Guide Entry to 25.02.08
Read. Draft. Peer Edit. Revise. Repeat. This is the mundane formula of my IBHL English I classroom. We read a variety of books and write a handful of different types of academic essays. I am always looking for my students to take their writing to the next level and—by playing more with language, using a workshop model, and adding a little competition—I am confident that I can get my students to level-up while hopefully preventing the use of AI for writing assignments. In order to play constructively, my students will imitate five different personal essay styles: the humorous essay, the segmented essay, the defamiliarization essay, the braided essay, and the hermit crab essay. By examining these mentor texts, students will imitate or try their hand at new techniques to communicate their purpose in their own pieces. The goal of this unit will be for students to write a college essay or personal statement to use in their senior year. But, more importantly, doing these imitation writings will allow for students to play with language and craft in a way that will benefit not only their creative writing, but their academic writing as well.
(Developed for IBHL English I, grade 11; recommended for AP Language and Composition, grades 11-12; English III, grade 11; and English IV, grade 12)
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