Dive deeper into the concepts taught in PowerHouse Writing: Grades 4-8. PowerHouse Writing Intermediate is intended for students in grades 8-10 and prepares them for our more rigorous college-prep writing course: PowerHouse Writing: High School.

The intermediate course can be taken with or without prior exposure to other PowerHouse courses and enables students to earn a . 5 credit on a high school transcript.

In PowerHouse Writing Intermediate, students will:Analyze and edit grammar for more powerful word choicesIdentify similes and metaphors in contextDiscern the difference between persuasive and expository statementsLabel graphic organizers to visually represent essay ideasImplement a simple and effective formula for writing introductions and conclusionsIncorporate evidence appropriately for supporting pointsFormat essays into MLAUtilize a three-step essay-writing processSelf-edit using an essay checklistAssess their essays using a rubric (for students and teachers)Create an expository essay with evidence backed by in-text citationsCraft a persuasive essay using all the writing tools they’ve acquiredDive into the fundamentals of literary analysis and write an essay based on a book they’ve read. .