Personal/Subjective Opinion with Objective/Scientific Evidence
Persuasive Essay Helper - Basic
Word, Phrase and Sentence Bank for ELD Students
Cloze Activity - Partially Written Essay with Blanks to Fill-in
Literary Response and Analysis
Objective Analysis with Personal/Subjective Connection
Literary Response and Analysis Essay Helper - Outline and Sample Essay
Menu of Literary Elements and Devices
Poem "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy
Model Essay in Response to Marge Piercy's "To Be of Use"
Poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
Model Essay in Response to Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Cloze Activity - Partially Written Essay with Blanks to Fill-in
Cloze Activity Word Bank
Student Sample Essays
MLA Formatting Guide and Citation Help
Expository and Research-based
Informational and Based on Primary and/or Secondary Research
Fact and Reference Organizer
Model Paper and Accompanying Questions
MLA Format Guide and Citation Help
Narrative
Myths, legends, fables, stories, memoirs, plays...
Narratives may be fiction or non-fiction, and they usually follow a certain dramatic structure so as to help the reader go on an emotional journey that yields a catharsis.
While there are many ways to outline a narrative, one common structure is:
Set-up (also called exposition) - where the characters, setting and circumstances are introduced. Importantly, the main character (also hero or protagonist) and his/her predicament is exposed and his/her journey toward solving is about to begin.
Rising Action - where the first significant action happens.The protagonist begins his journey.
Climax - where the biggest action happens. Usually the hero (protagonist) has a showdown with the villain (antagonist) and hopefully comes out a winner. If he doesn't win, he at least grows.
Resolution (also called denouement) which is the aftermath of the big fight. Sometimes there is a happy ending where everything resolves, and sometimes one or two things remain unresolved to be settled at a later date in the reader's own mind.
Essay Outlines
NOTE: Because the sample essays are intended to be models for students as young as 12, some include occasional use of the pronoun "I". It is assumed that as students progress, they will transition away from such informality.