Sometimes words aren't the best way to get information across to the reader. The eighth handout in the 24-part Writing the Paper series describes different type of figures and charts to display complex information in a paper....

Despite the formal nature of academic writing, personal pronouns frequently appear in high school and college papers. While your first instinct may be to cross them out, sometimes it's okay to use them, an idea covered in a handout that...

This interactive site focuses on the power of illustration in books. It discusses illustrations that inspire, inform, influence, and show a process; it provides examples and book references that use each.

Lots of info here! Everything from the definition of the word to graphics illustrating how to communicate within the team!

This video segment from Between the Lions uses a cheer; "Hop 'Til You Drop" to build letter knowledge, and to demonstrate how movement and letter chanting can illustrate the words being spelled.

A brief, easy to understand look at the basic facts about tsunamis. Find out what causes them, what the word means, their sizes and speed, graphics showing how they move and affect the ocean and land. Some ads are on the site, simply...

Uncover 19th-century connections from Darwin to Jack the Ripper, play a Gothic genre word game, and examine how the novel has been depicted in illustrations, book covers and photographs. [PDF]