A practical workbook for students who need help writing school-style persuasive or argumentative essays, especially when the assignment does not allow first person.

Many students know what they think, but struggle to turn an opinion into a clear academic argument. This workbook teaches students how to move from “I think…” to a stronger formal claim, then support that claim with reasons, evidence, explanation, counterclaims, and rebuttals.

Best for upper elementary, middle school, homeschool, and independent students who are learning how to write persuasive or argumentative essays for school.

Students practice:

• understanding the prompt

• writing clear claims without “I think” or “I believe”

• building reasons that support the claim

• choosing relevant evidence and examples

• explaining how evidence proves the point

• organizing body paragraphs

• using counterclaims, concessions, and rebuttals

• writing with formal voice without sounding fake

• avoiding weak logic and vague opinion writing

• revising for clarity, organization, and sentence control

Includes:

• no-first-person rewrite practice

• weak vs. stronger claim examples

• claim / evidence / reasoning practice

• body paragraph models

• counterclaim and rebuttal practice

• audience and purpose guidance

• source-based vs. non-source-based essay guidance

• basic, developing, and stronger essay models

• guided prompts

• independent practice prompts

• student revision checklist

• parent support guide

This workbook is an independent educational writing resource. It does not replace a teacher’s directions, school curriculum, or individualized writing support. Students should always follow the specific assignment requirements for their class.

Introductory price: $19
Regular price: $29

Research papers can feel overwhelming because students have to manage so many pieces at once: choosing a focused topic, creating a research question, building a working thesis, taking notes from sources, organizing body sections, using evidence, citing borrowed ideas, and creating the required final source list.

The Research Paper Roadmap breaks that process into clear, manageable steps.

This workbook is best for homeschool, dual-enrollment, and independent students who can write short essays but feel unsure how to handle longer academic papers with sources.

Students learn how to:

• narrow a broad topic

• create a focused research question

• build a working thesis

• organize by idea instead of by source

• take useful source notes

• use quotes, paraphrases, and summaries responsibly

• explain evidence instead of dropping it into a paragraph

• understand in-text citations and final source lists

• tell the difference between Works Cited, References, Bibliography, Works Consulted, and annotated bibliography requirements

• avoid source-dumping, patchwriting, and missing citations

• check whether the final source list matches the sources used in the paper

Includes:

• topic narrowing practice

• research question worksheet

• thesis examples

• full worked research paper example

• source credibility checklist

• source note-taking pages

• quote/paraphrase/explanation worksheet

• research paper outline planner

• annotated bibliography practice pages

• revision checklist

• parent support guide

• final source-list audit

This is an independent educational writing resource. It is not a full citation manual and does not replace a teacher’s, professor’s, or program’s assignment directions. Students should always follow the specific requirements for their class.

Introductory price: $19
Regular price: $29