Introduction of narrative and descriptive rhetorical styles, general and specific ideas, basic rules for paragraph formatting, word processor for paragraph revision, and e-mail for correspondence.
Emphasis is on developing single-paragraph essays with correct sentence structure.
Focus is on paragraph development, with work on introduction, body and conclusion for a short essay. Review of descriptive and narrative patterns of essay development. Emphasis is on expanding single paragraph essays into short essays of three or more paragraphs. Focus is on expanding essay to five-paragraph length. Review of rhetorical patterns from previous levels, rules of essay formatting.