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Table of Contents for Put Some Pants on That Kid Student Book
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Introduction
A Note to Home-Educators and Other Writing Instructors
Section I: Narrative Essays
Chapter 1—The Basics
Basic Essay Structure
Authorial Voice
Point of View
Using Rhetorical Devices
The Importance of Knowing Your Audience
Chapter 2—Planning and Outlining Your Narrative Essay
Pre-Writing: Getting Ideas and Choosing a Topic
Pre-Writing: Crafting a Thesis or Main Idea Statement
Pre-Writing: Choosing Supporting Details
Pre-Writing: Outlining
Chapter 3—Tips for Writing Your Narrative Essay
Drafting
Tip #1: Aim for Done, Not Perfect
Tip #2: Find Your Voice
Tip #3: Know Your Audience
Tip #4: Do NOT Plagiarize!
Tip #5: Hook Your Reader
Tip #6: State Your Thesis in the First Paragraph, and Again (in Different Words) in Your Conclusion
Tip #7: Format Your Essay (When In Doubt, Use MLA)
Chapter 4—Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism: Crafting a Works Cited Page
Chapter 5—The Revising & Editing Process
Editing and Rewriting Benefit Your Brain—No, Really!
Revision, Editing, and Proofreading—What’s the Difference?
Self-Editing
Peer Reviews
Instructor Feedback
I Edited My Essay... Now What?
Section II: Argumentative and Persuasive Essays
Chapter 6—The Basics
What Is an Argumentative or Persuasive Essay?
Argumentative Essay Format and Expectations
Rhetorical Devices: How to Construct a Strong Argument
How to Support an Argument with Sources
Chapter 7—Planning and Outlining Your Argumentative or Persuasive Essay
Pre-Writing: Getting Ideas and Choosing a Topic
Pre-Writing: Crafting a Thesis or Main Idea Statement
Pre-Writing: Choosing Supporting Details
Pre-Writing: Outlining
Chapter 8—Selecting Credible Sources to Support Your Argument
Not All Sources Are Created Equal
Types of Sources
Sources Should Support Your Argument, Not Write It for You
Is Wikipedia a Credible Source?
What Information to Save From Each Source
Chapter 9—Tips for Writing Your Argumentative or Persuasive Essay
Drafting
Some Thoughts on Procrastination and Deadlines
Writing to Structure Expectations
Using Outside Sources: Works Cited Page and In-Text Citations
Further Tips
Chapter 10—Revising & Editing Your Argumentative Essay
Section III: Practical and Business Writing
Chapter 11—Professionalism: Why It Matters
What Is Professionalism in Writing?
Chapter 12—Business Emails, Business Letters, and other Professional Correspondences
Why Send a Business Email or Business Letter?
What Do Business Emails/Business Letters Look Like?
Tips for Business Emails and Business Letters
Chapter 13—Resumes & Cover Letters
What Is a Resume?
Resume Tips
What Is a Cover Letter?
Cover Letter Tips
Chapter 14—Blogs, Online Articles, and other Public Writings
Chapter 15—Social Media Etiquette: Learning to Communicate Professionally in the Everyday
Social Media as Entertainment and Connection
Social Media for Business
Section IV: Research Papers
Chapter 16—What Qualifies as a Research Paper?
Chapter 17—Deeper into Research
Where to Start—Finding Sources
Assessing the Quality of a Source
How to Expedite Your Research and Writing Process
Chapter 18—Review: Constructing a Works Cited Page
Chapter 19—Constructing a Bibliography/References Page
Footnotes versus Endnotes
Chapter 20—Writing an Annotated Bibliography
What Is an Annotation?
