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This site provides guidelines for writing definition essays. It also explores various types of definition writing and provides a few short examples.

This lesson is a final step towards supporting students to practice writing an informative/explanatory paragraph conveying complex ideas and presenting information clearly and accurately. Second-grade students can usually write a...

This tutorial focuses on argumentative essays, longer writings on a well-researched topic with the writer arguing one side of the topic, free of fallacies, and providing several claims. A short YouTube clip of Monty Python shows the...

Not sure what a definition paper is? This is a great site from the Capital Community College to help you with developing a definition. Includes a sample essay and guiding questions.

This five-page essay provides an example of writing an extended definition to something (the meaning of work in this case). Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips,...

This handout provides a comprehensive look at writing essays for exams including what a well-written answer to an essay exam question includes, a step-by-step decription of how to write an effective essay exam, an explanation of patterns...

This lesson focuses on expository writing including definition and characteristics. It provides links to the Discovery Education video: "An Unsinkable Essay," "Expository Essays," "What is Expository Writing?" "Types of Informative...

An essay on the definition and discussion of generic fundamentalism and historic fundamentalism, includes historian debate, online resources and guide for student discussion.

In addition to biographical notes about Van Duyn, this site has four essays about her poetry, one by Van Duyn.

How do you write a winning statement of purpose? This is a clear and comprehensive explanation of how to approach and write an essay from the San Jose State University. Practice exercises are given at the end.

Discusses the research by historians to try to determine the extent to which African Americans fought for the Confederate cause. They examined letters, service records, anecdotes, photographs, pension records, etc. but were unable to say...

Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...

Learners explore radio and television in the 20th century. Some topics investigated are cathode-ray tubes, radio broadcasting, and high-definition televisions. The resource consists of historical information, a timeline, and a personal...

In this activity, students will type the argument term associated with each definition or example. When given a definition or an example, students will practice identifying the following terms: argument, claim, support, reasons,...

The National Humanities Center offers an essay on the definition and discussion of generic fundamentalism and historic fundamentalism, with suggestions on how to guide student discussion.

Articles examining the notion of community as place. An essay by James Weldon Johnson and R. Edgar Iles provides different definitions of community by illustrating regional culture.

A short definition of the term Heroic Couplet along with a short example from a piece of poetry from Pope's Essay on Criticism.

An essay on the uses and types of genetic testing. Very readable. Discusses legal issues, offers several case study examples, and includes a definition.

Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...

This lesson is an introduction to contemporary nonfiction including the definition, types of nonfiction: biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, essays, speeches, and diaries, examples of authors and types, key terms, essential questions,...

This helpful resource details the process of writing, including how to plan, write, and revise. Content also includes the different types or genres of writing, and exercises in grammar and mechanics.

English Works site has suggestions on how to write an essay to convey helpful information. This site offers examples of eight different types of essays and graphic organizers.