Writing a Summary & Response
Learning to summarize something you've read accurately, then engage with its ideas and respond with your own thoughts, is an essential skill for academic work.
In this course, students use the writing process to develop a summary & response essay. This is a frequently-assigned essay in college because it gives students practice incorporating source material and
documenting it.
This is a 4-week asynchronous course. That means there are no scheduled class meetings; all the instruction is included in the course so students can complete the work for each week at the times most convenient for your family. Purchase grants access to the course for 6 months.
Structure
Writing a Summary & Response features short videos, readings, and writing activities for
students, along with grading materials for parents. There is also a class discussion group where
students can interact about the course.
Lessons are designed for students to complete the work independently, with parents providing
feedback on the first draft and assessing the final draft. A reviewer guide and grade rubrics are
included.
Textbook
We use The Little Seagull Handbook 5E, Ebook and Learning Tools version. Learners use materials from this book in class, including the handbook, model student essays, videos, and interactive practice tool InQuizitive.
Grade Level
Writing a Summary & Response is for students in grades 11-12 with a solid foundation in basic
writing skills, as well as writing experience such as book reports, journal entries and other short
papers.
Prerequisites
If students are not used to the writing process, it’s recommended that they take one Across the
Page course incorporating the writing process and informal research (Writing a Literacy Narrative, Writing an Evaluation, or Writing an Observation).
For those already familiar with the writing process, Writing a Position Argument is recommended
as a helpful precursor because it introduces more formal research and documentation of
sources in MLA Style.
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