How do you write a strong thesis statement?

A strong thesis makes one specific point that facts can support. Build and Sharpen Thesis Statements shows four weak types, too broad, too vague, just a fact and an announcement, and has students rewrite examples about volcanoes and honeybees.

What is the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarism?

A paraphrase uses your own words and sentence structure and names the source. Plagiarism copies words or swaps only a few, even if the source is named. Paraphrase or Plagiarism? has students judge six writers' sentences about sea otters.

How do you format a Works Cited page in MLA style?

List each source by the author's last name in A to Z order and underline titles that would be italic in print. Build a Works Cited Page gives a format box for books, articles and web pages and six source records to turn into entries.

How do you narrow a broad topic into a research question?

Move from the broad subject to a narrower one until sources could answer it. Narrow a Topic From Broad to Specific has students rank topics from animals to gray whale migration, then write a research question for topics such as space exploration.

7th Grade Informative Writing Worksheets

Ages 12-13 · 2 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Informative writing explains a subject with facts, definitions and details instead of arguing for an opinion. There are 20 worksheets for 7th grade, 8 with answer keys, on research questions, paraphrasing, citations, thesis statements and essay planning. Paraphrase or Plagiarism?, Build a Works Cited Page and Build and Sharpen Thesis Statements are three of the sheets. Native sheets here practice W.7.2, W.7.2.A, W.7.2.B, W.7.7 and W.7.8.

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How do you narrow a broad topic into a research question?

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