Dmmetler Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 DD is now saying she wants to try for DA again next year. Since one of the areas they claimed she was weak on was the in-class essay, I want to give her resources and let her prepare more specifically for that. She does a lot of academic writing for science, and is good at citing sources and researching and paraphrasing for different audiences (from her blog for kids to conference talks for professionals) but I will be the first to admit we really haven't done much essay writing. (And given that she had college ready writing scores on both the SAT and ACT I felt justified until DA claimed her writing was an issue. For science writing she has some pretty awesome mentors, including a journal editor and a writer for Scientific American-so if they're pleased, I'm pleased). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 If you want to drill a standard thesis based essay, you should look into Lively Art of Writing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I have not used this essay book, but when looking through the TOC of the book, it looks like it would be a good text for teaching structure to a younger writer. http://barrettsbookshelf.com/level-2-mastering-the-essay/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) Its helpful to read quality essays as well as teach the parts. Ds read BBC Focus (available at sciencefocus.com),and NYTimes opinions as well as speeches etc supplied by his English instructor. The Little Brown Handbook was our source of grammar rules that he hadnt picked up reading that made his sentence structure more sophisticated. Zinsser's On Writing Well, Weston's A Rulebook for Arguments, and Rottenberg's The Structure of Argument were helpful supplements to his English teacher's content. Edited November 15, 2016 by Heigh Ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Not sure if this fits your needs, but I have loved the Brave Writer classes. They have Expository Essay class (as well as other academic essay classes) that might work for you. I'm impressed that they can take a group of kids at various levels and move them all forward individually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I want to say Brave writer offers a specific class for time limited writing (such as on an exam) Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing Style: Lessons in Clarity & Grace For literary analysis in particular, Writing Essays About Literature by Kelley Griffith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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