TUESDAYS in El Dorado Hills
Elementary Write On! Fables and Fiction (grades 4-6)
12:30pm-1:30pm and 1:30pm-2:30pm (two class times offered)
$195 per semester
Fall semester students will be creating and writing fables. Our focus will be creative writing and the five stages of the writing process as we explore plot structure, character development, dialogue, organization, and theme. Each student will write and illustrate their own fable story book. The semester will culminate with Fable Day where family members will be invited to share in our publishing party.
Middle School Write On! Mind-Blowing Mysteries (grades 6-8)
9:00am-10:00pm and 10:00am-11:00am (two class times offered)
$195 per semester
Everyone loves a good mystery! This semester our focus will be fictional writing as each student creates their own mystery story. Students will learn to plan plots, develop characters, and build suspense through the use of dialogue, clues, thought shots, red herrings, and exploding moments. We will take their stories through all five stages of the writing process and collaborate on the creation of a Middle School Mysteries Book. These books have always been a favorite of students and parents alike.
Novel Study: Where the Red Fern Grows/The Secret Garden (grades 5-8)
1:30pm-2:30pm
$200 per semester
This interactive class is completely literature-based and fun! We read, discuss, and analyze super engaging, age-level appropriate novels. Each week the students will read and annotate focusing on various aspects of the novel including mood, theme, characters, conflict, literary devices, and personal connections. There is optional homework students can complete for a grade to prepare them for discussion, increase their critical thinking skills, and satisfy state curriculum requirements. This class is perfect not only for students who love to read, but for students who are resistant readers as well. All books will be provided and are included in the class tuition. Fall semester novels will be Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Come join us and READ ON!
Wednesdays in El Dorado Hills
High School Literature Study: The Great Gatsby/A Separate Peace: (grades 9-12)
12:30pm-1:30pm
$210 per semester
Studying, analyzing, and discussing literature is an invaluable high school experience. Engaging literature has the ability to draw students in, develop critical thinking, expand vocabulary, and improve both writing and communication skills. In this class we will read, discuss, and analyze two high school level novels. Each week the students will read and annotate, focusing on various aspects of the novel including mood, theme, characters, conflict, literary devices, and personal and real world connections. There is homework students complete to prepare them for discussion, increase their critical thinking skills, and satisfy state a-g curriculum requirements. All books will be provided and are included in the class tuition. Fall semester we will be reading A Separate Peace by John Knowles and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
This class is aligned with state a-g curriculum standards and when taken alongside the high school writing class will satisfy most of the semester’s English Language Arts curriculum requirements.
High School Writing: Creative Fiction/Expository How-To (grades 9-12)
1:30pm-2:30pm
$210 per semester
This class works in combination with the High School Literature class and will focus on writing projects, essays, and responses centered around the novels studied. All work and projects are designed to meet a-g curriculum requirements. This semester, student writing assignments will focus on literary response, research and source citing, argument and expository writing.
This class must be taken in combination with the High School Literature class.
Thursdays in Placerville
Elementary Write On! Fables and Fiction (grades 4-6)
9:00am-10:00am
$195 per semester
Fall semester students will be creating and writing fables. Our focus will be creative writing and the five stages of the writing process as we explore plot structure, character development, dialogue, organization, and theme. Each student will write and illustrate their own fable story book. The semester will culminate with Fable Day where family members will be invited to share in our publishing party.
Middle School Write On! Mind-Blowing Mysteries (grades 6-8)
10:00am-11:00am
$195 per semester
Everyone loves a good mystery! This semester our focus will be fictional writing as each student creates their own mystery story. Students will learn to plan plots, develop characters, and build suspense through the use of dialogue, clues, thought shots, red herrings, and exploding moments. We will take their stories through all five stages of the writing process and collaborate on the creation of a Middle School Mysteries Book. These books have always been a favorite of students and parents alike.
Novel Study: Where the Red Fern Grows/The Secret Garden (grades 5-8)
11:00am-12:00am
$200 per semester
This interactive class is completely literature-based and fun! We read, discuss, and analyze super engaging, age-level appropriate novels. Each week the students will read and annotate focusing on various aspects of the novel including mood, theme, characters, conflict, literary devices, and personal connections. There is optional homework students can complete for a grade to prepare them for discussion, increase their critical thinking skills, and satisfy state curriculum requirements. This class is perfect not only for students who love to read, but for students who are resistant readers as well. All books will be provided and are included in the class tuition. Fall semester novels will be Where the Red fern Grows by Wilson Rawls and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Come join us and READ ON!
High School Literature Study: The Great Gatsby/A Separate Peace: (grades 9-12)
12:30pm-1:30pm
$210 per semester
Studying, analyzing, and discussing literature is an invaluable high school experience. Engaging literature has the ability to draw students in, develop critical thinking, expand vocabulary, and improve both writing and communication skills. In this class we will read, discuss, and analyze two high school level novels. Each week the students will read and annotate, focusing on various aspects of the novel including mood, theme, characters, conflict, literary devices, and personal and real world connections. There is homework students complete to prepare them for discussion, increase their critical thinking skills, and satisfy state a-g curriculum requirements. All books will be provided and are included in the class tuition. Fall semester we will be reading A Separate Peace by John Knowles and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
This class is aligned with state a-g curriculum standards and when taken alongside the high school writing class will satisfy most of the semester’s English Language Arts curriculum requirements.
High School Writing: Creative Fiction/Expository How-To (grades 9-12)
1:30pm-2:30pm
$210 per semester
This class works in combination with the High School Literature class and will focus on writing projects, essays, and responses centered around the novels studied. All work and projects are designed to meet a-g curriculum requirements. This semester, student writing assignments will focus on literary response, research and source citing, argument and expository writing.
This class must be taken in combination with the High School Literature class.