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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Establishing Arguments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to create an effective argument in this step-by-step process.
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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Developing the Central Idea

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What do you want your audience to remember the most about the topic of your speech? This is will be your central idea and it can be boiled down to one sentence! Follow these guidelines for writing a concise central idea and then practice...
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City University of New York

College of Staten Island Library: How to Write an Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource defines what an essay is, the parts of an essay and their functions, and also discusses the editing process and how important it is to check a draft for completeness and high quality. Includes a link to an online guide to citing...
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Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Writing an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tip sheet on how to write and develop an introduction to a research paper.
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Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Research Paper in Accounting

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
This article by Vaughnlea Leonard focuses on writing a research paper for an accounting class. The main differences from other research papers is choosing an appropriate topic and selecting sources written by accounting experts.
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Other

Canadaone.com: Sailing the Seven Cs of Effective Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interesting article from Canadaone.com that outlines the author's seven C's of effective writing. Each of the concepts (all beginning with the letter "C") includes an explanation that demonstrates why the concept is important to the...
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Other

Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Writing Strong Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Indiana University of Pennsylvania Writing Center site provides tips to writing a strong conclusion to an essay. The article discusses incorporating an anecdote, a basic summary, a startling summary, famous ideas, and/or hints to...
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Other

Livingston: Basic Guide to Essay Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial lists and discusses the steps to writing a good essay and provides a downloadable guide. It also allows you to view a sample essay. W.11-12.2a Intro/Format
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: What Is a Myth?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about myths from around the world in this self-guided unit while also learning how to construct a compare and contrast essay. Included are characteristics of creation myths, videos about Chinese and Egyptian myths, and a step by...
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University of Richmond

University of Richmond/peer Editing Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Under the heading "Peer Editing Strategies," you'll find two links, "Do's and Don't of Written Commentary." and "Peer Editing Guide." The first emphasizes being helpful and considerate. The second lists questions to consider when...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing an Outline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Check out two outlining links under the heading "Invention/Planning." "Developing an Outline" shows how to use different organizational principles. Sample outline shows a complete outline for a paper, including thesis statement and...
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University of Richmond

University of Richmond: What Is Analysis?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the University of Richmond defines analysis through two sample paragraphs. It also contains a brief section on using analysis. A very brief site, but good, factual information is provided.
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Other

Grammar book.com: Effective Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief list from The Blue Book with examples of how to take ineffective writing and transforming it into effective writing.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Paper: Organization: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses structuring an outline for an analytical paper. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Analytical Paper: Organization."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Papers: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces analytical papers. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Analytical Papers."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revising an Introduction: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses improve an introduction through revision. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Revising an Introduction."
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Other

Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: How to Write Summaries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides tips on what to contemplate when preparing to meet with a writing tutor. The focus of these tips relate to self-analysis of writing content.
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Other

University of Missouri Rolla: Purposes in Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What are purposes in writing? Use this site from the University of Missouri-Rolla to learn more about the parts of the communication model. W.9-10.10 Write Routinely

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