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...

This is a fun, hands-on instructional activity from AtoZteacherstuff! Students go through a study of frogs while learning how to interpret and restate factual information.

A tip sheet on how to write and develop an introduction to a research paper.

An excellent tip sheet on how to write and create the bulk of a research paper: the body includes in-depth information, examples, as well as links to earlier steps in the process such as thesis statements, notecards, outline,...

Students are provided with an eight-step process for completing academic writing on historic topics. Steps include understanding the topic, making an argument, organizing information and supporting details, and other important writing...

Two slideshows and a screencast on organizational patterns used when writing essays and speeches. The first is a 20-slide presentation explaining the seven most common organizational patterns used in writing: time sequence, spatial,...

This tutorial focuses on the introduction for an expository essay or research paper. It states the purpose of an introduction, what should be included, and ways to begin.

Activities and an easy to read biography on President Barack Obama for the elementary student. With printable activity pages; including cloze activities, synonym sheets, essay topics and more! Also includes links to information on the...

This lesson will focus on the writing you do in high school. Whether you write expository and persuasive essays or short stories, your first steps are to determine and define your audience. After that, you will begin to generate ideas...