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Essay Punch - Online Edition
Takes students through the process of writing an essay – on the web!

Essay Punch - Online Edition
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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.
“Easy to use. My students love using it.”
- Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley, CA
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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.
RESOURCES FOR ESSAY PUNCH:

Essay Punch Online Edition Program Manual
(Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

MERIT ONLINE LEARNING OVERVIEW:

Teacher Tour
How to monitor learners' work and create reports
(Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

Student Tour
How to begin lessons and track perfomance.
(Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
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Methodology
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FREE EVALUATION VERSION:

Merit is pleased to offer free evaluation versions of its software. The evaluation versions provide full-working samples of activities of the program.

Please click on the Launch Demo! button and wait for the program to load. No login or personally identifiable information is required, and there is no time limit to your use.



Buy the full version to:
  • Save and resume work
  • Access lots more content
  • View student work online
Best viewed at a 1024 x 768 screen resolution with a high-speed Internet connection.
Buy ESSAY PUNCH Now:
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Essay Punch Online Edition
(single user / 12 months)
$29.00 Web Special: $9.99
Essay Punch Online Edition
(up to 25 students / 3 months)
$150.00 Web Special: $89.00

For 1-year or multi-year pricing without annual fees contact us
 
About Merit Software Online Learning:
  • May be used both at school and at home
  • Free student and teacher tracking
  • Set up costs and support included
  • Ability to manage/edit student accounts

SCHOOL, GOVERNMENT and INSTITUTIONAL PRICING INFORMATION:

Pricing for 12 months:
Program Versions Price
1 Student $29.00
Web Special: $9.99
Up to 5 Students $125.00
Up to 25 Students $250.00
More than 25 Students Contact Us

Pricing for 3 months:
Program Versions Price
1 Student N/A
Up to 5 Students N/A
Up to 25 Students $150.00
Web Special: $89.00
More than 25 Students Contact Us



All versions of Merit Online Learning programs come with a Teacher Account which allows for student record keeping.



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