Here you can read the draft that Jefferson submitted to Congress. Changes made by Adams and Jefferson are marked to indicate Jefferson's words and then the final wording that was adopted.

Follow a student reasearch paper from prewriting to drafting to final copy, and read the student tutor's comments along the way. This site provides links through several successive pages.

Review expectations and then draft a final product for the application unit.

In this lesson plan, Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers by Laura Numeroff, is used as a mentor text for to highlight the trait of idea development. The content focus of the lesson is to highlight what topics cannot do. Students generate a list of...

In this project, learners select one poetic device from each of the four sections of the chart: Devices of Meaning, Sound Devices, Stucture, and Purpose. They then write an original poem of 20 lines or more incorporating the use of the...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) style manual to help you format the final draft of your research paper, including headings and graphics if needed.

Develop work that is clear and coherent and appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

Learn how your computer can help you write a book report, from the outline to the final draft.

This slideshow lesson focuses on revising using teacher comments. It discusses the advantages of teacher notes on rough drafts, how to use the notes to improve the final, examples from sections of marked student papers, editing and...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn to revise your writing for clarity. You will begin by reviewing some major considerations for revision: genre, purpose, and audience. You will...

This workshop launches will launch students into the writing process. Read advice from Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nigel Jaquiss, and read work from other students. The Sandwich Critique is an excellent way to peer review. Finally,...

Write It Memoir offers a complete writing workshop to develop your personal story. Search your memory through the brainstorming activities to launch your piece. Draft a map of the memories along with reading other models. As the process...

The complete text of the U.S. Constitution as adopted by the U.S. Congress on September 17, 1787, with information about changes made.

After reading A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon the writer will plan an original story where an unusual affliction affects a character and is eventually solved. The students will use strong and memorable details as they convey their...

For this activity, students will examine the original and final drafts of the Constitution and evaluate the significance of the selection of the words 'We the People.'

Background information about the literary traditions of the pre-Colonial and Colonial period. Includes information about Native American oral traditions and Native American cultures. Follow the links to the Early American era and to...

In this lesson, students will experience different types of publishing in order to strengthen their motivation and cultivate pride in their work. After utilizing the writing process, students will type out their writing on a computer....

This lesson focuses on revising your drafts to create your final paper. It includes a revision checklist, getting feedback from someone you trust, responding and redrafting, revising and proofreading, and how to write the final copy.

Click here at the Gerald R. Ford Library & Museum to hear an audio clip or read the full text of President Ford's address to participants in the 1975 OSCE Helsinki Summit, during which the Helsinki Final Act was drafted.

An article about the Declaration of Independence which covers the selection of the Committee of Five, Jefferson's writing, the presentation to Congress for approval, the problems in drafting, and the final changes which were made....

Read about the difference it made when the United States finally entered World War I. Find out about the impact of the American Expeditionary Force, and the major battles in which they fought.

These scripts (the first of two drafts) describe the events in World War II in the Pacific Theater.

In these activities, learners will focus on a wealth of drafting material and writer's notebooks to reveal how Angela Carter created her final comic novel, "Wise Children". They will closely examine fascinating source documents and...

This is a great math writing assignment. First, students learn about the patterns and shapes of polynomial equations and their inverses by making their bodies imitate mathematical concepts, using popular disco & 80's dance moves....