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Writing Feeback Key
This document lists the various types of feedback you might receive on a writing assignment. -
What's Your Opinion? Writing Topics
Also great for personal narratives, this list provides writing topics of all sorts. Be prepared to think on some serious issues here. -
Tips for Writing a Thesis Statement
The thesis statement is the road map to your essay. If you don't have a strong one, your ideas will get lost. This document will help you decide what kind of thesis you need, and how to phrase it. -
Types of Introductions
Always follow your teacher's guidelines for an assignment, but this document can help provide some general information on introductions. The examples are informal or personal writing, but can be adapted. -
Tense and Literature
Write in present tense when writing about literature. Here's why and the specifics on how. -
Incorporating Evidence into an Essay
Some tips and tricks on how to incorporate other people's words in your essay. This is particularly good document for research and expository/informational writing. -
Integrating Quotes in Literary Analysis
This document gives several examples of integrated quotes in literary analysis, including how to punctuate dialogue and narration. -
Transitional Words and Phrases
Struggling with organization or the flow of your sentences? These phrases might be the help you need. -
Strategies for Writing a Conclusion
There are many ways to approach writing a conclusion. This document identifies and provides examples of how to conclude an essay without summarizing or restating. -
Spelling & Homonym Demons List
Commonly misspelled or misused words. Be sure you know witch words to use! -
Literary Analysis Example and Template
This document breaks down literary analysis (Topic Sentence, Context, Quote, Analysis). The example is from Lord of the Flies. -
Well-Developed Literary Analysis Paragraph
Three examples of literary analysis paragraphs. One is more developed than the other. Can you tell why? What is missing from the third? This example is from Antigone. -
How to right an absolutely fabulous paragraph
This resource outlines and explains the basic structure of just about any paragraph you'll ever write in your academic life. -
Formatting for a ONE-PAGER
Sometimes I will ask that you write a 1-page essay in class. This is the format you should use. -
Shared Inquiry Metacognitive Response Exemplar
This is a student example of a Metacognitive Response, specifically for Shared Inquiry. Notice that the student clarifies her ideas, but the focus of the essay is on her learning and process, not content. -
Literary Essay - Sample format
Use this as a guide for formatting your Literary Essay (all classes) -
Proofreading Checklist
Did you miss anything? This is a generic proofreading checklist. You can use it for all of your writing, but not all items will apply to every piece of writing. -
5 Ways to Approach Revision
Revision is the most important and perhaps most difficult step of the writing process. There are numerous ways to approach it, and this documents illustrates them. -
Radical Revision
Effective revision is RADICAL! This handout details several strategies for revising your written work. -
How to Mark a Book, by Mortimer Adler
Marking a book (a.k.a. text tagging or annotating) is one of the most helpful skills and habits you can develop when reading ANYTHING.