Section V: Appendix
MLA, APA, and Chicago Formatting—Recommended Resources
Additional Resources on Essay Writing, Professional Writing, Editing, and More
Rubrics and Essay Requirements
Narrative Essay Assignment
Narrative Essay Rubric
Argumentative Essay Assignment
Argumentative Essay Rubric
Research Paper Assignment
Research Paper Rubric
Checklists and Other Resources
Peer Review Questions
Self-Editing Checklist
Sample Works Cited Page
Sample In-Text Citation
Sample Annotated Bibliography
Section VI: Chapter 21—Conclusions and After-Thoughts
Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents for Put Some Pants on That Kid Parent/Teacher Guide
Introduction
How to Use This Parent/Teacher Guide
Using the Lesson Plans in a Classroom Setting
An Overall Note on Grading Assignments
Tips for Providing Feedback on Students’ Papers (PLEASE READ!)
How to Utilize “Workshops” in the Classroom
How to Use Weekly Online Discussions
32-Week Lesson Schedule
Weekly Schedule of Topics
Detailed Lesson Plans
Week 1: Welcome and Introduction to Class; In-Class Writing Assignment
Week 2: Basic Essay Structure; Simple Introduction to the Narrative Essay
Week 3: Introducing the First Essay Assignment!
Week 4: One-on-One Meetings to Review Students’ Theses & Outlines; Group-Work for Students while Waiting.
Week 5: Collecting the First Draft; Peer Reviews; a Brief Discussion of Citing Sources
Week 6: Return Graded First Drafts; Discuss Revision Strategies & Techniques
Week 7: Collect Revised Drafts; Discuss Workshops (which we’ll be doing the next two weeks)
Week 8: Workshop Session 1; Return graded final drafts
Week 9: Workshop Session 2.
Week 10: Introducing the Argumentative Essay.
Week 11: One-on-One Meetings to Review Thesis/Outline; Group-Work Activity
Week 12: Discuss Works Cited pages; Review Research Principles
Week 13: Peer Reviews; Collect First Drafts.
Week 14: Return Graded First Drafts; Workshop Session 1
Week 15: Revision Week! Review Techniques/Tips for Revision
Week 16: Collect Final Drafts; In-Class Activity.
Week 17: Return graded Final Drafts of Argumentative Essay; Introduce Quarter-3 Topic: Practical & Business Writing.
Week 18: Introduce the Business Email/Business Letter Assignment
Week 19: Informal Peer Review of Business Letters; Collect Business Letters to Be Graded
Week 20: Return graded Business Letters; Begin Discussion of Resumes and Cover Letters
Week 21: Collect Revised Business Letters; Discuss & Collect Resumes; Review Cover Letters
Week 22: Returned Graded Resumes; Collect Cover Letters; Introduce “Chapter 14—Blogs, Online Articles, and other Public Writings”.
Week 23: Collect Resubmitted Resumes; Return Graded Cover Letters; Discuss Blog Examples; Review and Collect Student-Written Blog Posts
Week 24: Return graded Resume resubmissions; Collect any revised Cover Letters; Return Graded Blog Posts; Collect Homework Questions and do a brief discussion; Workshop for Blog Posts.
Week 25: Return any resubmitted Cover Letters and any other graded homework; Collect any revised Blog Posts to be re-graded; Introduce the final project for this course: the Research Paper.
Week 26: Return any graded Blog Posts that were resubmitted; One-on-One Meetings to review & approve Thesis & Outline for each student; Group Activity while waiting
Week 27: Collect Annotated Bibliographies to be graded; Review Argumentative Essay concepts to prepare for writing the Research Paper.
Week 28: Return graded Annotated Bibliographies; Peer Reviews; Collect First Drafts of Research Paper.
Week 29: Return Graded First Drafts with Rubrics & Peer Review sheets; Allow time in class for students to work on editing/revising or to meet one-on-one with you to ask questions.
Week 30: Collect Final Drafts; Discuss Final Workshop Cycle
Week 31: Return Graded Final Drafts; Oral Presentations/Workshop Session 1
Week 32 (the final week!): Finish Oral Presentations/Workshop Session 2; Party!
Rubrics and Essay Requirements
Narrative Essay Assignment
Narrative Essay Rubric
Argumentative Essay Assignment
Argumentative Essay Rubric
Research Paper Assignment
Research Paper Rubric
Checklists and Other Resources
Peer Review Questions
Self-Editing Checklist
Sample Works Cited Page
Sample In-Text Citation
Sample Annotated Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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