NTCE Sponsored Writing Contests Samples of writing from Virginia's winners can be found here. This site is sponsored by the University of Missouri. It is wonderful, and you need to visit just once to see the movie on the home page. This would be a great intro to writing instruction even if you didn't use the site. This site gives you some guidelines on how to recognize and avoid plag1arism.
Inspiring students is the key to improving their writing skills.
Writing with a purpose is the primary motivator in producing high quality work. Authentic writing activities encourage students to focus on their strengths and areas of interest while simultaneously working to improve their weaknesses. This is the home page of Rober Einarsson from Grant MacEwan College. Online Writing Lab WSU's OWL is open to all writers and provides a forum for exchanging ideas about writing. Word Snapshots A growing library of forms and questions for quick journal writing.