High School Writing 3, Annual

This thirty-two week writing class includes a timed essay, a research paper, and essay writing. The class is ideal for the college-bound student. The first semester includes a variety of writing assignments that cover all four major modes of writing: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. The second semester of the course focuses on the two kinds of writing that are most important at the college level: research papers and formal, persuasive essays.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students who complete this writing course will be able to…

• write for a variety of purposes, including narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.

• craft a formal research paper, including establishing a thesis, finding and evaluating sources, note-taking, outlining, drafting, and revising.

• properly cite sources according to MLA standards.

• defend an opinion using structured, rational argumentation.

• engage the writing process by employing the following five steps in composing every paper: prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, publishing.

• demonstrate comprehension of basic mechanics rules in their writing.

• demonstrate proficiency at writing under time constraints.

• improve their writing across a wide range of broad evaluative areas, including content, style, and form.