High School Writing 4B, Semester

This sixteen-week writing class includes the second half of the HS4 annual course. This semester course focuses on two types of writing that are very important at the college level: research papers and formal, literary essays.

This course is offered twice per year: in the spring semester and the fall semester.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students who complete this writing course will be able to... 

• 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.

• analyze a work of literature and communicate an opinion in a formal literary essay.

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

• improve research and presentation skills in more formal, academic writing.