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