ClassFlow
Class Flow: Topic & Main Idea
[Free Registration/Login Required] Recognizing the main idea is the key to good comprehension. The main idea is a general idea under which fits all the supporting material of the passage or paragraph. Learn and use three strategies that...
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Cleveland State University: Introductions & Conclusions
Briefly explains how the introduction and the conclusion work together. Then gives bulleted lists dealing with the introduction and conclusion separately. The conclusion list explains how to make a conclusion go beyond a mere summary...
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.
Leaf Group
E How: Discover: How to Write a Statistical Paper
An explanation of how to write a paper that reports statistical information and analysis.
Leaf Group
Classroom: How to Write a Research Paper Outline
This is an article focusing on gathering research information including paper requirements, citation information, and content, and then completing note cards and an outline.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing Effective Topic Sentences
This lesson goes over tips an techniques for writing an effective topic sentence. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Skills: Introduction to Effective Paragraphs
This is an introduction to recognizing and evaluating effective paragraphs.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Types of Supporting Details: Definitions: Learn
This interactive helps students learn the types of supporting details by having them type in the terms that fit the definitions.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Types of Supporting Details: Definitions: Flashcards
This interactive set of flashcards focuses on the definitions for types of supporting details such as statements of fact, expert testimony, first-hand accounts, personal experiences, statistics, analogies, etc.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Flashcards 8th Grade Evidence/inference
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on terms having to do with evidence and inference-related definitions. These terms include the following: evidence, analysis, inferences, explicit, and imply.
Other
Academic Help: Writing Samples: Expository Essay Samples
Links to several examples of expository essays in order to better understand the process and end result of a well written expository essay.
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Examples of Persuasive Business Writing
Web page offering brief examples of effective persuasion in business writing. The message here is: convince your audience that your product is perfect for them.