Grammar and Writing Intensive Workshop
In this 6-week course, students will improve their grammar and writing skills through small-group, intensive instruction and feedback.
Amy Snook M.A. English
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(125)
What's included
18 live meetings
18 in-class hoursHomework
2-4 hours per week. Students will have writing assignments for homework.Grading
At the request of the learner, I will provide a weekly and final grade: attendance: 25% participation: 25% homework: 50%Class Experience
Beginner Level
Students will learn and review basic to intermediate grammar and practice writing a variety of academic writing styles, including compare/contrast, persuasive, descriptive, narrative, analytical, and problem/solution. Students will practice grammar skills after explicit grammar instruction, modeling by teacher, and using 'mentor sentences.' Practice will include students identifying correct and incorrect grammar and writing specific examples of grammar being studied, such as sentence structure, phrases and clauses, passive v. active voice, subordinating conjunctions, correct punctuation usage, correct agreement, and appositives.
Each class will include a five minute warm-up, twenty-five minutes of grammar instruction/practice, and thirty minutes of writing instruction/practice.
The following is a breakdown of the six weeks:
Week I
Day A-Grammar-parts of speech
Writing-the writing process/steps/paragraph structure
Day B-Grammar-sentence structure
Writing-descriptive style
Day C-Grammar-punctuation
Writing-descriptive cont.
Week 2
Day A-Grammar-phrases
Writing-narrative style
Day B-Grammar-phrases cont.
Writing-narrative cont.
Day C-Grammar-/passive v. active voice
Writing-narrative cont.
Week 3
Day A-Grammar-clauses
Writing-cause/effect style
Day B-Grammar-clauses cont.
Writing-cause/effect cont.
Day C-Grammar-clauses cont.
Writing-cause/effect cont.
Week 4
Day A-Grammar-subordinating conjunctions
Writing-persuasive style (argumentative)
Day B-Grammar-subordinating conjunctions cont.
Writing-persuasive cont.
Day C-Grammar-subordinating conjunctions cont.
Writing-persuasive cont.
Week 5
Day A-Grammar-appositives
Writing-analytical style
Day B-Grammar-appositives cont.
Writing-analytical cont.
Day C-Grammar-appositives cont.
Writing-analytical cont.
Week 6
Day A-Grammar-agreement (pronoun/antecendent, parallel structure)
Writing-problem/solution style
Day B-Grammar-agreement cont.
Writing-problem/solution cont.
Day C-Grammar-agreement cont.
Writing-problem/solution cont.Learning Goals
Students will be able to:
~identify and demonstrate the steps of the writing process
~identify and demonstrate correct paragraph structure
~identify the six main types of academic writing
~write in the style of the six main types of academic writing
~identify correct and incorrect grammar structure
~identify the parts of speech
~identify passive v. active voice
~identify and demonstrate correct punctuation
~identify and demonstrate the correct usage of appositives
~identify and demonstrate the correct usage of a variety of phrases and clauses
~identify and demonstrate correct usage of subordinating conjunctions
~identify and demonstrate the usage of correct grammar agreement
Other Details
Parental Guidance
N/A
Pre-Requisites
N/A
Supply List
Paper, pencil, and access to Google Docs or Word for writing assignments
Joined July, 2020
4.9
125reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
I am a teacher with a B.S. in Education and an M.A. in English. I have twenty-four years of teaching experience, and I am certified in:
9-12 Gr. English Language Arts
K-6 General Instruction
K-12 ESLReviews
Live Group Class
$63
weekly or $375 for 18 classes3x per week, 6 weeks
60 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
2-6 learners per class
