Writing with Power (Grade levels 9-12)

Writing with Power focuses on writing as a process with three major steps: inventing, drafting, and revising. You will follow this writing process to complete an autobiographical essay, similar to those required on many college applications, an essay in which you explain a concept, an evaluation essay, a cause and effects essay, and a position paper. You will learn to use writing to support your thinking and to communicate your thoughts with clarity and power.

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Required Textbooks (sold separately):

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• Reading Critically, Writing Well (6th edition), by Rise Axelrod & Charles R. Cooper: ISBN 0312390475 ($57.80)
• On Writing Well (25th Anniversary edition), by William Zinsser: ISBN 0060006641 ($14.00)

Recommended Materials:

A handbook of grammar and style is recommended. The following titles (or more recent editions) are excellent:

• The Little, Brown Compact Handbook (5th edition), by Jane E. Aaron: ISBN 0321104951
• The Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers (7th edition), by Maxine Hairston, John J. Ruszkiewicz, & Christy Friend: ISBN 0131043668
• The Elements of Style (4th edition), by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White: ISBN 020530902X

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