Write That Essay! High School Edition (Revised Edition)

Write that Essay! High School Edition teaches students techniques to express thoughts, demonstrate ideas, and convince readers across every subject.  

This book is a fun, clear and engaging guide to writing better essays and achieving higher grades. Written to address common difficulties raised by students and their teachers in high school education, Write that Essay! High School Edition is the essential guide for improving writing skills and achieving better grades. Written by former University Professor and Author, Dr Hunter, the book gives an inside look at what your examiner is looking for in an essay. 128 pages of advice, tips, and proven writing strategies unpack the essay-writing process and help bring out the writer in every student.  Write faster and more confidently—and even enjoy it. Ideal as a class set and complements the sentence style posters, laminate cards, and online programme.

Topics covered include:

• How to interpret an essay question
• Planning your essay
• How to write an introduction quickly
• Master different sentence styles
• Use evidence convincingly
• Learn how to create drafts and then polish your essay
• Produce top class examination essays

About the Author

Dr Ian Hunter was an academic for over 20 years. Concerned with the growing writing problem among students, in 2011 Ian left academic life to work with educators and schools to improve literacy and writing outcomes. He has over 100 publications including 20 books, such as: Write that Essay, Imagine: Innovation, When People Matter Most, Tatua: 100 Years, The Young New Zealander’s Guide to Entrepreneurship, Briscoes: 150 Years in New Zealand, Jason: 50 Years of Leading by Design, Farmers: Your Store for 100 Years, and Robert Laidlaw: Man for Our Time. The book of Ian’s PhD research—Age of Enterprise—was a finalist in New Zealand’s Montana book awards.