This lesson introduces the comparison and contrast writing, a type of informative writing. [11:46]

A video lesson explaining the purpose and structure of a conclusion to an essay. [4:39]

In this lesson, you will learn to write an introductory paragraph to define your claim by arguing why this issue is important and addressing the opposing claim. [4:52]

Kim explains how to use the themes identified in the primary documents as an outline, and demonstrates how to include those documents in the final essay. [12:44]

This resource is geared to helping with creating an well written college entrance essay.

This Khan Academy resource is a video about writing an admissions essay about community impact.

A slideshow explaining when and why quotations should be used in order to support arguments and main ideas.

This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in descriptive papers. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Descriptive Papers: Key Elements."

This lesson introduces the concept of emphasis in writing. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Emphasis."

This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for a cause and effect paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Cause and Effect Papers: Thesis."

This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for a comparison contrast paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Comparison Papers: Thesis."

This lesson introduces research papers and their goals. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Research Papers."

This tutorial uses text and audio to introduce narrative writing. [2:03]

This video tutorial discusses how narratives are organized including beginning, middle, end and types of organizational patterns. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Narratives: Organization." [10:06] W.11-12.3c Narrative Org

This video tutorial discusses how to select a topic for a narrative and how to use a narrative in an essay. [7:59]

This lesson introduces process papers.

This screencast lesson introduces process papers. W.11-12.2b Topic/support/aud

This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for a process paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Process Papers: Thesis."

This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in cause and effect papers.

This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a comparison contrast paper.

This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a descriptive paper. [5:36]

This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in process papers. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [6:02] with the lesson's content.

This lesson discusses how to anticipate and address a reader's questions.

This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a process paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Process Papers: Organization."