Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...		Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.
Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.		Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.
How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Follow Me Freeze Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		Snail, Snail Build community with younger students while playing the "snail" game.
Writing a Book Report Specific tips for writing effective book reports.		The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.
Quotation Marks A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.		Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...
Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.		Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Use this graphic organizer to help students write in a journalistic fashion. This printable is...
Research Paper: Proofread the Final Draft How to proofread the final draft of a research report.		Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...