Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Planning
Tips for planning an essay. Links to additional information on the topics Assess the Situation, Think about Writing Ideas, How to Write a Thesis Statement, and How to Write an Outline are provided.
University of Sydney (Australia)
The Write Site: Constructing a Working Thesis
Students will find a thorough definition of a thesis. Non-examples of thesis statements are also provided.
Other
Secondary Lesson Guide for Writing Journalism
Excellent lesson plan page geared towards teachers and students interested in learning how to write feature stories and also learn basic writing tenets. Very practical site.
Other
Persuasive/argumentative Essay vs. Opinion Writing
This lesson plan teaches students that writing a persuasive or argumentative essay for class is the same as writing an opinion article for their local newspaper. The lesson plan includes showing students examples of opinion writings and...
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College: Suggestions for Organizing and Writing Papers
This writing lab tutorial offers sound principles for writing papers, beginning with knowing your audience and objective. It covers patterns of organization, outlining, illustrations, writing, abstract, citations, and style.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Think About Writing Ideas
This Grammarly Handbook resource provides strategies for selecting a writing topic.
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Grammarly Handbook: Body of the Text
This page explains how to write the body of the text from your outline (a link to "How to Write an Outline" is provided). The body must support the thesis and provide evidence and examples to support the thesis.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Thesis and Supporting Points
An explanation of a thesis and how many details are needed for support.
Other
Geneseo: Writing an Editorial
An explanation of the parts of an editorial and the process involved in writing one.
City University of New York
College of Staten Island Library: How to Write an Essay
Resource defines what an essay is, the parts of an essay and their functions, and also discusses the editing process and how important it is to check a draft for completeness and high quality. Includes a link to an online guide to citing...
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Writing Essays: The Structure of the Outline
Lists the proper way to develop an outline before writing a paper or an essay.
Other
Odessa College: Three Part Format: Definition
This interesting site provides information about definition essays with example formats and a model essay.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Writing Essays: The Statement of Your Thesis
Brief explanation of the thesis statement, followed by examples of faulty and improved thesis statements.
ACT360 Media
Writing Den: Essay Writing Tips
All you want to know about writing essays, from prewriting to editing. Click on the tip-o-matic and find tips on anything dealing with grammar or writing.
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides and Strategies: Expository Essays
This page has eight basic steps for writing expository essays: select topic, write the thesis, choose a method of development, organize, write topic sentences for body paragraph, write the body paragraphs, write an introduction, and...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Developing a Definition
Not sure what a definition paper is? This is a great site from the Capital Community College to help you with developing a definition. Includes a sample essay and guiding questions.
Tom Richey
Tom richey.net: Historical Writing: Writing Resources for Students
Resources for helping students to write historical essays. Includes a movie trailer to demonstrate the traits of a good introduction, tips for writing a paragraph, tips for formal writing, and guidelines for citing sources.
Tom Richey
Slide Share: Argument and Persuasion
A slide show with fourteen slides with notes, tips, and examples on how to write a persuasive essay.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Quotations Within a Quotation
Rules and examples for using quotation marks within a quotation.
Other
Biographical Dictionary
Students are able to connect to a search engine containing a dictionary that "covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to present day."
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Quotation Marks Setting Off Specific Words or Terms
Rules and examples for using quotation marks to set off specific words within a sentence.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Writing a Thesis Sentence
This Dartmouth College writing lab tutorial teaches students how to develop a thesis statement.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cause and Effect Papers: Organization
A screencast lesson [5 mins, 53 secs] explaining how create an outline to plan the organization of a cause and effect essay. Following the lesson, a printable document provides an outline format for students to follow when writing their...