High school academic papers

Posts on Mondays (Grades 9-12)

Course Objective: To provide a thorough introduction to writing comprehensive academic papers at the high school level in preparation for college writing.

Course Description: Perfect the skills needed to write an academic paper: thesis development, introductions, drawing conclusions, and research techniques. Learn to support an idea with specifics from a book and to write thorough bibliography /works cited pages in MLA format. Emphasis on grammar, logical thought patterns, rough draft, and editing techniques. Students will read the book
A Separate Peace by John Knowles by the third week of class.

 

$175

Course Outline:

Week 1:         Choosing a topic

                       Conducting Research

                               Primary source

                              Secondary source

Week 2:         Outline format & MLA form

                            Graphic organizer 

                             parenthetical citations

Week 3:         Revision & Works Cited

Weeks 4:       English papers

                             Character analysis

                             Compare Contrast 

Week 5:         Line & Content revisions

                              Vocabulary building

                              Drawing conclusions

Week 6:         Theme & Symbolism

Week 7:         Editing Checklist

Week 8:         Review & Revision

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