Essay Punch
Takes students through the steps of writing an essay.
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.
- University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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.
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Essay Punch Software
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All versions of this Merit Software Windows 2000/2003/XP program require 8 MB RAM and 32 MB hard disk space. This program requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels. Windows Vista and Windows 7 users may run this program in Windows XP mode.
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| PROGRAM VERSIONS | PRICE | VERSION DETAILS |
| Home Version | $69.00 | Use on one computer. Record keeping for 2 students |
| 1 Station: Stand-alone | $199.00 | Use on one computer. Record keeping for 42 students |
| 5 Pack: 1 Station: Stand-alone | $699.00 | Use a 1 Station: Stand-alone version on up to 5 separate computers (non-networkable) |
| 5 Stations: Networkable | $1,249.00 | Use on a network with 5 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students |
| 10 Stations: Networkable | $2,125.00 | Use on a network with 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students |
| Site License | Contact Us | Use on a network with more than 10 concurrent users. Record keeping for 1,000 students |
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