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The Age of the Essay
Unit on the skill and purpose of authentic writing. Links to and contextualizes the space’s writing process, which is next. Updated from this original post.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=4919
The Writing Process
Updated Google Doc that can be printed and used offline. Fully universal. There is also a simplified version that may be helpful.
URL: http://tinyurl.com/sisyphus-writes
URL: https://tinyurl.com/sisyphus-writes-small
The Writing Process (Post)
Includes the updated, universal writing process.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=2758
The End of the Writing Process
Slightly outdated because of its focus on using Medium, but philosophically essential.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=2114
Various Writing Guides
Set of guides for specific types of writing responses. Downloadable documents are available in the posts for literary analysis and reader-response writing.
College application essays are staples of junior and senior year. That guide can be loaded here:
College Essay Guide: http://tinyurl.com/sisyphus-applies-to-college
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=2553
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=3013
Research Paper Guide | https://tinyurl.com/sisyphus-researches
Simplified Guide | https://tinyurl.com/sisyphus-simple-research
Super-Simple Guide | https://tinyurl.com/super-simple-research
What Is Literature For?
Complete unit on reading. Each instructional post is embedded separately for convenience and emphasis.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=4533
The Reading Process
Instructional post that explores the skill and purpose of authentic reading. Includes examples and practice.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=2106
Well, Why Read?
An even more essential instructional post on the power and purpose of reading, focused in particular on new skills and knowledge required by our world.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=1496
How to Choose a Book
Introduces choice in what to read by applying a new, actionable definition of literature’s purpose.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=3071
Good Reads and Goodreads
Another way to promote student-selected literature and authentic discussion about reading.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=3460
Holt’s Checkpoint
Finally, another iteration of “How to Choose a Book,” this one utilizing John Holt’s essay on how teachers make children hate reading as pedagogical context.