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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: William Byrd (1674 1744)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short essay about William Byrd from the colonial period of American history who detailed life in the Southern colonies.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
The exotic settings and complex characters of Poe's work are explored in this brief essay.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Agriculture Rules the South

For Students 9th - 10th
The essay describes the devlopment of the Southern colonies as agricultural centers and the cultural aspects associated with rural, agricultural life.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Labor Conflicts and Unionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This several page chapter from the site From Revolution to Reconstruction outlines the growth of the union in the railroad industry in the late 19th century. Read about the strikes, working conditions, the beginning of the American...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Outlines [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a collection of samples of outlines. Examples are provided for the following types of outlines: alphanumeric, full sentence, and decimal.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Writing a Report or Essay

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is intended for grades 3-5 and outlines the steps in writing a report or essay.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cause and Effect Papers: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A screencast lesson [5 mins, 53 secs] explaining how create an outline to plan the organization of a cause and effect essay. Following the lesson, a printable document provides an outline format for students to follow when writing their...
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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College: Suggestions for Organizing and Writing Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This writing lab tutorial offers sound principles for writing papers, beginning with knowing your audience and objective. It covers patterns of organization, outlining, illustrations, writing, abstract, citations, and style.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of a Composition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Organizing Your Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two slideshows and a screencast on organizational patterns used when writing essays and speeches. The first is a 20-slide presentation explaining the seven most common organizational patterns used in writing: time sequence, spatial,...
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Other

Univ. Of Mississippi: The Language of Advertising Claims

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Univ. of Mississippi essay outlining the various claims made by advertising and including lots of examples. The author also addresses the mistaken ideas that many students and teachers have about their own immunity to advertising.
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Other

Bhagavadgita the Divine Teachings

For Students 9th - 10th
A page with links to information on the Bhagavad Gita. These links include a full translation, commentaries, a summary, and an essay outlining the seven main teachings of the book.
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Other

Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Structure and Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Indiana University of Pennsylvania Writing Center site provides resources to help students organize the content of their essays. Resources to help students with outlining content and incorporating transition words are provided.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Papers: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow tutorial focuses on organizing an analytical paper; it defines analysis and outlines the basic five- paragraph essay format. It discusses what goes into the introduction, the body paragraphs, and the conclusion. It...
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Reorganizing Drafts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
One step you might want to take in revising a draft is to examine the organization of your paper and decide if and how the organization needs to be adjusted. This handout offers five strategies for examining and reorganizing your draft....
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Other

Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Organizational Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
This Indiana University of Pennsylvania Writing Center article provides tips to help students with essay organizational problems. The article suggests that students look at the essay's introduction, thesis, transitions, body paragraphs,...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: How to Write a Personal Narrative (English 7 Writing)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to write an essay that has only one purpose: to tell a story about you. It's called a personal narrative, personal because it is all about...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Outline of American History Coercive Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay provides information about the First Continental Congress which was called as a result of the passage of the Coercive Acts.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Benjamin Franklin's Rising Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin, as the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention, recognized the arguments against the proposed new government and the strength of the Federalists. The essay gives insight into Franklin's views on the drafted...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Classification and Division Papers: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a classification paper.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cause and Effect Papers: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a cause and effect paper.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the agricultural differences between the Upper and Lower South of Texas prior to the Civil War.
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US Department of State

U.s. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay outlining the events surrounding the surprise attacks launched by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces on U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries during the Tet holiday, 1968.
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iCivics

I Civics: Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this library of mini-lessons, students will learn how to "argue on paper" or write persuasive essays using a fictional case about a school dress code rule against band t-shirts.

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