The main learning goals are that a student would know how to research and write an essay in high school or college that will earn them a good grade. The student should also learn the satisfaction of doing careful research into a topic about which they are passionate. 

I have a master's degree from Pepperdine University (2010), and I taught U.S. History in college for four years. 

Homework Offered
The essay will be broken down into three steps based on the method I used as a college instructor: asking a research question and choosing preliminary sources, writing an introduction with a thesis statement and topic sentence, and finally drafting a short paper of about five paragraphs.  
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
I want to read a short essay from each student about a topic in history with a bibliography. I will mostly focus the first paragraph and the structure of the essay, while also examining the use of sources, and especially primary sources.
Grades Offered

I will provide a research path from the students beginning with initial research of a topic and directing them toward books and primary sources such as letters, speeches, etc. to form a solid foundation from which to write.