Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...		Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.
Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.		Research Paper: Proofread the Final Draft How to proofread the final draft of a research report.
Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		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.
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.
Taking Notes Instructions for taking effective notes in class or from a textbook.		Capitals How to use capitals properly.
Memorizing Important Facts Suggestions for helping students memorize important facts.		Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.
Improving Your Study Skills General suggestions for improving students' study skills.		How to Write a Research Paper Follow step-by-step directions to write great research papers. You'll find articles on...
Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.		Numerical Prefixes Numerical prefixes such as uni- or tri- or quint- are defined.
Quotation Marks A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.		Business Then and Now Descriptions of old-fashioned names for modern jobs.