Writing Academic Arguments: The Art of the Essay

Offered only to participants in the Summer College for High School Students. How can you write college-level essays that hook readers and sustain their interest over the course of a well-researched argument? In this course you'll learn how to craft good research questions, conduct ethical scholarly research, engage counterarguments, and write and revise academic essays. You will write a rhetorical analysis of a work that interests you, such as an essay, film, song, painting, etc. and develop a persuasive, research-based essay exploring a topic you feel passionate about. Does not meet the Stanford first-year writing requirement.