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With a series of easy-to-follow exercises and instructions, Essay Punch will help you master the basic principles of essay writing -- at your own pace. You'll develop a fundamental understanding of the writing process that will boost your confidence level, improve your grades, and (maybe!) transform writing assignments into opportunities to excel.

 

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Essay Punch helps students master 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.

The software can also be used by English language learners and adult students.

  • 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.


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.

"Studies suggest that educational software can accelerate the learning process. . . If utilized properly, technology can assist students in learning independently and at an individual pace. . . Educational software should have a multiple impact on students, including increasing self-confidence, improving comprehension and retention, and increasing motivation."

-- Excerpt from "Research Basis for Merit Software."