This course is the step towards mastering the essay. You will be guided through the writing process, learning the essential components of the American high school standard writing and formatting college essays. Topics include various types of essays, structuring, and the development of paragraphs, topic sentences, thesis statements, supporting examples, grammar for academic writing, and vocabulary choices.
By the end of this course, if you pay close attention and work hard enough, you will be able to write a short essay that has a clear and supported thesis, is logically organized, and follows the correct standards in mechanics, vocabulary usage, grammar structure, and spelling of American English.
Each Essay Level and Grammar has two years worth of skill content. A student can take this level for two years without repeating content!
Student Grammar/Workbooks for Essay 1B:
1. Grammar for Writing E (Grade 10)
2. The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation (Continued)
We may also use the following textbooks as a reference in class:
1. Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide by Laurie G. Kirszner (Author), Stephen R. Mandell (Author)
2. Developmental Exercises for A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker (Author), Wanda Van Goor (Author)
Books in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also borrow a hard copy of the textbooks from Sunshine whenever it's still available. You may buy the Grammar for Writing E book at the group discount price on Sunshine's website via this link:
http://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=39
Instructor:
Julie Hlad
