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A scaffolded research-essay guide that walks students through selecting, researching, and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style research essay about an important figure from Colonial America.
A scaffolded research-essay guide that walks students through selecting, researching, and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style research essay about an influential leader of ancient Rome.
A scaffolded research and writing packet guiding students from biographical fact-finding about Sigmund Freud through drafting and self/peer-assessing a 5-paragraph research essay on his life and psychoanalytic legacy.
Cover title identifies this chapter slice as 'What Is an Essay?', part of the 'How to Write an Essay' 12-chapter workbook; front matter states the workbook is based on a five-step writing model and asks students to give thoughtful consideration of a reading passage through short-answer questions, research, and extension activities.
Ready-made substitute-teacher plans built around narrative writing prompts, for use when the regular teacher is absent.
Cover title identifies this chapter slice as 'What is a Persuasive Essay?', part of the 'How to Write an Essay' 12-chapter workbook; front matter states the workbook is based on a five-step writing model and asks students to give thoughtful consideration of a reading passage through short-answer questions, research, and extension activities.
Structured research-essay guide walking students through writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style research essay about a significant philosopher, including a companion 'Basics of MLA Style' presentation.
Cover title identifies this chapter slice as 'What is a Descriptive Essay?', part of the 'How to Write an Essay' 12-chapter workbook; front matter states the workbook is based on a five-step writing model and asks students to give thoughtful consideration of a reading passage through short-answer questions, research, and extension activities.
Cover title identifies this chapter slice as 'What is an Informative Essay?', part of the 'How to Write an Essay' 12-chapter workbook; front matter states the workbook is based on a five-step writing model and asks students to give thoughtful consideration of a reading passage through short-answer questions, research, and extension activities.
This narrative-essay chapter uses a mind-movie approach to help students picture and sequence a story. Reading and practice address action verbs, showing rather than telling, and the writing process before students organize ideas with a Skeleton Plan graphic organizer and develop their own responses. Vocabulary activities, a comprehension quiz, answer material, and a writing rubric support instruction and review; some prompts also ask students to distinguish other essay purposes.
A scaffolded research-essay guide that walks students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style essay on a significant novelist.
A scaffolded research-essay guide that walks students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style essay on a significant visual artist.
A scaffolded research-essay guide that walks students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style essay on a significant philosopher.
A scaffolded research-essay guide that walks students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style essay on a significant actor.
A research-and-writing project that guides students through researching John Calvin's life and religious legacy and writing a formatted 5-paragraph research essay, supported by a research organizer, writing-tips checklist, and grading rubric.
A chapter slice from a 'How to Write a Paragraph' workbook that teaches students to use graphic organizers when drafting a paragraph.
A research-and-writing project that guides students through researching John Locke's life and philosophical legacy and writing a formatted 5-paragraph research essay, supported by a research organizer, writing-tips checklist, and grading rubric.
A full 64-page writing-skills workbook teaching students in grades 5-8 how to write book reports across multiple formats (fiction, non-fiction, and oral book reports), covering the entire process from understanding what a book report is through prewriting, drafting, and review.
Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Albert Einstein (physicist)
Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Alexander the Great (military/political leader)
Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Abraham Lincoln (U.S. president)
Guides students through independent biographical research on John F. Kennedy and a structured 5-paragraph research-essay assignment (thesis-driven introduction, early-life paragraph, exploring Kennedy’s achievements while president, analyzing Kennedy’s historical legacy, conclusion, and works cited page).
Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Alexander Hamilton (Founding Father/statesman)