Students complete three drafted essays. Each essay is 4-6 pages in length with straightforward organization. Students  incorporate information from credible sources without plagiarizing.

UP students write each of the following types of essays:

Fall

• Descriptive Essay: Historical figure
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• Problem/Solution Essay
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• Argumentative Essay
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Winter

• Descriptive Essay: Historical event
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• Cause/Effect Essay
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• Argumentative Essay
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Summer

• Descriptive Essay: Scientific process
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• Compare/Contrast Essay
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• Argumentative Essay
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