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OTHER READ ON SITES

Stories to read online

English activities for Years 1-3

English activities for Years 4-7

Literary Genres Narrative: Stories Narrative - Tone and Style Writing Fiction - Beginnings, Characters and Endings Writing Fiction - Interesting Sentences, Words and Finishing Touches Fantasy word weaver Science fiction word weaver Story Skeletons Story Starters Hotlist of Sites Traditional Stories Writing a Story - Planning Writing a Story - Beginnings and Endings Word Lab Story Starter Fruit Machine Novel Elements of a Novel Biographies Retrieval Chart (C. Kerr) The Biography Maker Diary Entries Extracts from Anne Frank's Diary Jokes Joke Zone Riddles and Knock Knock Jokes Nursery Rhymes Zelo Nursery Rhymes Cartoon Strips The Cartoon Factory Maths Comics Mystery Mystery - Anatomy of a mystery Kids' mysteries Non-narrative: Essays Guide to writing a basic essay How to write an essay The Essays Archive Essay Punch (how to write an essay) Debates Tips for debaters Public debate Typical adjudicator comments on debates Debate topics More Debate topics Preparing a reasonable argument Speeches Public speaking website Writing a Speech How to conquer public speaking fear Elements of an effective speech Speech preparation as a process 7 Aspects of a dynamic presentation Plays How to write a play Plays written by children Children's Creative Theatre Poems Poetry - Hotlist (incl. genres and theory) Songs Lyrics Recount Bibliography

Non-literary Genres Transactional: Greetings/Farewells Interviews Invitations Email Questionnaires Letters Writing Letters for Any Situation (see links down the side of the page) Letter Writing - Layout Letter Writing - Tone in Formal Letters Factual Writing - Letters Business letter Leaflets Postcard Postcard - Jungle Mania Mail Send electronic postcards Procedural: Messages Recipe Instructions Factual Writing - Instructions Writing Instructions Directions Reports: Media Reports Descriptions Writing a Description Investigation Report Scientific Experiment Reviews Dictionaries/Thesauri Minutes of Meetings Graphs/Tables/Timetables Expository: Class Talks Ideas for class talks One minute speaking activities Lecturettes Media Articles Survey/Questionnaire Press Release Explanations Persuasive: Persuasive Essays Writing an Article - Persuasive Writing Editorials Proposal Submission Advertisements Wacky Ads Analysing Advertisements (Don't Buy It) Complaints GENERAL WRITING HELP Paragraphpunch (how to write a paragraph) Essaypunch (how to write an essay) Business letter punch (how to write a business essay) English Grammar Connection Notetaking

This page has been compiled by Cheryl Kerr, Beenleigh State School, Queensland, Australia.  The author takes no responsibility for the stability of links provided.