Writing Class

Write to Publish

15 Online Lessons; Age 10-14; class size: 4-6 students

Students will do a variety of writings including creative nonfiction, memoir, opinion essay, persuasive essay, short fiction, and poetry. We will submit students’ work for publication and contests. Our students are winners of the Washington Post KidsPost Poetry Contest and the Skipping Stones Youth Honor Awards.

Thursday 5:30-6:30pm EST (Sep 15, 22, 29, Oct 6, 13,20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, Dec 1, 8, 15, Jan 5, 12)

or Saturday 9:30-10:30am EST  (Sep 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, N0v 5, 12, 19, Dec 3, 10, 17, Jan 7, 14)

Essay Writing

15 online lessons; class size: 4-6 students

This course will offer skills, strategies, and most importantly practice and feedback on students’ writing. Many of the skills taught will apply to all disciplines and types of formal academic writing. Our students learn new vocabulary, sentence structure, paragraph formatting, the essay process and develop a very strong writer’s voice.

Grade 56 Thursday 7:00-8:00pm EST (Sep 29, Oct 6, 13,20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, Dec 1, 8, 15, Jan 5, 12, 19, 26)

Grade 78 Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm EST (Sep 27, Oct 4, 11,18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Dec 6, 13, Jan 3, 10, 17)

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