Information about the process of revision including three steps to keep in mind: play the role of the reader, think in terms of strength and weakness, and take advantage of computer capabilities. Use the links on the right for other...

A PowerPoint presentation that introduces the processes of inventing, composing, and revising written works. W.9-10.5 Writing Process, W.11-12.5 Writing Process

This resource provides information about the process of desktop publishing, including the principles of layout and design.

Learn the importance of writing a strong title and tips on how to write one.

Technology-and especially the subset of technology tools known as assistive technology-can be an effective element of the writing curriculum for students with disabilities. Assistive technology (AT) can be defined as a technology that...

This article is intendend for students who would like to write a book. The article includes 10, easy-to-follow steps.

This tutorial focuses on choosing a topic for research and then narrowing it down to a workable thesis statement. It starts with information about choosing a topic and the 3 steps involved and then provides 3 steps to narrowing the...

Contains plans for three 50-minute lessons that ask middle schoolers to use the writing process to write about a piece of visual art. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and...

Students are instructed in a nine-step process of how to write a literary response paper that includes a thesis, strong ideas, and specific supporting details from the text. W.11-12.9a Amer Lit 18th,19th, 20th cen/Analy

Excellent instructional activity that teaches a new and more relevant way of conducting a peer review. Through the PQP (Praise-Question-Polish) process students gain a greater understanding of how to review others' work as well as...

A critical part of the writing process is using transitional words and phrases to let the reader know when a change is coming. Learn more about how to use transitions and acquaint yourself with examples of transitional words.

This lesson plan for using process drama in the classroom includes an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

This lesson is a workshop for writers. This idea was taken from the Ralph Fletcher book: What a Writer Needs. Students create a character, either real or fictional, and place that character in a scene in order to write about their...

This site presents writers with information about appropriate resources to use when writing research papers and useful tips on how to find these resources. Students can read through a vocabulary section to learn the definitions of common...

This is a well-organized page that allows you to zero in on a particular aspect of stating your hypothesis and writing your thesis statement.

This unit index contains links with to guide students through the process of planning a multi-paragraph argumentative essay. Students will learn how to interpret the essay question, develop a writing plan, thesis, writing the argument,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of first grade reading and writing resources contains lesson plans and worksheets that can be used during the research process.

LabWrite guides you through the entire laboratory experience, from before you walk into the lab to after you get back your graded report. Click on the correct link to find procedures for each step of the lab process. In LabCheck, there...

ReadWriteThink offers a very thorough lesson plan that encourages students to create their own pourquoi stories. Included are downloadable pdf files needed to incorporate the lesson.

Text of the short story "The Procession of Life" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

This lesson focuses on the reliability of research sources including a video example. It also lists the learning objectives for researching.

This lesson focuses on how to analyze sources using the C.R.A.A.P. method, how to integrate sources into your paper, and how to synthesize information from multiple sources. It provides three videos: "Researching 101: Evaluating...

This lesson plan is based on the PBS episode of American Masters about Truman Capote. Students will read and analyze how Truman Capote develops characters as they record their findings on worksheets included with this lesson. Then...

In this interactive lesson, students will refer to a synthesis grid to determine the "best" thesis to use when answering a business management question.