Essay & Academic Writing
Grades 6-8 | Small Group Writing Workshop | Maximum 8 Students | Price: | Length:
Does This Sound Familiar?
I don’t know where to start.
I have ideas, but I can’t get them onto the page.
I’m just not a good writer.
I already wrote it. What more does my teacher want?
I don’t understand what analyze means.
My teacher says ‘go deeper,’ but I don’t know how.
I stare at a blank page forever.
I know what I want to say. I just can’t say it.
Main Intro
Writing often feels frustrating because students are expected to produce something without ever being shown clearly how the process works. Strong writing is not simply something a person is born knowing how to do. It is a skill. Students can learn how to organize ideas, develop an argument, support it with evidence, explain their thinking and revise their work. Once the process becomes visible, writing becomes much less intimidating.
Who It's For
Grades 6-8
Students who struggle starting essays
Students who need help organizing ideas.
Students who struggle with analysis
Students earning decent grades who want to become stronger writers
Students preparing for honors or advanced classes
Strong writers who want a greater challenge
What Students Learn
- Thesis Statements
- Eessay Organization
- Main Ideas
- Topic Sentences
- Evidence
- Citations
- Analysis
- Transitions
- Sentence Structure
- Sentence Variety
- Grammar
- Revision
- Conclusions
- Academic Vocabulary
Personalized Teacher Feedback
This should be a major selling point. Every student receives approximately 15 minutes of individual teacher attention during each class. Students may bring school essays, research papers, literary analysis, homework assignments or other writing. Maximum 8 students.