This ongoing class will cover the basics of essay writing including key word outlines, paragraph structure, essay structure, stylistic techniques, story format, inventive writing, and more. Using the Institute for Excellence in Writing’s structure and style method, each class will discuss a unit model or style technique. Attending each week will provide an overview of the entire method. Each class will begin with introductions and a brief overview of the key word outline. Each week, we will construct a key word outline as a class to practice this technique. Following the opening, the week's topic will be introduced. Students will have the opportunity to practice either individually or as a class each week. Most writing projects will be accomplished as a group. Stylistic exercises and editing will be presented periodically. This is an interactive class and therefore students are strongly encouraged to have their cameras on and participate in the discussions and group work.
In this class we will discuss following topics:
- To write an Essay with three to four smaller paragraphs
- Literary devices – Visual Imagery, Metaphor, Simile- usage and application in writing
- Understand the literary devices adopted
- To use connectors to connect the ideas other than using only ‘and ,also and commas’
- To organize the sequence of events or other details
- Samples and assignments