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I'd like to take this opportunity to thank (in advance) Muriel Thompson for coming to visit my CI 5461 class. Below are direct links to the websites she plans to mention in class.

MINNESOTA WRITING PROJECT
An organization devoted to improving writing instruction through teachers helping teachers. Click on the "RESOURCES" link for lists full of writer-friendly teaching lessons.
http://mwp.cla.umn.edu/

WRITING FIX:
"Where getting your daily writing 'fix' is more important than fixing your writing. "
This writer-centered site, sponsored by the Nevada Writing Project, focuses on improving writing through writing every day. There are many prompts, games, and activities devoted to making writing fun. NOTE: There is also much information about the 6Traits
http://www.writingfix.com/

MN LEARNING LOOP: Teacher Resource Center
This site lists many important links for MN educators such as the Department of Education and MN Language Arts Standards. ALSO NOTEWORTHY is that this site contains a search engine that allows for advance searches of a variety of online writing resources. Click on "Language Arts" to access the search engine.
http://www.mnlearnloop.informns.k12.mn.us/

Feel free to comment on the helpfulness of these sites or others that are similar.