Creating & Writing From Outlines: Modern World History Writing Lessons (Part 2)

Wherever you are in your writing journey, this course is for you. I'm not exaggerating. 

In this student-centered,  fun and lively class, we start at the very beginning, reviewing how to create an outline and how to write a paragraph. Then the course takes students step by step through writing paraphrases, summaries, creative story telling, writing from research, responding to essay prompts, and writing formal story critiques. It may sound impossible and overwhelming, but I assure you it is possible and very comfortable for even reluctant writers. 

We start each class with a game that reviews a concept we have covered in class. We then proceed to learn new material. Students are encouraged but not required to share their work with the class. This course is also a great supplement to your history curriculum.

In my years teaching this writing method, I have seen students who struggled to write more than a handful of sentences at the start of the year finishing the year with an original, five page research paper. And it wasn't just a one-time occurrence. Wherever they are now, your student will grow and be challenged throughout the course, but they will also find the support and encouragement that they need to grow into a more comfortable and skillful writer.

This course will  focus primarily on writing structures, elements of style, and vocabulary development. We will also touch on some aspects of grammar in some classes. 

Please note this is a two semester course. This listing is only for the second semester. Students will need to register for the first semester separately.

We will cover the course material as follows: 
(Week # Lesson #: Structure/ Style element/ topic/ vocabulary)

Week 15      Lesson  16   Summarizing Multiple References/Australia/source and fused outlines
Week 16      Lesson 17    Summarizing Multiple References/Communism around the World Part I/very short sentence opener
Week 17      Lesson 18    Summarizing Multiple References/Communism around the World Part II
Week 18      Lesson 19   Summarizing Multiple References/ Korea
Week 19      Lesson 20   Inventive Writing/Wilson Quote Part I/body paragraphs
Week 20     Lesson 21    Inventive Writing/ Wilson Quote Part II/introduction and conclusion/clausal opener
Week 21      Lesson 22    Inventive Writing/Churchill Quote Part I
Week 22      Lesson 23    Inventive Writing/Churchill Quote Part II
Week 23      Lesson 24   Inventive Writing/Gandhi Quote/subject opener/-ing opener
Week 24      Lesson 25   Formal Essay Models/Communism around the World Part III
Week 25      Lesson 26  Formal Essay Models/A Prominent Person Part I
Week 26      Lesson 27   Formal Essay Models/A Prominent Person Part II
Week 27      Lesson 28   Critique and Response to Literature/ Sherlock Holmes Part I
Week 28      Lesson 29   Critique and Response to Literature/ Sherlock Holmes Part II