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Harvard University

Harvard University: Strategies for Essay Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website provides a series of links to detailed information about each segment of how to write an academic essay from how to read the assignment to the final edits. Use the links to the right. W.9-10.1a claims/intro/org, W.9-10.2a...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides information related to writing a research paper. This guide explains to write a conclusions section.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay" [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
This is a nine-page PDF entitled "How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay" which explains in detail the parts of a literary analysis and how to write them.
Website
Joe Landsberger

Study Guides & Strategies: Writing Basics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site by University of St. Thomas focuses on the basics for writing any paragraph. It is developed in outline fashion and is very easy to follow. This site provides a basic overview of the process of writing without going into a...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Papers: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow tutorial focuses on organizing an analytical paper; it defines analysis and outlines the basic five- paragraph essay format. It discusses what goes into the introduction, the body paragraphs, and the conclusion. It...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conclusions: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces conclusions. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Conclusions."
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Show What Your Mind Sees

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This writing activity asks writers to make use of both showing and telling as they create a well-organized paragraph of description. After reviewing showing versus telling by building a writer's notebook page, each writer will show what...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of a Composition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...
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Other

Livingston: Basic Guide to Essay Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial lists and discusses the steps to writing a good essay and provides a downloadable guide. It also allows you to view a sample essay. W.11-12.2a Intro/Format
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Five Paragraph Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what each paragraph of the five-paragraph essay, should do. Then gives a side-by-side analysis of a sample essay, pointing out aspects of the introduction and thesis statement, the paragraph-by-paragraph development, and the...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Concluding Transition Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on the use of concluding transition words; it defines transition words and lists the categories. It explains when and how to use concluding transitions, provides a sample list of them, and offers sentence...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Conclusion or Summary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Grammarly Handbook resource explains the purpose on writing a summary or conclusion of an essay. Brief "how to" tips are provided for writing a summary or conclusion to an essay.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Organizing an Exploratory Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This handout focuses on organizing exploratory or inquiry essays including the introduction, the body paragraphs, and the conclusion. W.11-12.2 Informative
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Other

Frist Art Museum: Before We Visit the Museum [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th Standards
In this lesson, 5th graders are asked to examine the rationale behind a class visit to a museum or other cultural center, what happens during such a trip, and why museums have rules in place for their visit. After exploring images of the...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Nonfiction: Jfk Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on John F. Kennedy's speech, "We Choose to go to the Moon," delivered at Rice University on September 12, 1962. It features links to JFK's biography and Wikipedia entry, the National Geographic: "Moon 101" video, the...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Paper: Key Elements: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in analytical papers. W.11-12.4 Clear/Coherent Writing
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Paper: Organization: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses structuring an outline for an analytical paper. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Analytical Paper: Organization."