The Interactive Story Map seems particularly useful. Allows students to map out their story at the computer and print out a very neat story map. Makes Prewriting more interesting for the student, and forces them to stay on track.
Students take a newspaper article and turn it into a short story, and vice versa
Story Map Interactive: Use this online tool to map out the elements of students' original writing. The tool can also be used to analyze the characters, plot, and setting of a piece of literature.
ReadWriteThink Printing Press: Use this online tool to create a newspaper, brochure, booklet, or flyer. Students choose a layout, add content, and then print out their work.
Interactive Venn Diagram: Students use this online tool to compare and contrast the features of two genres of writing. The tool can also be used to organize ideas for a compare and contrast essay or compare and contrast two pieces of literature.
The Interactive Story Map seems particularly useful. Allows students to map out their story at the computer and print out a very neat story map. Makes Prewriting more interesting for the student, and forces them to stay on track.
Students use a blog as their primary medium of prose
All purpose writing website: planning paragraphs, revising sentences, discovering writing ideas, etc.