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Ezine archive table of contents.

Here is a list of all the isses of Writing Points in this ezine archive. This listing lags a month behind publication to give subscribers first chance at freebies and discounts.

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Writing Points ezine archive for 2010

Writing Points, February 15, 2010. Vol. 3. No. 2

• Step-by-step strategies, with crib sheets, for struggling writers
• Times skimmer helps you find news pegs
• Students are not the center of the universe
• Hands-on understanding of essay structure (subscriber bonus)
• Note from Linda: New FAQs page, revised search page

Writing Points, January 15, 2010. Vol. 3. No. 1

• A lesson chock full of best practices
• CliCk,Speak — Text-to-Speech for Firefox
• Make active/passive distinction personal
• Writing assessment now has its own forum
• New free PDF and help with downloads
• Note from Linda: Thanks for spreading my fame

Writing Points ezine archive for 2009

Writing Points, December 15, 2009, Vol. 2, No.12

• Parents provide real-world writing view
• Twitter alternative designed with teachers in mind
• Desensitizing writing-adverse students
• Downloadable narrative writing prompts
• New forums are place to help & be helped

Writing Points, November 15, 2009, Vol. 2, No.11

• Reality check: Why do I have to learn this?
• Short, sweet, secure, and free blog alternative
• Attack wordiness with a wildcard
• New pages of writing prompts, nonverbal teaching tricks, and more
• Free downloads for subscribers like you

Writing Points, October 15, 2009, Vol. 2, No.10

• Get the DiRT on research and writing
• How to eradicate irrelevant information
• Paper germs grow best in sentence medium
• New pages supporting struggling (and other) writers
• A Note from Linda: Keep up the flattery. I love it.

Writing Points, September 15, 2009, Vol. 2, No. 9

• Comics belong in your classroom
• It pays to be single-minded when teaching struggling writers
• Classic reading: digital, searchable, and free
• New pages cover a smattering of topics
• A note from Linda: new series on teaching struggling writers

Writing Points, August 15, 2009, Vol. 2, No. 8

• Opening day introductions with a purpose
• Free e-books including kids' books, audio books
• Repeat prompt to reveal writing improvement
• New pages on my soapbox issues
• A note from Linda: fall workshops for you, zucchini for kids

Writing Points, July 15, 2009, Vol. 2, No. 7

• Wordniks gives new twist to defining words
• Firefox search options go beyond Google search
• Bloomin' new taxonomy of educational objectives
• Teaching writing from goals to grades
• A note from Linda: Please share Writing Points

Writing Points, June 15, 2009, Vol. 2, No. 6

• How does this grab you? Vocabulary lists in context
• Federal stimulus: Resources to restart teaching, learning
• Writing expectations for college-bound kids
• New pages on thesis, writing process, grammar, assessment,
• Grab a "2-fer' and build a website

Writing Points, May 15, 2009, Vol. 2. No. 5

• Push writing practicality with National Writing Day tie-in
• Use the old noodle to find good information sources
• Special web access with MLA 7th handbook
• National research study find Linda was right
• New pages on paragraph development alternatives
• Student course deadlines loom

Writing Points, April 15, 2009, Vol. 2 No. 4

• Timed writing best indicator of writing skill
• More free literature teaching aids
• Buddy, could you spare a poem?
• New pages take writing from planning to paragraph development
• Free, limited-time offer only for Writing Points subscribers

Writing Points, March 15, 2009, Vol 2 No.3

• Students write better with their heads in the clouds
• Introduction Writing 101: 3 things students must know
• Cool teaching tips from currently hot tech program
• Look and see a dictionary for visual thinkers
• A note from Linda: Does blogging teach writing?

Note: Direct links to individual stories are not available in the ezine archive for issues before March 2009.

Writing Points, February 15, 2009, Vol 2.

• Zucchini season is fast approaching
• Anthropologist sifts the dirt on plagiarism
• 3 letters + picture = cool vocabulary game
• New pages focus on live student courses
• A note from Linda

Writing Points, January 15, 2009, Vol 2 <

• 21st century online vocabulary game
• Live, online courses and workshops for 2009
• Summarizing wells is a tweet skill
• Newly posted helps for teaching writing
• A note from Linda: New ezine format in February

Writing Points ezine archive for 2008

Writing Points, December 15, 2008, Vol 1

• The importance of buts
• Write or die
• Standards and rubrics. Oh, buoy.
• What's new since last month
• A note from Linda about SBI!

Writing Points, November 15, 2008, Vol 1

• Best time-saver since sticky notes
• New pages you may have missed
• Best practice: Stick to one genre
• A note from Linda: What's wrong with the way I teach writing

Writing Points, October 15, 2008, Vol 1 <

• Lick the grading problem, Lollipop
• Hard work doesn't pay off in skill
• Computer assisted editing
• A note from Linda: What I'm reading

Writing Points, September 15, 2008, Vol 1

• Delicious descriptive writing
• An alternative to 1-shot tests
• Examples of authentic ELA prompts
• A note from Linda
  

Writing Points, August 15, 2008 Vol 1

• Recommended reading on teaching writing
• Teaching boys to write
• A note from Linda
  

Writing Points, July 15, 2008 Vol 1 <

• Writing is key to literature appreciation
• Junk jargon that makes essentials exotic
• A note from Linda
  

Writing Points, June 15, 2008, Vol 1 No. 2

• Remedial English: 5 reasons your kids have to take it
• Best Practice: Allow trial and error
• Just one thing to learn
• A note from Linda
  

Writing Points, May 15, 2008, Vol 1 #1

• My grandmother went to Europe and landed in grammar
• The best thing in the ditch - NOT!
• Tip: Engage in obfuscation to empower adolescents' adult aspirations

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