James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...		Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.
Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...		Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.
Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.		Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.
Research Paper: How to Write a Bibliography How to write a bibliography for a research paper.		Capitals How to use capitals properly.
Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...		Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.
Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.		Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.
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.		Numerical Prefixes Numerical prefixes such as uni- or tri- or quint- are defined.
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.