Courses

Academic Writing:
On-Ramp for Teens

Taught by Eliyanah Delicate

Full-Year 32-week Course

NOTE: 1.5 hr. class

Course Description:

Join us as we learn how to navigate the sometimes confusing world of academic writing in this 1.5 hr. weekly small-group class. This on-ramp is designed to support and enhance the writing of academic sentence structures, followed by learning to use and improve essay structure by using the paragraph as a mini-essay.

This course follows the skill progression as described by Hochman in The Writing Revolution to move from sentence fragments, appositives, and subordinating conjunctions to a detailed exploration of paragraph writing as mini-essays.

We will be focusing only on academic writing in this class. Creative Writing is being offered separately. (see options below)

*A typical English course from middle school through to the end of high school requires both a literature component and a writing component. Our courses are designed to enable you to choose the best combination for your learner’s needs.

Literature Options:	Writing Options:
English Lit: Genre Cohorts: ages 9-12 / ages 11-13 / ages 12+ ages 13-16 / ages 15+ / Parents	Writing 1 ages 9-15

	Writing 2 Completion of Writing 1
	Writing 2: Encore Completion of Writing 2
Introduction to Literary Analysis of Short Works ages 13+	*NEW* Academic Writing: On-Ramp for Teens ages 13+ Creative Writing: Springboard ages 9-13
	Creative Writing: Deeper Writing ages 13+
	Essay Writing Lab ages 14+ (or permission) Research Papers Writing Lab ages 14+

Honours Literary Analysis of Short Works ages 14+	Honours Literary Analysis of Short Works Writing Lab ages 14+

Schedule and Cost:

***NOTE: This is an 1.5 hour full-year class. Registration is capped at 6 learners per class.

SUNDAYS

Sunday 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ET

Course Dates (click to download pdf)

For Tuition Fees, Code of Conduct, and all the details, see THE FINE PRINT

Required Homework:

The typical weekly writing practice involves approximately 1 hour of writing practice per week. Most weeks there will be approximately 20-30 sentences of writing.

Course Materials:

None necessary to purchase.

Occasional printouts throughout the year