TUESDAYS in El Dorado Hills
Elementary Write On! Powerful Paragraphs (grades 4-6)
10:00am-11:00am
$205 per semester
This semester students will be creating an interactive notebook as we explore and practice four types of paragraphs: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Students will participate in a variety of motivating and creative activities designed to inspire them to respond in writing through related prompts. Knowing how to craft an effective paragraph is a powerful tool for young writers, and a skill that will benefit them greatly in the middle school years ahead.
Middle School Write On! Mastering the Art of the Five-Paragraph Essay (grades 6-8)
9:00am-10:00am
$205 per semester
The five-paragraph essay is the most common writing assignment for students in middle school and beyond. Knowing how to approach writing an essay with confidence and skill is an invaluable tool. This class is designed to provide practical, step-by-step instruction in how to approach narrative, informative/explanatory, and argument five-paragraph essays. Through engaging activities and in-class prompts, students will learn how to successfully write clear, concise, organized, and creative essays in a timely manner.
Novel Study: The Giver/The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (grades 5-8)
11:00am-12:00pm
$205 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 we will be reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, and The Giver by Lois Lowry. Come join us and READ ON!
Wednesdays in El Dorado Hills
Middle School Write On! Mastering the Art of the Five-Paragraph Essay (grades 6-8)
11:00am-12:00pm
$205 per semester
The five-paragraph essay is the most common writing assignment for students in middle school and beyond. Knowing how to approach writing an essay with confidence and skill is an invaluable tool. This class is designed to provide practical, step-by-step instruction in how to approach narrative, informative/explanatory, and argument five-paragraph essays. Through engaging activities and in-class prompts, students will learn how to successfully write clear, concise, organized, and creative essays in a timely manner.
High School Literature Study: The Glass Castle and Poetry: (grades 9-12)
12:30pm-1:30pm
$225 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. This semester we will read and analyze one high school level novel and a variety of compelling poems. Students will be introduced to famous poets across the ages including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Frost, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, and more. Each week the students will read and annotate, focusing on various aspects of the reading including mood, theme, characters, conflict, literary devices, and personal and real world connections. Homework will prepare them for discussion, increase their critical thinking skills, and satisfy state a-g curriculum requirements. All books and poems will be provided and are included in the class tuition. Fall semester we will be reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and a variety of classic and new poems.
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
$225 per semester
This class must be taken with the High School Literature class and will focus on writing projects, essays, and responses centered around the novels and poems studied. All work and projects are designed to meet a-g curriculum requirements. This semester, student writing assignments will focus on literary response, poetry, creative, and argument writing.
This class must be taken in combination with the High School Literature class.
Thursdays in Placerville
Elementary Write On! Powerful Paragraphs (grades 4-6)
9:00am-10:00am
$205 per semester
This semester students will be creating an interactive notebook as we explore and practice four types of paragraphs: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Students will participate in a variety of motivating and creative activities designed to inspire them to respond in writing through related prompts. Knowing how to craft an effective paragraph is a powerful tool for young writers, and a skill that will benefit them greatly in the middle school years ahead.
Middle School Write On! Mastering the Art of the Five-Paragraph Essay (grades 6-8)
10:00am-11:00am
$205 per semester
The five-paragraph essay is the most common writing assignment for students in middle school and beyond. Knowing how to approach writing an essay with confidence and skill is an invaluable tool. This class is designed to provide practical, step-by-step instruction in how to approach narrative, informative/explanatory, and argument five-paragraph essays. Through engaging activities and in-class prompts, students will learn how to successfully write clear, concise, organized, and creative essays in a timely manner.
Novel Study: The Giver/The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (grades 5-8)
11:00am-12:00pm
$205 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 we will be reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, and The Giver by Lois Lowry. Come join us and READ ON!
High School Literature Study: The Glass Castle and Poetry: (grades 9-12)
12:30pm-1:30pm
$225 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. This semester we will read and analyze one high school level novel and a variety of compelling poems. Students will be introduced to famous poets across the ages including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Frost, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, and more. Each week the students will read and annotate, focusing on various aspects of the reading including mood, theme, characters, conflict, literary devices, and personal and real world connections. Homework will prepare them for discussion, increase their critical thinking skills, and satisfy state a-g curriculum requirements. All books and poems will be provided and are included in the class tuition. Fall semester we will be reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and a variety of classic and new poems.
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
$225 per semester
This class must be taken with the High School Literature class and will focus on writing projects, essays, and responses centered around the novels and poems studied. All work and projects are designed to meet a-g curriculum requirements. This semester, student writing assignments will focus on literary response, poetry, creative, and argument writing.
This class must be taken in combination with the High School Literature class.