Friday, October 09, 2009

Thanks, Kent School District, for the Writer’s Resources

Here’s a useful site for both student writers and their parents, courtesy of the Kent School District in Washington: http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/writing/elem_writing/Bib/WritingProcess.htm. It lists numerous resources for elementary and high school writers on the writing process, essay structure, creativity, English as a second language, and grammar.

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