How to Write Essays and Research Reports - Level B: A One Year Course: Grades 8-10

Product Description: ESSAYS AND RESEARCH REPORTS LEVEL B - A ONE YEAR COURSE

Another curriculum that is such a natural way to learn writing, your student will master intermediate to advanced essays and research reports with truly wonderful results!

This hands-on workbook teaches in a step-by-step format how to prepare and write persuasive essays and formal research reports from assigned topics.

Each day contains skillfully prepared questions or instructions to facilitate the writing process. Interspersed writing tips and practice sections also introduce new concepts that facilitate the growth and maturation of writing skills.

For the research reports, your student will study the historical events, policies, and decisions that shaped individual countries. The writing sections are about geography, topography, climate, vegetation, people, history, government, and economics. Includes the research text for two countries; library research required for the third country.

This carefully guided sequence is a natural method of learning to write that takes the headache out of writing and breaks it down into unique and manageable units for writing success!

Also includes:
Important intermediate/advanced concepts and skills to:

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• Take notes and prepare an outline ·
• Gather/use information, examples, data, and evidence ·
• Write topic sentences and summary sentences ·
• Write concise sentences and transition sentences ·
• Write opening/closing, and supporting paragraphs ·
• Form unified paragraphs ·
• Insert footnotes and prepare a bibliography ·
• Prepare a timeline ·
• Prepare a socio-economic bar graph ·
• Prepare a topographical map

Grammar lessons cover:

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• Qualifying and specific words ·
• Transition words

Bonus sections:

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• Correcting an essay/research report ·
• Final paper checklist ·
• Grading an essay/research report ·
• Grading charts

Acclaimed by parents of home educated students for its functionalism, clarity and value!