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Roman's Writing Workshop
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(41)
This course will begin with a study of creative nonfiction in the form of personal essay and move towards answering common application college essay prompts.
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
This course will meet once a week for 8 weeks (last class is Dec 27 in time to make the end of year deadline for many US universities). We will begin with a study of creative nonfiction in the form of personal essay and move towards answering Common Application college essay prompts. Students are encouraged to bring prompts from their own university applications as well. College essay questions are designed to reveal a student’s character and way of thinking. Over the course of our...
Students will learn to write personal essays and essays for the Common Application
I have been a writer for 25+ years and a teacher since 2004. The approach that I teach is informed by my work as a graduate student at Boston University, a technical writer and editor at Clemson University, and many professional development courses and workshops, most notably the Institute for Writing and Thinking at Bard College and the EmPower Method from Architects for Learning. In addition, I have taught a version of this course previously, at Western Reserve Academy, where I also worked with college counseling to guide students through the college application process.
Homework Offered
Students will be expected to write two drafts of a 500-1000 word essay each week.2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students will receive feedback through conferencing and asynchronous commenting on Google DocsGrades Offered
You'll need to bring full-sized lined paper and a few pencils to class, in addition to your computer and, ideally, headphones. =)
Students will be invited to read aloud often.
Roman's Writing Workshop
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(41)
I am a writing teacher with 15+ years of teaching and writing experience K-college. I start by teaching students how to write strong paragraphs and we build from there. Having sought out a variety of professional development opportunities in...
1-on-1 Tutoring
$253
weekly or $2,024 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
50 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
