Essay Writing for High School Students

By Alexander L. Terego

Book Overview

Every student's guide to better writing. With new writing components on the SAT and ACT, and the increasing importance of college application essays, writing skills are on the minds of students and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0768920639
• ISBN13: 9780768920635
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Petersons
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Highly Recommended

This book provides a very easy step-by-step guide in writing effective essays. It gives an informative insight how to prepare the essay and to properly structure it. The book also provides diagrams and examples. It is simple, straightforward, and easy to understand.

A 'can-do' guide!

This book sets out the logical path to a successful essay. The examples are engaging and thought-provoking and make you itch to start writing! Mr Terego speaks directly to the reader, as if he were sitting across the desk, and his tone is full of encouragement. By the end of this highly readable book a student will have the knowledge to write a good essay and, more importantly, the confidence to do it well.

Graphic Organizers and More

Reviewer: Jane Airy (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews Welcome to the world of critical thinking and writing. With this accessible text, Terego provides a step-by-step guide for organizing the thinking process, developing ideas, and creating the writer's voice. Detailed explanations and examples illustrate a logical approach to writing the essay. Not only does this book supply graphic organizers that clarify the thinking process, but also it offers student-produced examples that showcase the products from this methodical approach. Both students and teachers of writing will benefit from this practical, stimulating information.

Overdue resource now available

I think this book fills a long-overdue need. Students need to think about writing. The exercises and examples in this book help students realize that they are learning about themselves and how they feel about issues while they write. School has led some students to believe that we write to tell the teacher what she wants to hear. That is not the purpose of writing for the SAT or adult life, and this book helps students make that transition in their approach to writing.

Essay Writing for H.S. Students is Helpful

I found this book very helpful. Some books like this are too long and involved; this one is concise and easy to understand. It has a good explanation of how to write an essay, plus specific tips about SAT, ACT and college admissions essays. It also has suggestions for discovering a point of view to make your essay convincing, and practical tips about grammar.