bluebonnetgirl Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) My son took a year-long local format writing clas last year in 8th grade that was very helpful, and I saw much progression in his writing skills. He was writing weekly and by the end of the year, he’d become quite capable and produced a strong paper. He aced the course.This year in 9th he is taking a blended English class (English IV at Big River Academy) which is a combination of literature,grammar, vocabulary, and some writing, but not weekly writing, perhaps two papers per semester. I’ve seen his writing skills degrade. He’s not brainstorming, outlining, or using good transitions. He’s writing sloppy sentences, not building an idea fluidly, and not using well formulated logical conclusions. I think he’s just not getting the weekly writing practice to keep him on his toes. He was more concerned about the minimum word count, and threw in a whole lot of fluff to do so. I had to red pen more than a third of it!I feel he needs a one semester writing class to shore up this area, starting in January. But nothing too intense or time consuming, as he already has a full English class and its associated workload. He works better for an outside teacher, so looking to outsource this. I’d like a course with lots of detailed feedback especially on setting up a thesis, building a cogent argument, using fluid transitions and conclusions, omitting fluff words and phrases and using strong words to communicate.Does anyone have a good suggestion?Thank you kindly. Edited December 12, 2017 by bluebonnetgirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaH Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi, Bluebonnetgirl, Would you mind sharing the provider and instructor for the class your son took in 8th grade? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebonnetgirl Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 It was a local class that used Jensen's Format Writing. It was an expository writing class that went through classification essays, persuasive essays, cause and effect essays, descriptive essays, and a bunch of other types too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Maybe the Bravewriter expository essay classes? He could take a couple and be covered for the semester. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebonnetgirl Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Maybe the Bravewriter expository essay classes? He could take a couple and be covered for the semester. Thank you - I will definitely check them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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