Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: English Mentor: How to Write a Career Research Paper
This structural design will guide students in writing a career research paper from start to finish. They will gather information; cite sources MLA style; develop a thesis statement, outline, and paragraphs; and create a research paper...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Writing Workshop: Persuasive Writing
This site has a great unit that leads students all the way through the writing process while composing a persuasive paper. Includes a teacher guide, mini-lessons, assessment rubric, and worksheets to help out at each step of the way.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Reorganizing Drafts
One step you might want to take in revising a draft is to examine the organization of your paper and decide if and how the organization needs to be adjusted. This handout offers five strategies for examining and reorganizing your draft....
University of California
Geisel Library: Register of Charles Reznikoff Papers Papers 1912 1976
This site provided by Geistel Library/Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California San Diego, gives a description and history of the Charles Reznikoff Papers. This site also offers links to information such as...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Process: Organizing
This lesson plan focuses on the organization of your paper including how to write a thesis statement, the elements of an effective paragraph, patterns of organization, transitions, and conclusions. It also provides a video of the Toulmin...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argument Papers
A series of six screencast lessons explaining the process of argumentative writing. The first [4 min. 22 sec.] focuses on overall structure and purpose. The second [6 mins, 18 secs] explains how to state a claim. The third [6 min. 3...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Research Process: Mla Documentation
This lesson focuses on MLA documentation including MLA paper formatting, Works Cited citations, and in-text citations. It includes multiple videos and a slide show, a practice activity, and a self-check.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Get It Write
Students learn about the engineering design process by working in teams to design and build a pen out of everyday materials that can deliver a controlled amount of ink to a sheet of paper.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Involving Students in Grading
An explanation of how to involve students in the grading process by working together to create a rubric and evaluate the papers of classmates according to that rubric.
University of Wisconsin
Univ. Of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Thesis and Purpose Statements
Explains the thesis statement and distinguishes it from the purpose statement. Gives an example of a paragraph containing both. Be sure try the link at the bottom of the page, "Developing a Thesis Statement." This page goes into further...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: American Historical Fiction Journal
In this American literature (1900-2000) creative research paper project, each student creates an original work of American historical fiction using his/her knowledge of the research process. Students identify and address the ways...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Case of Innovation
A white paper is a focused analysis often used to describe how a technology solves a problem. In this literacy activity, students write a simplified version of a white paper on an alternative electrical power generation technology. In...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Formulate a Career Plan
This lesson will engage learners in career research. Each student will use the I-Search process and then write a 3-5 paper about a career of interest.