Could your students use some writing tools?

Your students have to come up with a paragraph or an essay, but they do not know where to begin. They do not know where to get ideas, how to formulate a plan, how to narrow down their topic, how to organize their ideas, how to write a credible paragraph, and so on.

Does this sound familiar?

Then you’ve come to the right place! Use the links below to equip your students with the writing tools they need to be successful this year. Many of these links contain tutorials and free worksheets to download. I hope you like #s 10 and 11. Thousands of moms and teachers have already downloaded them and found happiness.

Ready? Let’s go . . .

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Where can students get ideas for their essays, ideas they just may be interested in writing about? Click on over to this fun tutorial that involves your students’ initials.

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2. Middle school students will practice brainstorming and organizing with this tutorial and free downloadable worksheets on the benefits of trees.

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3. High school students will practice brainstorming and organizing with this tutorial and free downloadable worksheets on the benefits of bicycle riding.

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4. Could your students use some help in narrowing down their too-big topic? They’ll read examples here and then practice narrowing down some topics.

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5. Outlining can be a pain, so why not inject a little fun into it by outlining a grocery store or local restaurants? Check out the tutorial and free worksheets here.

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6. Use this handy tutorial and free chart for your middle school students.

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7. Use this free printable chart for your high school paragraph writers.

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8. Give your students practice in writing introductions with this fun tutorial.

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9. Students learn how to add a personal narrative (story) to their introductions here to give them more power.

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10. In this tutorial, students learn a method of citing sources that will keep them from plagiarizing. Printable exercise {with answers} included.

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11. Plenty of printables in this wildly popular tutorial complete with a chart, examples, and answers. There’s no need for scribbling, erasing, and general pulling of hair. Students learn these simple proofreading marks and find relief!