essay

In this ongoing research paper project, students will:

• Select and narrow an essay topic.
• Identify audience and purpose before beginning the process of writing an essay.
• Formulate a strong, effective thesis statement.
• Structure an essay using a strong beginning, middle, and end.
• Develop and organize the topic sentences, the supporting details and specific evidence that support the thesis and essay.
• Show appropriate development of the essay and the thesis using paragraphs that contain sentence variety and specific, coherent, relevant, and interesting details.
• Make good use of topic sentences, transitions, and concluding statements within the paragraphs, which better links paragraphs in the essay.
• Write an essay, approximately 6 double-spaced and typed pages (1,250 words), using proper research techniques and following proper standard MLA guidelines.
• Include 4 to 7 relevant, quality sources in your works cited page.
• Revise to ensure appropriate development with specific attention to cohesion, support, and organization.
• Revise to include varied, interesting, and accurate sentences and word choices.
• Identify the common grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors in an essay and apply the rules of correction to effectively edit.