed • gagged
    • babbled • consented • granted
    • bargained • contested • greeted
    • barked • continued • grinned
    • bawled • contradicted • groaned
    • began • counseled • growled
    • begged • coughed • grumbled
    • bellowed • cried • grunted
    • blurted • criticized • guessed
    • boasted • croaked • gulped
    • boomed • cross-examined • gushed
    • bragged
    • broke in • decided • hissed
    • declared • hinted
    • cackled • decreed
    • calculated • defended • jabbered
    • cautioned • demanded • jeered
    • challenged • denied
    • chanted • denounced • lamented
    • charged • described • laughed
    • chattered • determined • lectured
    • cheered • directed • lied
    • chided • disclosed
    • discussed • lisped
    • choked • drawled
    • droned
    Over 100 Ways to Say "Said," page two

    • hastened to add • pointed out


    • hastened to say • pondered
    • hesitated • pouted
    • hinted • praised
    • hissed • predicted
    • hollered • proclaimed
    • howled • promised
    • pronounced
    • implied • protested
    • indicated
    • informed • quarreled
    • inquired • quavered
    • insisted • questioned
    • instructed • quibbled
    • insulted
    • raged
    • made known • recalled
    • magnified • recommended
    • maintained • recounted
    • marveled • refused
    • mentioned • replied
    • moaned • reported
    • mumbled • responded
    • murmured
    • muttered • scolded
    • screamed
    • nagged • screeched
    • notified • shouted
    • shrieked
    • objected
    • observed • teased
    • offered • thanked
    • ordered • twittered

    • panted • uttered
    • persisted
    • persuaded • ventured
    • pestered • verified
    • piped up
    • whimpered
    • pleaded • whined

    • pledged • whispered

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