TUESDAYS in El Dorado Hills
Elementary Write On! What's Your Opinion? (grades 4-6)
9:00am-10:00pm
$205 per semester
This semester our focus will be opinion, argument and persuasive writing. Students will learn to "take a stand" and support their viewpoint with clear, specific and persuasive details. We will begin with paragraphs and move on to essay and letter writing as we explore and practice all five stages the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. The semester will culminate in Author's Day where friends and family will be invited to come and hear the student's finished pieces.
Middle School Write On! Personal and Creative Narratives (grades 6-8)
10:00am-11:00pm
$205 per semester
Our focus fall semester will be creative and personal narrative writing. We will begin with engaging prewriting activities to generate ideas for unique narrative stories. Then we will turn our attention to narrative story characteristics, exploring plot lines, character development, building conflict, climax, and resolutions. The students will write a personal narrative essay and a creative narrative sort story. All writing will be taken through the five stages of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Class topics will include vivid verbs, figurative language, organization, plot lines, effective leads, sensory details, essay and paragraph structure, dialogue, focus, author’s voice, sentence variety, fact finding, conclusions, and so much more.
Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting/A Wrinkle in Time (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 Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit, and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Come join us and READ ON!
High School Literature: To Kill a Mockingbird/The Other Wes Moore:(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. In this class we will
read, discuss, and analyze two high school level works. Each week the students will read and annotate, focusing on various aspects of the novel or play including theme, symbolism, historical impact, literary style, and personal or 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. This semester we will be studying To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore.
This class is aligned with state a-g curriculum standards and when taken alongside the high school writing class will satisfy the semester’s High School English Language Arts curriculum requirements.
High School Writing (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 works studied. All writing assignments and projects are designed to meet a-g curriculum requirements. Students will received personalized, detailed feedback on their writing to help them grow as writers. Our focus fall semester will be on persuasive, argument and creative writing, as well as speaking and presentation.
This class must be taken in combination with the High School Literature class.
Wednesdays in El Dorado Hills
Middle School Write On! Personal and Creative Narratives (grades 6-8)
11:00am-12:00pm
$205 per semester
Our focus fall semester will be creative and personal narrative writing. We will begin with engaging prewriting activities to generate ideas for unique narrative stories. Then we will turn our attention to narrative story characteristics, exploring plot lines, character development, building conflict, climax, and resolutions. The students will write a personal narrative essay and a creative narrative sort story. All writing will be taken through the five stages of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Class topics will include vivid verbs, figurative language, organization, plot lines, effective leads, sensory details, essay and paragraph structure, dialogue, focus, author’s voice, sentence variety, fact finding, conclusions, and so much more.
High School Literature Study: To Kill a Mockingbird/The Other Wes Moore: (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. In this class we will
read, discuss, and analyze two high school level works. Each week the students will read and annotate, focusing on various aspects of the novel or play including theme, symbolism, historical impact, literary style, and personal or 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. This semester we will be studying To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore.
This class is aligned with state a-g curriculum standards and when taken alongside the high school writing class will satisfy the semester’s High School English Language Arts curriculum requirements.
High School Writing (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 works studied. All writing assignments and projects are designed to meet a-g curriculum requirements. Students will received personalized, detailed feedback on their writing to help them grow as writers. Our focus fall semester will be on persuasive, argument and creative writing, as well as speaking and presentation.
This class must be taken in combination with the High School Literature class.
Thursdays in Placerville
Elementary Write On! What's Your Opinion? (grades 4-6)
9:00am-10:00am
$205 per semester
This semester our focus will be opinion, argument and persuasive writing. Students will learn to "take a stand" and support their viewpoint with clear, specific and persuasive details. We will begin with paragraphs and move on to essay and letter writing as we explore and practice all five stages the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. The semester will culminate in Author's Day where friends and family will be invited to come and hear the student's finished pieces.
Middle School Write On! Personal and Creative Narratives (grades 6-8)
12:30pm-1:30pm
$205 per semester
Our focus fall semester will be creative and personal narrative writing. We will begin with engaging prewriting activities to generate ideas for unique narrative stories. Then we will turn our attention to narrative story characteristics, exploring plot lines, character development, building conflict, climax, and resolutions. The students will write a personal narrative essay and a creative narrative sort story. All writing will be taken through the five stages of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Class topics will include vivid verbs, figurative language, organization, plot lines, effective leads, sensory details, essay and paragraph structure, dialogue, focus, author’s voice, sentence variety, fact finding, conclusions, and so much more.
Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting/A Wrinkle in Time (grades 5-8)
1:30pm-2:30pm
$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 Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit, and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Come join us and READ ON!
High School Literature Study: To Kill a Mockingbird/The Other Wes Moore: (grades 9-12)
10:00am-11:00am
$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. In this class we will
read, discuss, and analyze two high school level works. Each week the students will read and annotate, focusing on various aspects of the novel or play including theme, symbolism, historical impact, literary style, and personal or 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. This semester we will be studying To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore.
This class is aligned with state a-g curriculum standards and when taken alongside the high school writing class will satisfy the semester’s High School English Language Arts curriculum requirements.
High School Writing (grades 9-12)
11:00am-12:00pm
$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 works studied. All writing assignments and projects are designed to meet a-g curriculum requirements. Students will received personalized, detailed feedback on their writing to help them grow as writers. Our focus fall semester will be on persuasive, argument and creative writing, as well as speaking and presentation.
This class must be taken in combination with the High School Literature class.