How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.		How to Write a Research Paper Follow step-by-step directions to write great research papers. You'll find articles on...
Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.		Follow Me Freeze Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.
Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.		Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...
Italics Encourage students to use italics 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...
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Use this graphic organizer to help students write in a journalistic fashion. This printable is...
Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.		Parentheses The proper way to use parentheses.