Writing
Practice the writing process (plan, draft, revise, and edit), and work towards producing polished writing about complex ideas.
Writing classes are small group seminars, taught by skilled writers, and balance direct instruction in writing with opportunities for creativity and self-expression.
Students write every day, meet individually with instructors, and receive detailed suggestions for improvement. Instructors write evaluations for each student at the end of the course.
Courses include standard language arts courses, creative writing courses, and courses emphasizing reading.
Writing In-Person Courses
Rising Grades 3 to 4
Writing Fundamentals
Reading Reinforcement
Read classic poems, fables, and stories, and write about themes, plots, and characters.
Story Writing
Write, share, discuss, and revise your own short stories, and publish your writing in a class anthology.
Rising Grades 5 to 6
Writing Skills and Grammar
Write simple, compound, and complex sentences; learn notetaking; create outlines; and draft, revise, and edit well-organized paragraphs.
Strategic Reading
Read articles, essays, and stories, practice close reading and note-taking, and write summaries and interpretations.
Creative Writing
Write, share, discuss, and revise your own personal narratives, short stories, plays, and poems.
Writing for Middle School
Learn to write five-paragraph essays, the mainstay of writing across the middle school curriculum.
Rising Grades 7 to 9
Writers' Workshop
Write, share, discuss, and revise your own short stories, poems, articles, and personal essays about topics that are interesting to you.
Reading for Meaning
Become a critical reader by reading opposing viewpoints about contemporary issues, practicing close reading, notetaking, and summarizing.
Writing for High School
Become proficient at writing five-paragraph essays through developing sentence variety and practicing notetaking and outlining.
Rising Grades 9 to 12
Academic Writing
Improve upon sentence expansion, notetaking, single-paragraph outlines, the writing process, and multi-paragraph organization.
College Essay Workshop
Writing Online Courses
Rising Grades 5 to 6
Writing Skills and Grammar
Write simple, compound, and complex sentences; learn notetaking; create outlines; and draft, revise, and edit well-organized paragraphs.
Writing for Middle School
Learn to write five-paragraph essays, the mainstay of writing across the middle school curriculum.
Rising Grades 7 to 9
Writers' Workshop
Write, share, discuss, and revise your own short stories, poems, articles, and personal essays about topics that are interesting to you.
Writing for High School
Become proficient at writing five-paragraph essays through developing sentence variety and practicing notetaking and outlining.
Rising Grades 9 to 12
Academic Writing
Improve upon sentence expansion, notetaking, single-paragraph outlines, the writing process, and multi-paragraph organization.