rhetoric

A practical guide to assist teachers in developing writing assignments that will allow students to express their creativity.

Provides seventy-five mini-lessons for teaching writing, covering creating an encouraging environment, prewriting, conferences, composing, revising, editing, and publishing.

Offers advice to aspiring writers on how to identify, develop, and shape their voice, or style, in order to capture the attention of readers, especially in expository writing.

Presents a practical guide that teaches how to apply grammar instructions to writing, how to identify grammatical functions within the sentence, and advice on adding detail and sentence fluency.

Explains how critical thinking and reading skills help in the development of persuasive writing. Includes different methods on how to teach argument in classrooms.

Provides instructions on writing a winning essay from selecting a topic to proofreading the final draft.

A guide for educators to instruct students in persuasive writing that features six units and fifty-seven quick lessons that discusses the entire writing process from topic selection to revisions; and covers letters, editorials, and advertisements.

Provides study tools for preparing to take the essay portion of the Advanced Placement English exam, including a study plan, test-taking strategies, reviews, and sample prompts and students essays.

A collection of fifty application essays that were written by students who were admitted to Harvard, with brief discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of each.