Summer
Writing Intensive Program 2010
Classroom Matters
is proud to present our summer writing intensive
program. This writing program promises to prepare
students ages 13-17 to write better, more cohesive essays in just two
short weeks. Please note: Space is limited!
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July
5th-15th and August 9th-19th
Morning Class Sessions from 10am to 1pm
Afternoon Class Sessions from 2pm to 5pm
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Taught by experienced writing teachers.
Classes meet
three hours a day, Monday-Thursday - two sessions
each day. Session 1
from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM or
Session 2 from 2:00 PM-5:00 PM at Classroom Matters in Berkeley, CA.
Minimum enrollment
is eight students, maximum per section is 15 students.
Tuition is
$450.
Space is limited,
please call us at 510-540-8646 or email: shirley@classroommatters.com.
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
This is our eighth
summer session of the Classroom Matters Intensive Writing Workshop.
Last summer was a fantastic success and we are excited to bring you
our program again. Through interactive workshops and seminars, our students
strengthen their aptitude for writing clear and convincing expository
essays, as well as develop a keen understanding of what makes good writing.
In-house writing sessions eliminate the need for too much summer homework,
while ensuring that students engage in the practice necessary for sharpening
their abilities. Our goals in teaching how to write will focus on a
variety of components essential to a strong expository essay. We provide
a comprehensive manual, which participants and their families will find
to be a useful tool well beyond the summer.
Working together,
our students strengthen their skills in developing evocative and persuasive
arguments and analyses. We will help them acquire strategies to broaden
sentence variety and word choice. Our students will learn ways to organize
their ideas into a cogent and coherent essay, while appropriating the
right voice to their work. We accomplish much of this through examining
short stories and engaging in literary analysis.
Workshops and seminars
will not only focus on developing expository writing skills; we will
also focus on how to read as writers. To read as a writer is to use
a keen eye in recognizing the elements of style from one written work
to the next. By teaching our students how to be effective peer editors,
they will be better prepared to aid their fellow classmates during the
school year, as many teachers hold in-class peer revision sessions.
Students will learn how to spot more grammatical errors; they will also
be prepared to critique an essay's clarity and cogence. Through reading
several short stories, we will discuss the basics of literary analysis,
as well as ways to appreciate a writer's artistic style, strategy, mechanics,
and aesthetics. All components of our Summer Writing Program aim to
strengthen the whole teen, as well as the whole writer.