Interactive Writing Activities

This page provides links to many helpful and fun interactive writing activities.

Critical Thinking Activities:
35 Dimensions of Critical Thought - a guide to thinking critically, independently, and objectively
A Short History of Logic - an essay about why one should study logic, how to think critically, and how to evaluate arguments
Logic Games and Brain-Teasers - games plus links to important documents for discussion in history, philosophy, political science, literature, and sociology
Making Decisions - exercises that ask students to use critical thinking skills by reading short stories and making decisions
To Mission: Critical - looks at parts of an argument, analysis of arguments, fallacies and non-rational persuasion

Writing Exercises:
Citadel Punctuation Guide - march forward into the rules and regulations of punctuation, then go to basic training in punctuation
Research: Searching Sources - a great site that has various topics and activities on research, such as: looking for sources, evaluating the credibility of sources, developing topics, searching ideas, reader response on topics, e-mail discussion links, and newsgroup information
Paradigm: Online Writing - provides help with grammar, writing skills, and exercises to improve language skills
A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage - a reference and online exercises for common errors
Guide to Grammar and Writing - a guide to writing from sentence level to essay level, PowerPoint presentations on writing, and sample writings from business letters, application letters, resumes and research papers
Webcite: An experimental MLA-Style Citation Generator

ESL Activities:
Dave's ESL Cafe - an alphabetical list of verbal phrases, idioms, and American slang
Many Things ESL - interesting links for ESL students