Teacher: Laurie Morrison
Age: 11 - 13
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Writing Club 1 or teacher’s permission.
Cost: $50 tuition, 1 of 4 payments;
$20 copy/supply fee per year
Text: 1) Write Source 2000, find used, ISBN: 0-669-46773-1 or ISBN: 0-669-46774-X
2) Pocket dictionary and thesaurus
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Description: This second-in-a-series writing skills class will continue developing the style and structure curriculum used in the Excellence in Writing program, teaching students how to write paragraphs which are varied in sentence beginnings, vocabulary, phrases, and clauses. A variety of five-paragraph writing projects are assigned, including a process essay, a family history interview report, a research report, a narrative, and two five-paragraph critiques. Parent involvement greatly increases student success. Weekly homework assigned.
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Christmas break starts December 17!