Helps students already familiar with writing a paragraph begin to write a short essay. Students learn the techniques of expository writing -- to persuade, inform, or describe.

Choosing from a menu of topics, students are guided to develop an idea and write their own short essay. Steps to finished essays include pre-writing, outlining, organizing, revising, rewriting, and publishing.

Teachers can monitor their students' progress in the record management system.

Designed for students in grades 7 to adult (ages 12 and up), the software can also be used by English language learners and adult students.

Curriculum

Essay Punch, Skill Levels 7 to Adult

• The program contains 9 writing topics and 1,080 help prompts to guide students through each step in the writing process.
• Contextual help and feedback throughout.
• All student work is stored in the Teacher Program Manager.

Students will...

• Use pre-writing strategies for different writing tasks.
• Write clear descriptive sentences.
• Focus writing on a central idea or topic.
• Use devices to develop relationships among ideas.
• Use supporting ideas, details, and facts to develop and elaborate on a topic.
• Use an effective organizational pattern.
• Proofread to correct conventional errors in mechanics, usage, and punctuation.
• Analyze and revise a draft to develop a stronger, more substantial piece of writing.

User Guide

• Essay Punch Software Program Manual
  (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)