Writing for the College-Bound

Emily Pearson for Scholars Online
2024-2025: Fridays 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time

Introduction:
A Preliminary Assessment
Discussion: 6 Sept 2024

Unit 1:
The Right Question
First Discussion: 20 Sept 2024

Unit 2:
Purpose and Audience
First Discussion: 4 Oct 2024

Unit 3:
Getting Ideas
First Discussion: 18 Oct 2024

Unit 4:
Definition
First Discussion: 1 Nov 2024

Unit 5:
Explanation
First Discussion: 15 Nov 2024

Unit 6:
Persuasion
First Discussion: 6 Dec 2024

Unit 7:
Supporting Your Claim
First Discussion: 10 Jan 2025

Unit 8:
Bad Reasoning
First Discussion: 24 Jan 2025

Unit 9:
Forestalling Counter-Arguments
First Discussion: 7 Feb 2025

Unit 10:
Research and Documentation
First Discussion: 21 Feb 2025

Unit 11:
Organizing: Overview
First Discussion: 7 Mar 2025

Unit 12:
Generalizations
First Discussion: 21 Mar 2025

Unit 13:
Outlining
First Discussione: 4 Apr 2025

Unit 14:
Paragraphs
First Discussion: 25 Apr 2025

Unit 15:
Beginnings and Endings
First Discussion: 9 May 2025

Unit 16:
Editing
First Discussion: 23 May 2025

Materials

No textbooks are required for this course; all instructional material is included on this website. However, students should have access to a good dictionary and a complete grammar guide.