Episode 88b: Easy Essays and Beyond, Structure and Style Unit 8, Part 2
Episode description
Join Andrew Pudewa as he walks you through Unit 8, the daunting essay. Andrew will take you through the step-by-step process of crafting an essay so that you can understand the basic structure, discussing the various essay types and their differences. To ensure maximum understanding, he will also guide you through a practicum assignment.
Go to Part 1 Referenced Materials:- Click here to download the slides that accompanied the original Structure and Style Unit 8 webinar.
- Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
- Portable Walls for the Essayist
- High School Essay Intensive
- The Four Deadly Errors
- Pen and Paper
- Process versus Product
- The Elegant Essay by Lesha Myers
- Writing Research Papers: The Essential Tools by Lesha Myers
- A Writer's Guide to Powerful Paragraphs by Victor C. Pellegrino
- IEW's Blog
- e-Newsletter
- Magnum Opus Magazine
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1:32-Marcy asks "What is the difference between unit 7 and unit 8? Is the difference in the weight of the topic?"
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3:18-Cathleen asks "Do we model the type of questions to ask?"
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6:52-Deborah asks "Are we not asking questions to define the topics in unit 6?"
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10:54-Deborah asks "Will the High School Essay Intensive help me understand how to guide my kids in writing the intro and conclusion?"
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12:59-Sherry asks "How do you approach the expository essay? If a true essay must have an opinion, what do we do with an essay that explains something or one that describes something? Should I avoid these types of essays?"
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16:55-Deborah asks "It is so hard for me to judge what is good enough for a 12-year-old. I want to edit to death."
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