Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.
Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.		How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.
An Immigrant's Story Students will create a character who immigrates to the United States. They will base a large...		Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.
Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...		Quotation Marks A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.
Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...		Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.
Research Paper: Write a First Draft How to write the first draft of a research paper.		Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.
Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.		Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.
Research Paper: How to Write a Bibliography How to write a bibliography for a research paper.		Italics Encourage students to use italics 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.		Capitals How to use capitals properly.