Learning Goals

A highly intensive program designed to further develop students’ critical reading & writing techniques, and range of vocabulary. This can better prepare them for any standardized tests, and to become stronger writers in high school and college.

 

Term 1

  • Writing Styles: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry Basics I
  • Writing Techniques: 5-step Process (Mindmap, Outline, Draft, Revision, Editing), World Building, Show not Tell (use of Adjectives and Adverbs), Figures of Speech, Purposeful Dialogues
  • Grammar: Present Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Tense, Conditionals Clauses, Shades of Meaning
  • Vocabulary: 60-80 words

Term 2

  • Writing Styles: Personal Narrative, Compare and Contrast
  • Writing Techniques: Inner Dialogues, Character Descriptions, Imagery & Sensory Details, Introductory Styles, Block Method vs. Point-by-point organization, Thesis Statement, Topic sentences, Transitional Phrases, Effective Paragraphs, Word Choice
  • Grammar: Prepositions, Modal Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, Run-On Sentences
  • Vocabulary: 60-80 words

Term 3

  • Writing Styles: Horror, Greek Myth
  • Writing Techniques: Settings, Three Elements of Horror, Master an Ending, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice revision, Character Apperance, Building a Conflict
  • Grammar: Advanced Subject-Verb Agreement, Quantifiers, Pronouns, Frequently Confused Words, Idioms & Adage
  • Vocabulary: 60-80 words

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Term 1

  • Writing Styles: Descriptive Paragraphs, Persuasive Writing
  • Writing Techniques: Character Sketch, Four Introductions & Four Conclusions, Show don't tell, Moments of Persuasion, Thesis & Supporting Arguments, Common Potholes, Ladder of Inference, Grammar
  • Vocabulary: 60-80 words

Term 2

  • Writing Styles: Short Stories, Thriller
  • Writing Techniques: External and Internal conflict, Exposition, Rising action and Climax, Protagonist and Puzzle, Moody Settings, Clues & Suspects, Pacing
  • Vocabulary: 60-80 words

Term 3

  • Writing Styles: Epic Tales, Book Review
  • Writing Techniques: Flawed Characters, Vivid Details, Suspense, Symbolism, Retribution & Redemption, Dependent Clauses, Analyzing Character & Plot, Understanding Tone & Style, Book Review Structure
  • Vocabulary: 60-80 words

 

Term 1

  • Writing Styles: Persuasive Writing, Short Stories 
  • Writing Techniques: 5-step Writing Process (Mindmap, Outline, Draft, Revision, Editing), Introduction with Strong Thesis Statement, Conclusion Strategies, Setting Up a Twist, Making inferences, Building suspense and Grammar

Term 2

  • Writing Styles: Comedy/Character Sketch, Speech Writing
  • Writing Techniques: Irony, Personification, Effective Sentences, Paragraph Structure, Finding Focus, Memorable Speech Tips, Delivery Techniques, Considering context, Key phrasing

Term 3

  • Writing Styles: Personal Narrative, Poetry II
  • Writing Techniques: Meaningful Sequence of Events, Choosing a Powerful memory, Hyperbole, Story Rhythm, Zooming In, Reflections, Physicalizing, Subject Relationships, Poem Analysis

Term 1

  • Writing Styles: Advanced Fiction, Personal Statement

Term 2

  • Writing Styles: Timed essays, Creative Nonfiction

Term 3

  • Writing Styles: Big Questions - Op-Ed on Current Events, Research Paper

Writing Enrichment

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