Essay Architect Essay Writing System (Common Core and NCTE/IRA Standards-Aligned Teaching Guide)
After struggling for a semester with 8th graders turning in essays that began "Today, I am going to talk about this Book i read it was kinda boring...", I turned to Essay Architect. After taking them through this program, they finally understand the structure of an essay. My "worst" essay writer just turned in a literary analysis essay with an introduction and three body paragraphs that began with topic sentences and 2-4 details each supporting his topic sentences. This is such a marked improvement from the one-giant-paragraph ramblings he turned in just 3 months ago. I'm looking forward to starting the year with Essay Architect next year! --TeachersPayTeachers.comI own both Essay Architect and Essay Apprentice. I use Apprentice with my sophomores and Architect with seniors. There's a wealth of information in both products to help students learn about writing essays. My sophomores are currently having a great time with the activities in Essay Apprentice, and I HIGHLY recommend this guide for use with students who have had little instruction in essay writing. The activities are both fun and challenging! --Andrea D. submitted via website at 4secondarysolutions.comThis [Essay Architect] is the best writing program I have ever seen! I can't imagine how much work went into it! Even my students appreciate the very helpful and clear and easy-to use handouts!!!! Worth every penny!!!!! --Renee B. submitted via website at 4secondarysolutions.comExcellent graphic organisers and model responses for pupils to learn from and use in their own writing. --Megan from UK via 4secondarysolutions.comExcellent! No other system helps you take students step by step from the most rudimentary level of essay writing all the way to the research paper. I only wish I had discovered this great resource at the beginning of the school yet. Well, better late than never! I'll be ready for next August.--Ivonne Rovira from Louisville, KY via 4secondarysolutions.commust say this is the best writing program I have ever used, and I have tried many! The lessons build on one another, while students gain confidence as the program progresses. I wish I had found this long ago.--K. Wolfe from Rock Hill, SC, via 4secondarysolutions.com --Renee B. submitted via website at 4secondarysolutions.comI own both Essay Architect and Essay Apprentice. I use Apprentice with my sophomores and Architect with seniors. There's a wealth of information in both products to help students learn about writing essays. My sophomores are currently having a great time with the activities in Essay Apprentice, and I HIGHLY recommend this guide for use with students who have had little instruction in essay writing. The activities are both fun and challenging! --Andrea D. submitted via website at 4secondarysolutions.comThis [Essay Architect] is the best writing program I have ever seen! I can't imagine how much work went into it! Even my students appreciate the very helpful and clear and easy-to use handouts!!!! Worth every penny!!!!! --Renee B. submitted via website at 4secondarysolutions.com