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It's so common for teens to shine in some areas of writing and feel totally stuck in others. Maybe your child is a natural storyteller but the thought of analyzing a poem makes their eyes glaze over.
We totally get it! That's why we've broken down the Essay Rockstar program into shorter courses by essay type. You can focus on the areas where you believe they're struggling – whether it's finally getting those personal thoughts onto paper for college applications or learning how to write persuasively.
What Essay Rockstar short course would you like to learn more about?
All short courses are priced at $149 each.
Personal Statement
What is a personal statement?
A personal statement is an autobiographical essay. Kids are usually uncomfortable with writing about themselves and struggle when asked to do so. This results in a personal statement that’s too brief and too bland.
Why do we teach this essay?Â
College applications always require a personal statement essay.
Many people in an applicant pool have very similar resumes. The personal statement is where your teen can distinguish themselves from the rest of that applicant pool.
The ability to write an excellent personal statement allows your teen to showcase their unique qualities, experiences, and aspirations. It gives a deeper understanding of their character and motivations -- beyond grades and test scores.
A strong personal statement demonstrates your teen’s individuality, in addition to their strong writing skills.
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ADD PERSONAL STATEMENT COURSE TO CARTPersuasive Essay
What is a persuasive essay?
The purpose of a persuasive essay is to convince, motivate, or move readers toward a certain point of view. Persuasive writing is required in high school, college and the workplace, and it’s a type of writing that’s easy to get wrong.
It’s important that efforts at persuasive writing are extremely clear, consistently argued, and fully supported. When writers fail to do this, their “persuasive” arguments are wishy-washy, weak, and not persuasive at all. Successful persuasive writing makes logical arguments, anticipates counter arguments, and addresses those counter arguments convincingly.
Why do we teach this essay?Â
The ability to effectively communicate in order to influence others builds confidence and self-esteem. Strong persuasive writing shouldn’t be manipulative. The strongest arguments rely on facts, logic and acknowledgement of opposing views.
The ability to persuade is important to successfully lead, motivate, and inspire others. It helps your kids achieve their goals.Â
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ADD PERSUASIVE ESSAY COURSE TO CARTTextual Analysis
What is a textual analysis?
A textual analysis is a critical review. It can be a review of a written work, for example, a novel, a poem, or a play. In middle and high school, students are often required to write textual analyses on something they’re reading for English class.
College students are asked to write textual analyses of other subjects too. For example, in an engineering course, a student would be asked to write an analysis on how well something has been designed and share evidence to support their conclusions. In an art history course, a student could be asked to write a textual analysis on a piece of art. What was the artist’s goal? Were they successful? How and why?
The key to tackling this type of writing is strong critical thinking skills. It requires the ability to ask and find true answers to questions about intent, purpose, and how successfully that purpose was achieved.
Why do we teach this essay?
We want to take time to focus on our students’ critical thinking skills. Strong critical thinking skills create better problem solvers and independent thinkers.
In today’s world, our kids are bombarded by all sorts of information from multiple sources. We all know there’s a lot of fake news, misinformation and flat out propaganda out there.
How do we protect our kids from being influenced by everything they see or hear?
If armed with strong critical thinking skills, our kids will know how to question, and how identify reliable from unreliable information.
Your kids will have the independent thinking skills that will help them make their own objective judgements and decisions.Â
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ADD TEXTUAL ANALYSIS COURSE TO CARTExpository Essay
What is an expository essay?
An expository essay explains, describes, or informs readers about a topic. Expository writing requires the ability to break down a complex topic into simple parts and explain each part with focus, clarity and precision.
A magazine or newspaper article is a common type of expository essay.Â
Why do we teach this essay?Â
Short answer or essay questions on tests often ask kids to explain a process or event. That requires expository writing skills.
With those skills in their repertoire, your kids will tackle dreaded written test questions with ease.
Your kids will become strong, confident communicators that can hold attention and educate others with their writing.Â
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