Webster's Academy Course Descriptions

Exam Essay Prep

(formerly Diploma Prep) $195

(SAT/Diploma/Exams with Essays)

6 weeks/1 hour class per week

Grades 12

Pre-requisite EW1 or experience with EIW materials

Week 1 – The A.D.V.A.N.C.E Formula For Essay Writing

Week 2 – The Basic Essay Model – Structure and Style

Week 3 – Examining the Marker’s Scoring Rubric

Week 4 – Personal Response - Writing From Prompts

Week 5 – Personal Response - Writing From Pictures

Week 6 – Critical or Analytical Response to Texts

This course will provide clear models of the types of essays required in advanced level exams. Prepares students to write the essay portion of exams - organization, timing, structure, style and vocabulary expected. Students will be expected to complete practice assignments assigned throughout the course for marking by the instructor.

RECORDED & MARKED Exam Essay Prep $170

CREATIVE WRITING $175

CW 1 – (Grades 4/5)

CW 2 – (Grades 6 +)

6 weeks/1 hour class per week

No previous writing experience necessary

Covers Units I, II, & III of Excellence in Writing

• Key Word outlines from fiction paragraphs

• Learn stylistic techniques - dressups & sentence openers

• Write narrative stories with structure & style

Students will be able to write short stories with structure and style following the Story Sequence Outline.

PARAGRAPH WRITING $175

PW1 – (Grades 4/5)

PW2 – (Grades 6,7 )

5 weeks/1 hour class per week

Preferred Pre-requisite: CW1 or CW2

Covers Units I, II, IV/VI of Excellence in Writing

• Key Word Outlining from factual paragraphs

• Paragraphs with "Topic/Clincher Rule"

• Write reports from multiple references with fused outlines

ESSAY WRITING 1 $175

EW 1 – (Grades 9 +)

5 weeks/ 1 hour class per week

No previous experience with Excellence in Writing program.

Covers Units VI & VIII of Excellence in Writing

• Students will work on one Basic Essay beginning with the structure of

'how to' write an essay following the 'formula'.

• Completing the essay with style will result in a well-developed, intelligent

and sophisticated model.

• SAT vocabulary is also introduced and students are expected to use the

new vocabulary in their writing.

Using the techniques learned in this class, students will be better prepared to tackle the high school essay and even the ‘essay-on-demand’ type exams.

ESSAY WRITING 2 $175

EW 2 – (Grades 9 +)

5 weeks/1 hour class per week

Pre-requisite: EW 1

• Beyond the Basic Essay to the Extended, and Super Essays

• Advanced Paragraphs, Introductions & Conclusions

• Advanced Stylistic Techniques - decorations, triples

RECORDED & MARKED EW1 & EW2 $150

If you are unable to attend the classes at the times offered you may opt for the recorded/marked option. You will receive the recording once a week with the handouts and assignment. After completing the assignment, email it to the teacher for marking and comments. When the teacher receives the assignment, you will recieve the next week's recording.

ESSAY WRITING 3 $175

EW 3 – (Grades 9 +)

5 weeks/1 hour class per week

Pre-requisite: EW 1 & 2

• Moving beyond the Expository Essay to:

• Persuasive Essay

• 2 types of Argumentative Essays

• Students build a Super Essay including an Argumentative/Persuasive essay during the 5 weeks of classes.

CREATIVE STRUCTURES $175ea

CS1

5 weeks/ 1hour class per week

Pre-requisite: CW1 or CW2

• Anecdotal Compositions

• Descriptive Paragraphs – 3 options

• Proper use of Dialogue

• Flashbacks

• Advanced Style Techniques

Students will expand their writing to that of anecdotal compositions. Following the structural models taught literally “forces” creativity. These structural and stylistic tools empower students even when required to write creatively “on demand”.

CS2

5 weeks/ 1hour class per week

Pre-requisite: CW 1 or CW2 and CS1

• Advanced Decorations – Structural and Stylistic

• Allusion/Reference, Personification, Irony/Sarcasm, Foreshadowing

• Allegorical Writing

English courses expect students to be able to pick out literary imagery from the writings of others. “Excellence in Writing” or Blended Structure & Style believes that you have not thoroughly learned these techniques until you can and do use them in your own compositions.

NOVEL STUDY $175

5 weeks/1 hour class per week

Pre-requisite: CW1 or CW 2

Covers Unit IX of Excellence in Writing

• Basic book report to Critique model

• Use of Critique Vocabulary

• Weekly assignments based on class instruction

• Analyze elements of critique: context, authorship, characters, setting, conflict and climax

BOOK REPORTS $175

5 weeks/1 hour class per week

Grades 4,5,6

Pre-requisite: CW1