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Guide to Writing a Basic Essay by Kathy Livingston
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Activity Website:
Activity Description
This site takes a student through the basic steps of writing an essay.
Preparation
- Preview the Web Site (link below) to decide how you want to handle the topic.
- Decide if you want to assign a writing topic or let students choose one. (If your students are planning on taking the High School Equivalency test, it might be good practice to have them work with an assigned topic.)
- The Example Document, Guide to Writing a Basic Essay (above) will help students take notes while you go over the Web site as a class. Print it for students to write on during the discussion.
- The Example Web Site link (above) will take you to a sample essay from the Web site.
Teacher Tips
- Decide if the material is at the appropriate level for class.
- Materials can be downloaded and used as print materials, or students can work through material on their own or in pairs using the online version.
More Ways
- To include more technology use, have students use a computer with a word processing program to create their essay. Pre-teach word processing skills such as formatting text, touch-typing, file saving and printing.
- Another possibility would be to put the finished product on a class or individual blog site, so other students can read their essay.
- Under Links there are a multitude of other Web resources for essay writing that may be helpful.
Program Areas
- ABE: Adult Basic Education
- ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation
- ASE: High School Diploma
- CTE: Career Technical Education
Levels
- Intermediate
- High
