Teacher: Laurie Morrison
Age: 11 - 13
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Writing Club 1 or teacher’s permission.
Cost: $200 tuition per year, paid in four $50 payments;
$20 copy/supply fee per year, paid in one $20 payment
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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