Lectura y escritura críticas: tutoría privada basada en proyectos

This class is designed to increase the student's joy of reading and writing by developing critical reading and writing skills. The student and teacher will pick a book together. Each class we will explore the richness of the book through:
- in-depth discussion on themes
- pondering character development
- analyzing plot development 
- enjoying figurative language  
- making connections 

The student and the teacher will develop confidence in critical writing through:
- brainstorming writing ideas
- writing responses
- outlining essays
- writing strong sentences
- building clear, colorful paragraphs
- creating beautiful essays

Critical reading/writing project format: 
--Introduction, project/book decision.
--Introduction to book and author. Overview of genre, point of view, and theme.
--Comprehension check and critical analysis of the book's opening chapters. Making predictions.
--Comprehension check and critical analysis of the week's reading. Learning how to think about a text. Review and edit writing responses to reading.
--Comprehension check and critical analysis of the week's reading. Learning how to think about a text. ---
--Review and edit writing responses to reading.
--Comprehension check and critical analysis of the week's reading. Introductory paragraphs. The importance of focusing a thesis.
--Comprehension check and critical analysis of the week's reading. Body paragraphs. Finding and following the logic!
--The pleasure of expression through words. Brining your writing to life by combining your personality with metaphors, similes phrasing, and figures of speech.
--The difficult fact of the first draft. Editing for a second draft. Creating a gem.
--The presentation of the essay. Satisfaction through expression.