Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.
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...
U.S. President's Cabinet An article explaining the roles of the U.S. president's cabinet.		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.
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.		Occupations with the Largest Job Growth, 2004–2014 Predictions about careers that will be popular in the near future.
Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Capitals How to use capitals properly.		National Labor Organizations Information about National Labor Organizations whose members total 100,000 or more.
Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.		Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 People or More Information about work stoppages that involved 1,000 or more workers.