Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.		Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.
Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.		Quotation Marks A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.
Research Paper: How to Write a Bibliography How to write a bibliography for a research paper.		Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.
Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...		Research Paper: Proofread the Final Draft How to proofread the final draft of a research report.
Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.		Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.
How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.		Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.
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.		Leading Industries A chart showing the declining and expanding industries in the U.S. economy.
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		Kids at Work A list of jobs children have historically performed.
Writing a Book Report Specific tips for writing effective book reports.		Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...