Game Sites for Writing Lab

Game Sites for Writing Lab
An Internet Hotlist on Game Sites

created by bheddles

Introduction
The game sites listed below offer fun ways to reinforce your writing skills. You may go to these when you've finished the regular assignment for writing lab.

The Internet Resources

Parts of Speech

Grammar Blast - Good review of all the parts of speech, according to grade level
Grammar Gorillas - Help the gorillas identify the correct parts of speech
Noun Dunk - Gain basketball points by correctly identifying nouns
Save the Hooshies! - Win the battle by identfying parts of speech
Wacky Web Tales - Make your own funny stories by filling in the correct part of speech (mad libs)

Vocabulary

It's Greek to Me - Play in the Olympics while learning about Greek influences in the English language
Paint by Idioms - Help our the master artist finish his paintings by identifying the correct expression
Synonym Toast - A fun way to identify synonyms
The Plural Girls - How well do you know your plurals? You might be surprised!
Word Confusion - Homonyms--choose the correct word
Word Search - Try to find all of the words before time runs out!

Punctuation

Apostrophe Catastrophe - Save the world from a catastrophe by choosing the correct apostrophe
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves - Based on the book by the same name. Do you know the correct usage of apostrophes?
Power Proofreading - Help out the TV station by being a proof-reading technician
Punctuation Pop-Up - Add the correct punctuation to the paragraphs

MLA Style

Citation Maker - Plug in your information, and the correct citation format is provided for you
Examples of MLA style - Easy to follow models for MLA style
Guidelines for MLA style - Gives an explanation and examples of citing research sources using the MLA style

Content by bheddles, bheddles@amphi.com
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Last revised Wed Mar 26 16:26:51 US/Pacific 2008