San Joaquin Valley Writing ProjectValuable Internet Resources

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WRITING PROJECT
Celebrating Over 25 Years of Excellence in
Teacher Development and Training

San Joaquin Valley Writing Project
LEE Dept. CSU Fresno
5005 Maple Ave.
Fresno, CA 93740-8025
559-278-0219
Joanne McKay, Co-Director
Kathee Godfrey, Co-Director
Faith Nitschke, Co-Director
Dr. Gail Tompkins, Consulting Director

San Joaquin Valley Writing Project
Valuable Internet Resources

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Online Reference Help	Professional Organizations and Publications
Literature & Study Guides	Other Great Sites
Grants and Contests	Teacher & Lesson Plan Websites
Writing Websites

Online Reference Help

Merriam Webster	http://www.m-w.com
Your Dictionary	http://www.yourdictionary.com
Strange and Unusual Dictionaries	http://www.blueray.com/dictionary/index.html
Rhyming Dictionary	http://rhymezone.com
Translating Dictionaries	http://www.dictionaries.travlang.com/
Spelling Activities	http://spellweb.com
Vocabulary	http://www.vocabulary.com
The Library of Congress Thesauri	http://www.loc.gov/pmei/lexico

Literature and Study Guides

SCORE Project Literature Guides	http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
Novel Guides Online	http://www.novelguide.com/
Study Web	http://www.studyweb.com
Study Guides and Strategies	http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides
X-Refer Search Engine	http://xrefer.com
Children's Storybooks Online	http://magickeys.com/books/index.html
Newberry Award	http://www.literature-awards.com/newbery_medal_most_distinguished.htm

Professional Organizations and Publications

National Writing Project	http://www.nwp.org
California Teachers of English	http://www.cateweb.org/
National Council Teachers of English	http://www.ncte.org/
California Department of Education	http://www.cde.ca.gov/

Grants and Contests

Poetry Power

Teacher & Lesson Plan Websites

Education World	http://www.education-world.com
Teacher Freebies	http://www.teacherfreebies.com
Teachers First	http://www.teachersfirst.com
Teacher Network	http://www.teachnet.org
More Freebies	http://www.freeplus1.com
Teacher Web	http://www.webteacher.org
Discovery.com Puzzlemaker	http://www.puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Teacher Lessons from Disney	http://www.disney.go.com/educational/classroom.html
Inspiration Teacher Ideas	http://www.inspiration.com/book/thebook.html
TechLearning	http://www.techlearning.com/
PBS Online Teacher's Source	http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Kathy Shrock's Educators Guide	http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html
Big Chalk	http://www.bigchalk.com/

Writing Websites

Guide to Grammar and Writing	http://www.cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
Electronic References compiled by SJVWP TC Sophia Smith	Electronic References
Slate Citation Machine	http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php
Noodle Tools	http://www.noodletools.com/

Other Great Sites

Enchanted Learning	http://www.enchantedlearning.com
Think Quests/Web Quests	http://www.thinkquest.org/
Fresno Pacific Fieldwork Project	http://sunfive.fresno.edu/field/fieldwork/
Big Chalk	http://www.bigchalk.com/
Jim Trelease on Reading (Read Aloud Handbook)	http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
Sites for Teachers.com	http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Discovery ClipArt Gallery	http://school.discovery.com/clipart/