Essay Skills Worksheets

Essay Skills Worksheets provides differentiated practice for both remedial and advanced writing skill development.  Developing student writers have a wide variety of writing skill sets. Often, teachers assume certain levels of writing competence because of students’ grade levels, previous teachers, or ability to express themselves in class discussions. These assumptions may be correct, but frequently they are not. Because students differ in their relative strengths and weaknesses, teachers need to provide the resources to individualize some of their writing instruction. The Essay Skills Worksheets have been designed to meet those needs. The Essay Skills Worksheets don’t simply fill in gaps with remedial practice. Some of the worksheets certainly meet that need. For example, students who struggle with writing complete sentences will benefit from the four worksheets addressing fragments and run-ons. However, many of the worksheets provide sophisticated instruction and practice in advance