and the program aims to encourage students to practice writing daily essays. Boston University offers lesson plans for books such as Charlotte’s Web and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.

(5 minutes) Give a presentation on how we express opinions and back them up in academic writing, e.g., providing explicit criteria for assessment rather than simply giving personal "gut" reactions, ...

Students will have completed at least one full length writing assignment. Two introductory paragraphs from these assignments are selected to be circulated in class. Ideally these paragraphs will each ...