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Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough said, "Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard." Too many students enter college without a basic understanding of writing, which can affect every aspect of their education.
Author and educator Laura Torres provides a one-stop guide to preparing secondary and homeschool students for college-level writing. This handbook covers the five most common types of essays:
- Narrative
- Compare/Contrast
- Summary/Response
- Research
- Argumentative
The 5 Essays You Must Master to Be College Ready includes lessons, tips, and organizational guides for writing clear and compelling essays. Torres walks students through the complete writing process, from outlining to revising and ultimately evaluating their work (with provided grading rubrics). With this easy-to-follow instruction, students can master these essay types, be
college ready, and redefine what it means to think and communicate well.
List of contents
- Introduction
- Before You Begin
- Narrative Essays
- Sample Student Narrative Essay
- Essay Assignment
- Prewriting Techniques
- Outlining the Story
- Discovering your Purpose
- Effective Description
- Rough Draft
- Description Revision Worksheet
- Essay Critique
- Next Step Worksheet
- Grading Rubric
- Compare/Contrast Essays
- Sample Student Comparison Essay
- Essay Assignment
- Compare/Contrast Essay Topics
- Prewriting Techniques
- The Thesis Statement
- Point-by- Point Organization
- Block Organization
- Combo Organization
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Rough Draft
- Essay Critique
- Next Step Worksheet
- Grading Rubric
- Introduction to Research
- Academic Sources
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- MLA Formatting
- Summary/Response Essays
- Sample Article
- Sample Student Summary/Response Essay
- Essay Assignment
- Annotating an Article
- Summarizing an Article
- Writing a Response
- Rough Draft
- Essay Critique
- Next Step Worksheet
- Grading Rubric
- Research Papers
- Sample Student Research Paper
- Research Paper Assignment
- Prewriting Techniques
- Conducting Research
- Thesis Statements
- Outline
- Body Paragraphs
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Rough Draft
- Research Paper Critique
- Next Step Worksheet
- Grading Rubric
- Argumentative Essays
- Sample Student Argumentative Essay
- Essay Assignment
- Choosing a Topic
- Determining Purpose
- Addressing the Opposition
- Creating a Working Thesis
- Types of Arguments and Evidence
- Outlines
- Transitions
- Introductions
- Conclusions
- Conducting Research
About the author
Laura Torres is the author and editor of many books for young people. She currently teaches first-year college composition, writes curriculum for K–12, and writes a blog for secondary teachers at compositionclassroom.blogspot.com. She holds a BA and MA in English.
Summary
Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough said, “Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard." Too many students enter college without a basic understanding of writing, which can affect every aspect of their education.Author and educator Laura Torres provides a one-stop guide to preparing secondary and homeschool students for college-level writing. This handbook covers the five most common types of essays: ·Narrative ·Compare/Contrast ·Summary/Response ·Research ·ArgumentativeThe 5 Essays You Must Master to Be College Ready includes lessons, tips, and organizational guides for writing clear and compelling essays. Torres walks students through the complete writing process, from outlining to revising and ultimately evaluating their work (with provided grading rubrics). With this easy-to-follow instruction, students can master these essay types, be college ready, and redefine what it means to think and communicate well.
