Ideas for Educational Teaching Posters on Essay Writing
Teaching writing can be a difficult task, especially when instructing new writers. A well-written essay requires not only clarity and transitions, but also arguments, evidence for your points and elegant prose. Using teaching posters in the classroom can help streamline key essay-writing steps, concepts and tips, as well as provide the motivation and encouragement needed to build a confident writer.
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The Five-paragraph Essay
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As a basic structure of essay writing, learning about the five-paragraph essay is a key step to developing more advanced writing skills. Creating a poster about the five-paragraph essay is simple, especially since this reference is basic. To create this poster, begin by identifying the five-paragraph structure: one introduction paragraph, three body paragraphs and one conclusion paragraph. Be sure to include one sentence under each to explain what each paragraph should accomplish. For instance, the introduction paragraph should grab the audience's attention and contain a thesis statement.
The Thesis Checklist
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Oftentimes, students are puzzled by thesis statements. What are they exactly? To avoid such confusion, creating a teaching poster on the thesis statement is a perfect idea. To keep the poster simple and easy to understand, write the poster in a checklist form. In this case, list what a thesis needs to accomplish, starting with the most important element. Include a small box next to each point in order to appear as a checklist. For example: does my thesis statement make an argument or present a point of view?
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The Dos and Don'ts of Essay Writing
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Another list option, this teaching poster offers tips to writers in terms of style, organization and approach. Rather than offer an overview of the writing process, like a five-paragraph essay poster, this poster helps your students remember what to do and what to avoid when working out the mechanics of writing an essay. To create this poster, write a "do" and a "don't" column. For instance, you may suggest writing in active voice as a "do" and forgetting to support your ideas with evidence from reputable sources as a "don't." You can also present this poster as a collaborative classroom effort, allowing your students to discuss what to add to the poster.
How to Revise Essays
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Often a forgotten step of the writing process, revision is a crucial element of essay writing. The revision process can seem abstract and confusing at first, but offering your students key steps to revising will prove to be quite helpful. When creating a poster about revising, first identify the purpose of revision. You may also want to describe the difference between rewriting and editing -- the latter being more focused on typos. Be sure to offer helpful ways to revise, such as knowing when to add more and when to delete. Or suggest revision strategies, like reading your essay out loud or swapping your essay with your peer.
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