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Binghamton High School > Classrooms > Writing Tips 
09.07.10

Writing Tips

TheSchoolCenter Picture New York State Regents Exam requires students to write both a thematic and a document-based essay.  As the course progresses we will spend significant time, both inside and outside of class, working to refine students' writing skills.  The links below include useful information about writing in general and the regents essays in particular.

General Writing Tips

  • Introduction to 6+1 Traits of Writing
  • Writing Thesis Statements
  • The Ten Commandments of Good Historical Writing
  • Kansas University Writing Center
  • Mr. Clarke's Editing Shorthand

Thematic Essay

  • How to Write a Thematic Essay
  • Rubric for Thematic Essays

Document Based Essay

  • How to write a Document-Based Essay
  • Graphic Organizer for DBQ Essays
  • Rubric for Document-Based Essays
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