The Elegant Essay

Building blocks for analytical writing

3rd Edition 

Piece by piece, The Elegant Essay teaches everything students need to conquer the essay. From captivating introductions, to compelling descriptions, and convincing conclusions, students learn to bring their words and their arguments to life. Teacher’s Manual  available separately.

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The Elegant Essay Overview

Now in its third edition, The Elegant Essay walks students through the entire essay-building process. The student book includes instruction, practice exercises, modeling, and grade sheets. The separate teacher’s manual provides a sample schedule, grading helps, and lesson-by-lesson instructions regarding how to teach the material and includes sample models and answers. After practicing the elements of an essay, students apply all they have learned by completing two essay assignments: a descriptive and a persuasive essay. Contains clear explanations and practice exercises, Consumable.

 

The Elegant Essay Table of Contents

Student Pages

Unit 1:  Overview

Unit 2:  Thesis Statements

Unit 3:  Essay Organization

Unit 4:  Transitions

Unit 5:  Introductions

Unit 6:  Conclusions

Unit 7:  Form Review

Unit 8:  Thesis & Outlines

Unit 9:   Descriptive Essay

Unit 10: Persuasive Essay

 

 Appendices

Appendix A: Teaching Models

Appendix B: Grading Sheets

Appendix C: IEW Essay Model & Style Techniques

 

 

For what’s new in the 3rd edition, click here.