Over the course of the eight-week course, students will learn the following:
--How to think critically about information presented to them in any format
--Identifying credible sources
--How to use the internet for responsible online research
--How to write an effective argument without emotion or bias
--How to avoid fallacies in their arguments and present a well-rounded research paper
--How to address conflicting viewpoints clearly and effectively
--How to access research materials online
--How to effectively take notes when researching and keep track of information

I have been teaching at the university level for several years, and have graded and edited hundreds of papers from college freshmen in those years. I hope to help develop writing skills in high school-aged children in this class to prevent many of the common errors I see in university papers! 

宿題が提供されます
Students are expected to participate in weekly assignments that will be submitted to the instructor and feedback will be given for each and every assignment. Each assignment is submitted to the instructor and feedback is personalized based on the students strengths and weaknesses. Each week students will get suggestions on how to further improve and be told what they are doing well. Parents can request grades at any time.
授業以外に週あたり 2 - 4 時間の学習が期待されます
評価が提供されます
At the end of the course, parents are welcome to request a full assessment of the student's progress over the eight weeks if they would like. Further, grades are optional but available. Students will be assessed based on how they have grown as writers in the course and assessments will include what they have done well with end areas that need improving. For those receiving grades, a rubric will be distributed to parents so they can see where all of the points are coming from in the final grade.
成績が提供されます
Grading available by request and grade reports available as a PDF at the end of the course.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses Google Docs , Google Slides, and Google Classroom.