Great
Writing
Great essays require carefully-crafted paragraphs. Great paragraphs need well-structured sentences. Great sentences demand good grammar, precise word choices, and attention to detail. By offering instruction from the 'bottom up' – from the most fundamental grammatical detail to the simplest sentence to the deftest essay – this course can help your child become a better writer and reader of the English language.
Become a great writer!
Our Great Writing course is a comprehensive writing program that aims to inspire and guide students as they develop crucial writing skills: Grammar • Composition • Research • Evidence & Argumentation • Critical Analysis • Citation • Style and Voice • Editing & Revision
Designed as a 1:1 or small group class, Great Writing is highly individualized, and all course materials are fully customized for each student. We meet students at their own current writing levels and design each student's course with their reading comprehension and writing abilities in mind.
The course emphasizes specific writing skills and writing genres, including different paragraph and essay forms: Opinion • Argumentative • Compare & Contrast • Cause & Effect • Problem–Solution • Narrative • Descriptive • Expository & Informative • Process • Definition & Classification • Literary Analysis • Research • Application & Admissions Essays
Writing instruction will be supplemented with just-in-time lessons on grammar, vocabulary, or anything else needed to help your student grow as a writer.
This course is offered as a renewable 16-class semester of weekly one-hour classes.
Special requests for individualized instruction are welcome.
EFL and ELA students encouraged to attend.
Students may take Great Writing for one 16-class semester, or they may continue with the program as their reading and writing skills grow.