buttercup Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Do any of you know of any online writing courses where the student's work is graded by the tutor than by the parents? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Ds is taking High School Composition with Laurel Tree Tutorials this year. Here is my review so far. It's written in past tense and meant to be shared after the class is completed. You get a sneak preview. ;) We used Laurel Tree Tutorials with Rebekah Randolph for 10th grade composition. The website is http://lt-tutorials.schools.officelive.com. The cost was $580 which we paid in 2 payments a few months apart. Over the course of the year, the students write: • Personal Essay (3-6 pages) • Persuasive Essay (3-6 pages) • Definition Essay (2-5 pages) ex. Describe teamwork • Short Story (6-12 pages) • Research Paper (8-12 pages) • Character Sketch (2-5 pages) Pros: • Syllabus provided at the beginning of the year provides clear assignments and deadlines for the entire year. This syllabus is available beforehand upon request. • Weekly assignments are given Wednesday morning and are to be completed by the following Tuesday. • Longer essays are walked through starting with thesis and brainstorming/outline. Teacher feedback is provided before the rough draft starts. • Students post rough drafts and final essays to website for all classmates to read. • Students provide 3 peer reviews of their classmate’s work. • Teacher provides kind, thoughtful, pertinent, and abundant feedback on essays. Cons: • None that I can think of (and that is unusual for me). Rebekah Randolph offers a fabulous course in high school composition. Very professional. Very worthwhile. Highly recommend. I will say that writing is my son's least favorite subject. He will procrastinate and put as little effort as possible into it. I had hoped that I could consider this course a full credit, but based on the amount of time ds spends on it, I'm not sure that I'm very comfortable with that. YMMV. OTOH, I have been pleased with the assignments and the instruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaPagnato Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The Potter's School has many intermediate and advanced writing courses that meet weekly and have papers graded by the teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The Potter's School has many intermediate and advanced writing courses that meet weekly and have papers graded by the teacher. I have seen only outstanding reviews of TPS's Advanced Writing class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttercup Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 I had checked out TPS and their prices are too steep for me and although the Laurel School you mentioned, Sue, sounds great, we need something that is less in price. Thanks though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 In 9th grade, I used the Pay Per Paper option at Write at Home. I thought the feedback was worthwhile. I can probably scrounge up some papers if you want to PM me with your email address. No guarantee though. I just did a quick search and couldn't find it. I know I saved them somewhere though. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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