Effective Literacy Website #3

In 1999 Corbett Harrison launched the site Writing Fix.com.  The website shares innovative ideas focused on K-12 in Writing.  It is a resource-based website.  In 2001 the Northern Nevada Writing Project created and posted resources and lessons to be shared at the website.  They also included resources and lessons acquired from workshops, trainings and in-service classes for teachers.

The homepage tab features Writing Fix Workshops, Writing Prompts, Mentor Text Lessons, 6 Trait Materials, Across the Curriculum, WritingFix info, and Email Webmaster.  The Writing Fix Workshops highlight lessons that integrate writing with art and literature, and writing across the curriculum.  A sub-tab under Writing Fix Workshops that was interesting is the Revision to Teach Critical Thinking.  This tab provided detailed lessons to develop writing skills including word choice, organization & ideas, sentence fluency, idea development and voice.  There are additional tools provided to supplement each lesson.  Tools such as cards, games, charts and handouts are also provided to enhance the lessons.  Additional information about these lessons can be collected from http://writingfix.com/process/revision.htm.

The Writing Prompts tab offers 8 other tabs to collect resources about writing prompts.  There are articles and information provided for the sample lesson plans.  Writing prompts for daily journals and writer’s journals can be accessed easily.  There are a variety of interactive word games provided, including the noun game, the verb game, the memory game, the feeling game and etc. 

The 6 Trait Materials tab offers useful information and resources about traits to develop writing skills including voice, word choice, and sentence fluency.  The sub-tab for sentence fluency provides additional links to access to lesson plans, resources and tools to teach a particular trait or skill. Details and specifics can be acquired from http://writingfix.com/6_traits/sentence_fluency.htm#transitions.

Writing Fix can be another tool for teachers to help students develop their writing skills.  There are lesson plans, resources, games, information and articles to aid teachers with the support needed when writing or planning their lessons.  It is free and easy to navigate.  To learn more about Writing Fix go to http://writingfix.com/index.htm.