Based on Northern Nevada's 6-traits of writing, use this hands-on activity to help students revise their rough drafts. [PDF]

Help your students learn to revise a rough draft with a little help from this lesson. [PDF]

Information about the process of writing a rough draft including three steps to keep in mind: start with your thesis, stick to it, write the body and then the introduction and conclusion. Check the links on the right for more information...

Helping students revise their rough drafts can be a difficult process. Make it a little easier with this 3-step lesson regarding revision of word choice.

Tips for revising and editing a rough draft. Links to additional information on Global Revisions, Editing Sentences, and Proofreading is provided.

Readers can explore a reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's original rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, before it was revised by the members of the Committee of Five.

Take students through the revision process with this prompt and lesson.

Students will learn how to authentically revise their writing with this prompt and lesson.

Students will learn how to authentically revise their writing with this prompt and lesson.

A printable, two-page graphic organizer to help students brainstorm ideas and write a rough draft of a haiku. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organize as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are also provided.

Once you have an idea for your story, is there anywhere you can go online for writing advice? Definitely--the links on this page take you to writing tips, examples of good writing, places to sharpen your writing skills, and places to...

The basic thesis/support pattern promotes clear, systematic thinking on a single subject and can, therefore, be helpful whenever you want to set forth ideas and facts in an efficient, orderly way.

This website focuses on students the importance of having of outlining; it offers links to the discussion of four outlining concepts: Reasons for outlining, the Preparation outline, the Speaking outline, and the Rough Draft outline.

A look at many topics surrounding the Declaration of Independence. Find out about the precedents Thomas Jefferson used in writing it, see a copy of the rough draft, a painting of the signing, among many other primary sources.