Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Problem Solution Essay
This five-page essay provides an example of a Problem-Solution Essay. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Professional Writer's Models: Grade 10: Problem/solution
Entitled "Protecting Its People," this model essay from NPR hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi is a plea for more government intervention and regulation for what the writers see as potential safety risks for citizens. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Other
Write Design: Graphic Organizers: Sequence
Lists and describes several types of graphic organizers which fall under the "sequence" mold, including a ranking table, continuum scale, cycle, bridging snapshots, series of events chain, and a problem/solution outline.
Other
Hong Kong Polytech: Functions in Academic Writing
Provides a wealth of interactive exercises dealing mainly with the structuring of sentences in different kinds of academic writing.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: What's the Problem?
The aim of this unit is for students to develop their persuasive writing and information gathering skills using various forms of information and communication technology. It is hoped that the context of 'teenage problems' will provide an...
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides & Strategies: Writing Basics
This site by University of St. Thomas focuses on the basics for writing any paragraph. It is developed in outline fashion and is very easy to follow. This site provides a basic overview of the process of writing without going into a...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Writing Equations of Lines
Twenty-three problems present a variety of practice writing equations of lines. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Solving Linear Inequalities
Twenty-six problems present a variety of practice solving linear inequalities. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Algebraic Expressions
Twenty-six problems cover a variety of topics applied to writing, simplifying, solving and evaluating algebraic expressions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Scientific Notation 2
Twenty-seven problems present a variety of problems working with writing numbers in scientific notation or in standard form. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the...
Other
The New Guide to Writing
This site contains several helpful suggestions for writing a research paper including a schedule which breaks down the process into several smaller parts. Students can set reasonable deadlines for themselves. Also, this site outlines one...
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Double Decker Bus Problem [Pdf]
Play a game to write problems and solutions in number, words, and pictures.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Ratios and Rates 2
Sixteen problems present a variety of practice simplifying ratios and writing ratios as unit rates. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Going Beyond "And They All Lived Happily Ever After."
After listening to the first 12 pages of the book Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley, students will discuss story elements leading them to develop their own solution to the story's problem. Students will then generate...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Problem Analysis Essay
This four-page essay provides an example of a Problem-Analysis Essay. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Writing Digits
At this one page website you must know the difference between digits and numbers to solve the challenge. When you have a solution you can check it with the solution right there on the website.
Curated OER
Write Design: Graphic Organizers: Sequence
Lists and describes several types of graphic organizers which fall under the "sequence" mold, including a ranking table, continuum scale, cycle, bridging snapshots, series of events chain, and a problem/solution outline.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Multiplying Polynomials
Thirty-five problems present a variety of problems working with writing numbers in scientific notation or in standard form. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the...
Code.org
Code Studio: Computer Science: Course 3
During game and story creation, intermediate students delve deeper into programming topics to identify flexible solutions to more complex problems.
Other
English Companion: Reading Expository Text
Taken from "Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techmiques," the information on this website provides advice on how to read, understand, analyze, and write expository texts.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Rates and Ratios 2
Seventeen problems present a variety of problems working with various aspects of writing ratios as unit rates and simplifying ratios. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step...
CPALMS
Ice Cream Truck Favorites
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this MEA simulation, kindergarten students will determining the top three flavors of ice cream bars that an ice cream truck should serve. Students must work in cooperative groups as they work to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Walmart Middle School Litercy Initiative
Interactive, student-paced lessons on such literacy skills as categorizing, comparing and contrasting, summarizing, evaluating, determining cause and effect, using text features, connecting, inferring, sequencing, understanding problems...
Other
Communication in Math Activities for Grades K 2
Early learners can build their math communication skills with these "Real-world," writing and problem solving activities. Students focus on developing strategies for using math vocabulary and writing about math.