How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.		Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.
Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		Research Paper: Proofread the Final Draft How to proofread the final draft of a research report.
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.
Improving Your Study Skills General suggestions for improving students' study skills.		Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.
Writing a Book Report Specific tips for writing effective book reports.		Capitals How to use capitals properly.
Memorizing Important Facts Suggestions for helping students memorize important facts.		Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.
Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
Quotation Marks A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.		First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.
Taking Notes Instructions for taking effective notes in class or from a textbook.		Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.