Outline of the Five Paragraph Essay
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/essay
If students need a visual graphic of the essay outline, this site might offer some assistance. It also allows students to see an example of a completed essay.

Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay
Students who want simple, basic instruction for writing an essay may find this site somewhat useful. The information presented is geared to beginning writers and is very easy to navigate.

LEO: Literacy Education Online
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html
In The Write Place Catalogue, students will find handouts related to writing thesis statements, introductions and conclusions, as well as handouts related to specific types of essays: definition, comparison & contrast, persuasive, and process essays.

Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to view the section on essays and research papers. Once there, students can choose from a drop down menu that contains links to the various patterns of organization, structural considerations, and editing advice.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
http://www.powa.org/
This site offers links to writing thesis/support essays, developing a thesis, supporting a thesis, and revising the entire essay. Another valuable feature of this site is the section on coherence and transitional expressions.

Writing Resources
http://webware.princeton.edu/sites/writing/Writing_Center/WCWritingResources.htm
The Wring Resource Center at Princeton offers several handouts on effective writing including developing a thesis, writing introductions and conclusions, and developing an argument.