Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...		How to Write a Research Paper Follow step-by-step directions to write great research papers. You'll find articles on...
Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.		Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...
Capitals How to use capitals properly.		Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...
Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.		Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Use this graphic organizer to help students write in a journalistic fashion. This printable is...