Help for High School: Table of Contents
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Introduction - Overview of the Course
Philosophy
Where Does that Leave Us?
How it works
Tools of the Trade
Writing at a Glance
The writing process in brief
The components of good academic writing
A word about essay writing and faith
Part One: Preparation for Essay Writing
Laying the foundation
Before pen goes to paper
Module One: Musical Language
Module Two: Powerful Association
Hook me up!
Powerful associations
Instructions
Word labels
Module Three: Keen Observation of an Idea
Keen observation of an idea
And now a note to your moms:
Module Four: Telling the True Truth
Barriers to truth telling
The danger of truth-telling
Sentence
Word
Module Five: Collage Writing
Module Six: Incubation and Brooding
Part Two: Essay Writing
Argument
Section 1: Get inside their heads
Section 2: Pick a fight
Family Feuds
Put it in writing
Module Two: What is an Essay?
The expository essay
Samples
Module Three: Open and Closed Form Writing
Inside the essay
The closed form essay
Open sesame
Open form writing
Module Four: The Value of Good Questions
Planning your exploratory essay
Module Five: Exploratory Essay
Guidelines for Writing the Exploratory Essay
Drafting Your Essay in a Week
Student Sample #1
Student Sample #2
Student Sample #3
Module Six: The Five-Paragraph Expository Essay
Thesis and support
What makes a strong thesis?
Changing your reader’s view
A thesis with tension
Thesis statements with tension
More about thesis statements
Module Seven: Points and Particulars
Module Eight: Paraphrasing and Summary
Module Nine: Expository Essay Guidelines and Rubric
Outline of Five Paragraph Essay
Hot tips for introductions and conclusions
Student samples
Rubric for essay evaluation
Appendix I: Citing Sources
Appendix II: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Essays
