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Description:
The Student Writing Intensive (SWI) is Andrew Pudewa’s Video course which teaches basic structure and style for writing. This includes methods on taking notes from various source texts, writing reports from a variety of sources, creative writing. Students will work on assignments which they can do along with their own history, literature, science texts; assignments with material that will be sent home; and assignments with material they will need to find on their own from their home or local library. Throughout the year students will have several in-class assignments as well as homework to be completed at home and returned. These assignments include writing, poetry and grammar as well as assignments on transitional words and phrases. They will also prepare and present an expository speech near the end of the year.

Required Materials:
Parental involvement is expected. Depending upon class size, a compensated class assistant may be needed in this class.

Required Materials: a few pens (black, blue and one other color), a couple highlighters, a 2” spiral bound binder which has a view pocket on the outside, a full package of college-ruled binder paper, and six tabbed dividers. Please bring your supplies to your first day of class. You will need your binder each week

TeacherBackground:
Carrie received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in liberal studies from San Francisco State University and became certified to teach grades K-8th. She taught in a Christian School in San Francisco for two years before moving to Chicago with her husband who graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1990. She has been home schooling her children for the past twelve years.Desiring to teach her children and friends to write, Carrie took the Excellence in Writing course from Andrew Pudewa called: “Teaching Writing: Structure and Style.” She has facilitated Student Writing Intensive courses for the past several years.

Fee:
$5.00 per child/per class, plus $45.00 fee per child.

Description:
This class picks up from where the SWI course leaves off. It includes a book entitled: A Writer’s Guide to Powerful Paragraphs by Victor C. Pellegrino which Pudewa states has practical examples for thirty different paragraph structures from description to comparison to narrative and more. Throughout the year students will be writing these paragraphs. Also, each student will study new stylistic techniques, creative writing, the basic model essay, the critique model essay, analyzing and imitating an author’s style, and will write several five paragraph essays. In addition, students will do the following: an introductory study of poetry, a short weekly grammar lesson, transitional words & phrases in writing and will prepare and present an expository speech near the end of the year.

Depending upon class size, a compensated class assistant may be needed in this class.

Course Requirements:
Pre-requisite: Student Writing Intensive (SWI) or a proven ability by the student to master the concepts taught in the SWI.

Required Materials: a few pens (black, blue and at least one other color), a couple highlighters, a 2 spiral bound binder, a full package of college-ruled binder paper, 10 tabbed dividers. Please bring your supplies with you to your first day of class. You will need your binder each week.

Parental involvement is expected.

TeacherBackground:
Carrie received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in liberal studies from San Francisco State University and became certified to teach grades K-8th. She taught in a Christian School in San Francisco for two years before moving to Chicago with her husband who graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1990. She has been home schooling her children for the past twelve years.Desiring to teach her children and friends to write, Carrie took the Excellence in Writing course from Andrew Pudewa called: “Teaching Writing: Structure and Style.” She has facilitated Student Writing Intensive courses for the past several years.

Fee:
$6.00 per child/per class, plus $51.00 fee per child.