The Amazing Writing Machine is a creative writing, illustration, and idea-generating program that encourages students to engage in the five-step writing process. Students can begin writing from scratch or choose from hundreds of layouts or templates that include space for text and graphics. The Amazing Writing Machine also includes innovative features such as an idea generator that inspires students to become an author, illustrator and publisher all at once.

Benefits

Encourages various styles of composition, from poetry to password-protected journaling

Reinforces essential spelling, language, and proof-reading skills

Reaffirms the connection between the written word and listening skills

Helps students organize thoughts when writing essays

Enriched imagination through hundreds of concepts,quotes, fun facts

Help meet specific academic standards through management of student writing activities Features

5 project types: Story, Journal, Essay, Poem and Letter

Familiar "Kid Pix®" paint tools and Rubber Stamps

Idea generators and thematic writing environments

Text to speech

Outline feature

Spell Check, Thesaurus, and Rhyming Dictionary

Assign and track projects with personalized instructions to students or classes (ATS Network Only) Teacher Resource Binder

15 lesson plans that emphasize the "writing process" across the curriculum

Reproducible student activities (blackline masters) to correspond with every lesson

2 program tutorials: one written for grades 1-2, one for grades 3-5

Annotated bibliography of resources on the writing process and integrated language arts

Additional resources such as a curriculum matrix, and technical tips

Resource book: Write All About It! Activities for the Writing Process for Grades 3-5, by Teacher Created Materials, Inc.