Building Blocks for
Analytical Writing
My high schooler is a great, but lazy, writer. In previous years when he had writing assignments he did as little as possible. He would increase the font size to try to fill the page.
My d-i-l, a high school English/Literature teacher, recommended The Elegant Essay Writing Lessons curriculum so we used it this past year. It was fantastic!
The set consists of a student book and a teacher book.
The lessons start out teaching students writing components, such as, form, content, style, mechanics and voice. Then it goes on to teach thesis statements, introduction, transitions and conclusions. Not only do students learn to write properly, they learn to write outlines, descriptive essays and persuasive essays.
The teacher's book contains recommendations for scheduling and structure of "class." It also contains examples, teaching hints, models, and addresses lesson-specific issues.
I highly recommend this set!
