Essay writing in middle school is an essential skill for homeschoolers.
Geared to give your student a successful experience, Middle School Guide to Essay Writing, by Marilyn Groop, will introduce essays to your homeschool in this user-friendly, no-busywork format.
Presented in a 10-week, 4 days per week, format this downloadable pdf guide will teach your homeschooler the steps to writing a coherent essay.
It teaches:
- Basic essay format
- Persuasive essays
- Literary analysis
- Compare/contrast essays
- Editorials/letters to the editor
- Tips for taking a short-answer essay test
The Guide includes 3 essay rubrics that you can use to grade the essays, as well as an answer key to the short-answer essay test.
Click here to view an excerpt from Middle School Guide to Essay Writing.
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Even reluctant writers can build a strong skill set for essay-writing with a curriculum that breaks the process into manageable steps and doesn’t waste their time with busywork. The logical thinking process behind a well-written essay is not intuitive to most kids; Middle School Guide to Essay Writing presents the process in a friendly, conversational style that wins over even a student who says, “I don’t know what to write!!”
What people are saying:
“…Middle school writing is doing a tremendous job in changing their perspective/attitude from “hating” to at least “liking” writing work for the day.” – E.V.
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