Designed for
Students who want to improve on their academic writing skills
Level
High school students
Class format
One-on-one and small group (Max. 7 students/class)
Class introduction
Would you like to better your writing skills while also making some friends along the way? This group class will make sure that you will do better in all your writing assignments in school, while also encouraging group work. We will learn how to write better academically through in-class writing exercises as well as a group workshop!
Outcome
- Gaining a better understanding of how to read and write academically
- Learning how to transition between thoughts and paragraphs
- Learning how to construct a paragraph from the sentence up
- Discovering their writing “voice”
- Creating a community of peers
Class content
Texts:
- “How to Write with Style” by Kurt Vonnegut
| Lesson | Topics |
| 1 | Discovering your writing voice |
| 2 | What is writing “style”? |
| 3 | How to Create a Successful Outline |
| 4 | How to write a paragraph from the sentence up |
| 5 | How to write a successful introduction |
| 6 | How to write successful body paragraph |
| 7 | Transitions |
| 8 | How to write a successful conclusion |
| 9 | How to edit your writing |
| 10 | Final group workshop |
Feedback
Students and their parents will receive brief feedback after each class, via Teachworks, regarding the student’s general participation in class. Students will also receive feedback on graded assignments via email. At the end of the course, the student will receive a final report card, which thoroughly speaks to their overall participation in the course, including major assignments.
Schedule
Need to prepare?
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