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English Writing 3 Over the summer session, third grade students will be writing personal narratives, descriptive writing pieces, and friendly letters. They will study the traits of a friendly letter as well as the six traits of writing, applying them to their writing and weekly revisions. By the end of the session, each student will produce a final draft that will be shared with classmates. Along with writing, editing, and revising, students will learn vocabulary words and incorporate these words into their writing. Working on these and other various strategies will assist students in producing successful writing and in beginning the third grade with increased confidence and ability. English Writing 4 Fourth grade students will enjoy this class as it focuses on how to write a creative personal narrative! Along with that we will be reading a fantastic story and discussing its characters, plot, and setting. Students will focus on word choice, organization, and personal expression. All students will write a final response to the story, which they will publish and share aloud in class. In addition to writing, students will study vocabulary lists for weekly quizzes. This class is a great way for students to build their writing skills so they can enter fourth grade with increased confidence in their developing skills. English Writing 5 In this fun and educational class, students will practice using the six traits of writing. They will examine the elements of well-written paragraphs; then they will write, edit, and revise descriptive essays, autobiographical pieces, responses to literature, and creative writing. Through daily practice and peer and teacher feedback, students will have the opportunity to successfully improve their writing skills and become thoughtful young writers. Additionally, students will read excerpts from literature and at least one novel, and they will study vocabulary to incorporate into their writing and learn for quizzes. Fifth graders who take this class will find increased confidence in writing as they enter school in the fall. English Writing 6 In this class, students will study personal narratives, biographical sketches, descriptive and persuasive writing, and inductive and deductive essay styles. The topics for these writing samples will require students to think critically about using their own unique “voice” and all six “senses” to develop writing that is on a higher level than many of their peers’. Students will also review and practice basic grammatical rules in order to ensure clear expression. A writing class such as this is a challenge that is sure to result in increased confidence and higher grades, as well as to bolster standardized test scores. English Writing 7/8 Students enrolled in the 7/8 program will concentrate on expanding and organizing their ideas. Additionally, they will learn how to choose precise vocabulary and use varied sentence patterns, which will enhance their written expression. Their new writing skills will be demonstrated in the writing of their own myth. After the completion of this summer course, students will be more sensitive to their own writing and be able to make many pertinent grammatical and mechanical corrections themselves. This class is fast paced, content rich, and applicable to the course work in local junior high school English programs. This class will be both fun and educational. Grammar 7-9 Students taking this class will have the opportunity to dramatically improve their writing and communication skills by mastering the fundamental grammatical skills that all great writers possess. Areas of concentration include basic parts of speech, subject/verb agreement, verb types, prepositions, pronoun usage, and modification. Students will be challenged in this course to break old bad habits and replace them with new good ones. Upon completion of this course, students will be armed with the critical skills needed to be successful at both the high school and university levels. English Writing 9 The grade 9 summer writing program focuses on the importance of purpose and audience in writing effective papers. Students will develop an understanding of and an ability to use these writing strategies, as well as become more aware of their organization, support, word choice, sentence variety, and mechanical abilities. The session will culminate in the writing of an autobiographical and persuasive essay. The content in this fast paced course will automatically give students the edge they are looking for as they enter the high school English program. This class is a must for all students desiring honest critique of their writing and a big head start into 9th grade. English Writing 10-12 Ms. Marie's 10-12 Writing Course prepares high school upperclassmen for the analytic, expository, and persuasive writing assignments they will face at the senior and post-secondary levels across all academic disciplines. Students will learn to retrieve and integrate quality sources effectively into their writing as they draft and revise their essays for a variety of audiences and purposes. Essays will be collected and returned with positive and constructive feedback. This class is also helpful for students who wish to begin preparing for the SAT Writing section but who are not quite ready for a dedicated SAT prep class. Learn more about Ms. Marie. Mr. Richey’s 10-12 Writing Course prepares students to write both processed and in class essays. He will introduce students to the SAT writing prompt, the AP rhetorical, and argumentative essay as well as the college admissions essay. He also demands that his students& understand the deeper theory that underlies all essay writing.Learn more about Mr. Richey. |
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