Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...		Memorizing Important Facts Suggestions for helping students memorize important facts.
Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.		Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.
Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		Writing a Book Report Specific tips for writing effective book reports.
How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.		Research Paper: Proofread the Final Draft How to proofread the final draft of a research report.
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.
Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.		Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.
Taking Notes Instructions for taking effective notes in class or from a textbook.		Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.
Improving Your Study Skills General suggestions for improving students' study skills.		Capitals How to use capitals properly.
Quotation Marks A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.		Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.