English 4 Adventures in ELA
Parents and Students,
As the new year and semester begins, our graduating seniors are venturing into new territories of learning. As a class we will be using the model of a freshman college course to prepare for the first year of college English.
Senior goals are to:
Compose an argumentative research essay using APA
Express thoughts logically, clearly and coherently in a variety of rhetorical modes;
Demonstrate mastery of the stages of the writing process;
Critically revise and edit their own compositions, as well as respond critically to peer drafts;
Avoid mechanical, grammatical and spelling errors;
Critically evaluate and respond to selected essays;
Currently, we are learning APA formating including:
- Appropriately format a Title Page
- Demonstrate the proper page layout
- Properly insert in-text citations
- Demonstrate the proper layout for references
- Correctly insert graphs and figures
- Demonstrate how to use proper heading formats
Student Response Assignment: (100pts.)
Write a brief statement about the new format of English 4.
- What have you learned
- What are you looking forward to learning
- How do you believe this new format will help you with your first year of college English.
I look forward to your comments,
Ms. Sanders
ELA Teacher
Advantage Academy -Grand Prairie, Texas