Essay Punch 8.4

By 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.