Students will participate one-on-one in a series of writing lessons.  Lessons will focus on:

*using a graphic organizer to organize ideas
*framing a paragraph with a clear topic, details, and closing
*using the Writing Process: pre-writing, rough draft, revising, editing, final draft
*developing a mature writing style: bold beginnings, clever closings, descriptive language
*developing organizational techniques, ex. transition words
*exploring all types of writing: narrative, opinion,...