CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 3.1: Expository Essay
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to write an expository essay by providing evidence that supports a thesis, articulating concepts and information correctly and concisely, understanding the...
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: The Writing Center: Conclusions
Offers strategies for writing conclusions, things to avoid, and examples of effective conclusions.
Harvard University
Harvard Univ.: Harvard College Writing Center: Ending the Essay: Conclusions
This resource teaches how to write a conclusion for an essay. Also includes a few pointers on how not to end one.
Other
Study.com: Parts of an Argument: Claims, Counterclaims, Reasons, and Evidence
This lesson explains the parts of an argument essay. [To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.]
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides and Strategies: The Five Paragraph Essay
A major requirement of the five paragraph essay is the use of sufficient, appropriate, and interesting supporting details. Use this guide for the entire process of writing the five paragraph essay, or focus on the section about...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Constructed Response Organizer [Pdf]
This PDF is a graphic organizer designed two help students respond to a writing prompt.
Other
Webfoot.com: A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email Page Layout
This website focuses on page layout and more specifically the length of paragraphs and lines as found in emails.
Other
Writing Den: Essay Builder: Definition Essay
General information and guidelines about writing definition essays. Be sure to look over the entire site for lots of information about writing.
Other
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: Sample Essay
This is an example of a basic five-paragraph essay on cats. The thesis of the essay is in bold, topic sentences are in italics, and each main idea is underlined.
Other
Oakland Writes: Student Exemplars: Seventh Grade: Persuasive Essay [Pdf]
A persuasive essay written by a seventh-grader with notes calling attention to important writing concepts evident in the essay including a well-written title, opening sentence, opinion statement, supporting details, call to action, and...
Other
Gallaudet University: English Works: Guide to Different Types of Essays
English Works site has suggestions on how to write an essay to convey helpful information. This site offers examples of eight different types of essays and graphic organizers.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Conclusion or Summary
This Grammarly Handbook resource explains the purpose on writing a summary or conclusion of an essay. Brief "how to" tips are provided for writing a summary or conclusion to an essay.
Quia
Quia: Making Inferences, Summaries, and Conclusions
Read a short text and then choose the correct inference, summary, or conclusion in this Rags to Riches style game.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conclusions: Lesson 3
This lesson introduces conclusions. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Conclusions."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Concluding Transition Words
This lesson goes over conclusion transition words and how they are used. It is one of three titled "Concluding Transition Words."
Other
This I Believe: This I Believe Essay Writing Guidelines
Guidelines and tips on writing a good essay following the "This I believe " format.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Paragraph Types
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes the four types of paragraphs, their purpose, audience, and organizing structure. Assessment questions are included.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Paragraphs 3
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart analyzes how individual paragraphs are structured in writing, examining comments sequenced to follow the shifting thoughts of a character. There are examples listed to justify a point and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Parts of a Paragraph
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers all of the areas of a paragraph including topic sentence, supporting sentences, and clincher sentence. Different kinds of supporting details are explained and students can practice...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing an Introduction and Conclusion
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart, students will learn how to piece together an introduction and a conclusion for expository writing.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Building Paragraphs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart features topic sentences and supporting details with moveable sentences to build a paragraph.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Errors in Body Paragraphs
This lesson goes over common issues in body paragraphs.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Issues With Conclusions
This lesson goes over common issues in conclusions.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Revising a Conclusion
This lesson discusses improve a conclusion through revision.