Materials for teaching Pre-Writing

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Materials for teaching the thesis statement

• Finding Your Focus--A list of questions based on students' pre-writing activities that help them arrive at a preliminary thesis
• Writing Proposal--A list of questions that helps students to consider significance of their topic and its relevance to others
• Useful Websites for Teaching Thesis Statements

Materials for teaching the Paragraph

Materials for teaching Introductions and Conclusions

• Complete the Essay--Students are given the body paragraphs of a student essay and are asked to supply a title, introduction, and conclusion
• Sample Introductions--Written by HCC ENGL-097students

Writing Essay Prompts

• Tips for Writing Essay Prompts

• Sample ENGL-097 Diagnostic Prompts

• Sample ENGL-097 Writing Prompts

• Student-Generated Writing Prompts

• Helpful Web Resources for Writing Prompts