University of North Carolina
Figures and Charts
Sometimes words aren't the best way to get information across to the reader. The eighth handout in the 24-part Writing the Paper series describes different type of figures and charts to display complex information in a paper....
University of North Carolina
Comparing and Contrasting
Not all compare and contrast assignments have writers compare and contrast in the same way. Some only ask for comparisons, others only ask for contrasts, and many require more focus than a simple list of similarities and differences....
American Museum of Natural History
The Milky Way Galaxy
Just how big is the galaxy? Learners read information about the size of the Milky Way galaxy to better comprehend its size. Pupils develop an understanding of the number of stars in the galaxy by finding just how big a billion is and...
University of North Carolina
Sentence Patterns
In an ideal world, sentences in a college-level essay should feature a variety of sentence types. In reality, most papers stick to simple and compound sentences, two of the types a handout on sentence patterns discusses. Part of a larger...
University of North Carolina
Abstracts
Some of the best information to include when writing a research paper doesn't come from books, magazine articles, or informational websites—it comes from dissertations. However, reading an entire dissertation is often a daunting task....
American Museum of Natural History
What is Biodiversity?
Not all dogs are the same just like not all finches are the same. An interactive online lesson helps individuals learn about the causes and limitations to biodiversity. The clickable sections describe the basics of the genetics of...
University of North Carolina
Annotated Bibliographies
When researchers write a paper, they become curators of information. It's their job to determine the best sources of information on a topic and use those sources to inform their writing. As part of a larger series, a handout on annotated...
Other
Creating Multimodal Texts
This website is an evolving compilation of resources designed to support the development of student multimodal authoring at all year levels. It features examples of different types of student multimodal compositions (both print and...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Star Types
EnchantedLearning.com provides a thorough examination of the how stars are classified. The different types of stars are named and defined. Text is supplemented with pictures and drawings. A great introduction to the world of stars.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Selecting Topics for Literary Analysis
A series of resources designed to teach students how to write a literary analysis. The first is a screencast [6 mins] that focuses on defining and introducing the parts of a literary analysis. The second is a slide show with seven slides...
Other
Graf X Design: Paint Shop Pro Tutorials
A great collection of Paint Shop Pro tutorials. Topics included for this low-cost alternative to Photoshop are water marking photographs, magic of masks, transparent gifs, different types of buttons and more!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Elements of Steel
This resource from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site, which contains both an interactive activity and illustrated text, looks at the composition of different types of steel and their impact on technology.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Graphic Organizers: Customizable Graphic Organizers
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides free graphic organizers to use while planning and writing different types of texts.
Other
Scimat: Foods Under the Microscope
A technical site that describes different types of microscopes and delves into the chemical makeup of milk, yogurt, various various types of microorganisms. Impressive pictures supplement the text. Links to images of microorganisms.
Other
Mt. San Antonio College: Finding the Main Idea
Learn about the main idea and get tips on how to find it. After practicing with several short texts, learn how to answer different types of questions about main idea and practice each type.
California Institute of Technology
Spitzer Science Center: Kepler's Supernova Remnant
This image, titled "Kepler's Supernova Remnant: Views from Chandra, Hubble and Spitzer" features six individual pictures of Kepler's supernova taken with different types of equipment (x-rays, infrared, etc). The text under the image...
NASA
Nasa: Antennae Galaxies
This image, titled "Fire Within the Antennae Galaxies" features three individual pictures of the antennae galaxies taken with different equipment (x-ray, infrared, etc). The text under the image details various specifics about the picture.
SEN Teacher
Sen Teacher: Word Cards
Create your own custom flashcards by typing in the desired text; choose different colors and fonts.