They learn how to write narrations, explanations, directions, descriptions, evaluations, and opinions. Students revise their work and develop skills used by successful writers. Specific grammar points are covered in addition to those that arise from student writing. Students at the intermediate level work on writing paragraphs, building to essays consisting of a good introduction, well-developed body paragraphs, and a solid concluding paragraph. They learn how to write explanatory essays, descriptive essays, evaluative essays, personal profiles, summary-response essays, and argumentative essays.
Students revise their work and develop skills used by successful writers.
Specific grammar points are covered in addition to those arising from student writing. Specific grammar points are covered in addition to those that arise from student writing. On line 9 weeks, June 4 thru Aug. 3. Advanced-level students practice formulating a thesis, organizing their ideas into paragraphs, writing topic and concluding sentences, including specific examples from a variety of sources, and developing a personal writing voice. Students revise their work and develop skills used by successful writers.