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Do your students have trouble writing expository text such as persuasive essays, research papers, and analytical essays? Are you always asking them to be more descriptive in their narrative essays? This online course focuses on key writing skills. Details and strategies for every writing domain will be shared including graphic organizers, prompts, and rubrics for scoring. Each step of the writing process will also be explored.

"This course was fantastic. The course content was excellent. I like how there is a breakdown that makes sense for teaching writing." - Jason Green

Three Enrollment Options

Course Registration Only $124

Course plus graduate level credit from USD ($124 plus $200)

Course plus continuing education units from USC ($124 plus $200)

Topical Outline:

Unit One Writing Standards in the Classroom Domains of Writing Literature as an Inspiration for Writing Assignment #1: Write an autobiography Assignment #2: Article reflection Test #1 Unit Two Sensory/Descriptive Domain Imaginative/Narrative Domain Test #2 Unit Three Practical/Informative Domain Analytical/Expository/Persuasive Domain Assignment #3: Respond to a classmate Test #3

Unit Four An Introduction to The Writing Process Prewriting Precomposing Writing Sharing/Responding   Test #4 Unit Five Revising Editing Evaluating Publishing Teaching Mini-Lessons Rubrics for Writing Assessment   Test #5 Unit Six Writer’s Workshop Technology and Writing Technology-Based Writing Lessons Assignment #4: Develop a writing assignment

 

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