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: NarrativeCompare/ContrastSummary/ResponseResearchArgumentative
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.
The 5 Essays You Must Master to Be College Ready : A Complete Guide to Nailing the Most Common Essays You'll Encounter in College
Description
Table 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