Carnegie Mellon: Advice on Research and Writing

You could spend a full day discussing The Phantom of the Opera and not scratch the surface, but a set of lessons about the literary elements and themes of the musical production is a great start. Young thespians build upon the...

West Side Story and Romeo & Juliet—two classics in their own rights that help young literature lovers better analyze different works. Learners research and compare the characters and story elements of West Side Story and Romeo...

With the increasing emphasis on persuasive and argumentative writing, the lessons and strategies in the sample unit are sure to prove valuable—whether you are new to or an experienced pro at teaching persuasive reading and writing.

Research and write a 500-word essay. Pupils research a topic and write an essay based on their research. They use the given directions and examples to help them research, organize, format, and write their essay. There's a short chart...

An interview with author E. L. Doctorow in which he discusses how he decided to become a writer and how he learned to hear music in words. Links to other NPR reports about his writing, as well as to other sites about Doctorow.

This is an introduction to a unit on grammar and writing. It focuses on reviewing parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, and properly formating writing assignments using MLA guidelines. The essential questions focus...

Think about a moment, frozen in time. Now take a critical look at the painting, Better, Homes, Better Gardens. This painting works to provide learners the opportunity to analyze art, critique artist's choices, and write a story inspired...

Involve your readers in finding works of literary genius. Have each individual write down compelling sentences that they read or hear, whether in a newspaper, advertisement, book, movie, song, or any other place! Once each person has a...

This Sophia video lesson introduces how to develop good questions for a research paper. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 standards are addressed in...

This site examines all aspects of the rewriting process. Includes advice on how to use computers during the process, comments on peer editing, links to related topics, and an editing checklist.