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Grade: 9 - 12 Min: 4 Max: 15 (15 seats remaining)
Min Assistants: 2 Max Assistants: 3 (3 seats remaining)
This high school level writing class will help students develop their skills using the Structure and Style method from the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Through incremental writing lessons, students will learn a variety of techniques to enhance their writing. Students will be taught how to take effective notes and write from those notes, how to retell a story and summarize a reference. In addition, students will learn how to summarize multiple references as well as build on their knowledge of sentence, paragraph and essay structures. High School credits: 1
Students will be expected to write, edit, and turn in 1-5 paragraphs each week, utilizing Canvas for editing and questions.
Students will write a 12-paragraph essay as a final project for this class.
Lined paper, highlighters, and several pens (not pencils). Having access to a computer/device at home and a free student Canvas account is required.
$40 1st semester, $5 second semester (I will purchase the appropriate student handout packet from IEW)
Students must be reading at a high school level and have a solid understanding of the basics of grammar and composition.
Once registered for this class, please email me a sample of your student’s writing (1-3 paragraphs) so I can plan our year effectively. melissawenzel1105@gmail.com