Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I don't want a "big" curriculum or writing program. But I DO need some guidance covering the different types of essays and teaching the reserach paper. Basically, For the reserach paper, I mainly need : How to document/foot notes websites? and Do people still use "notecards" for a research paper? My last research paper was done about 1982. LOL What about Jensen's Format Writing? Is it short, to the point? Basically, what makes a piece of writing an 'essay'? What are the basic formats of different types of essays? Sorry, I 'm in quite a hurry... I probably need some instruction in writing a "good" post myself. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof2boys Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I am using Teaching the Essay by the people who wrote AG right now with my 2 boys and it is not a bad way to learn the basics of an essay. the only thing my boys have not liked sofar is the first story we read. It was The Tell-Tale HEart by Edgar Allen Poe. They thought that it was a really "sick" story and wondered why they could not have picked a different story. Other than that we are doing fine with it. I also purchased Teaching the Research Paper by the same people and we will use it this summer. Both of these together cost me $35,which I did not think was to bad of a price. Hope this Helps. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 What is "AG"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof2boys Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Analyical Grammar by Robin Finley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxxxx Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Format Writing.......very systematic but was a good start for us for learning to write a 5 paragraph essay. Also I have 501 Writing Prompts which has been helpful for ideas to write on. I also have The Lively Art of Writing, we haven't used it yet but it was cheap and I saw it recommended on these boards. We use Abeka for grammar so I will probably use there format for the research paper. All of these suggestions are at the lower price range if you are trying to save $$$ at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Here's a free online resource on how to write a research paper: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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