Writing Foundations intermediate

Jan 29- April 30; No Class Feb 19, April 16

This class is typically for students in grades 7th-8th, often ages 12-15.

This class will teach the basic 4-step writing process taught in the TWJ Writing Foundations Handbook, and taught in all of our literature-based classes.

These are 12 one-hour classes taught online in a classroom type setting via zoom.  The teacher will provide instruction for the multi-paragraph length composition (working through the TWJ Writing Foundations Handbook), assign homework (approximately one hour per week), and give individual feedback on each student's homework. This length composition is the step between a single paragraph and a full essay. Students will learn to gather enough ideas for more than a single paragraph, as well as the skills to tie-together the paragraphs with a thesis statement and an overall conclusion. At the end of the class, parents will receive an evaluation of their child's writing abilities, identifying strengths and weaknesses.

Skills Needed to Succeed in this Class

• Ready to gather ideas, learn to organize them, and write an expanded paragraph about a given topic with clear instructions.

Skills Learned in this Class

• How to gather great ideas

• How to organize those ideas with a plan

• How to write a complete sentence

• How to compose a multi-paragraph composition about a single topic

• Editing skills to improve sentences

• Revision skills to improve overall composition

• How to identify strengths and weaknesses in compositions

• Grammatical skills

• Increased feedback from instructor to enable students to apply changes directly to their compositions

Other Class Details

Class meets for 1 hour per week. 

Maximum class size 20 students.

Supplies: pencil, paper, TWJ Writing Foundations Handbook

Gmail account to access Google Classroom and communicate with instructor

For families that pay out-of-pocket for homeschooling classes, The Write Journey, LLC offers a discount of 10% for those classes. Use code “PRIVATEPAY” during check out to apply discount. This offer cannot be combined with any other discounts. The reduced rates for private-pay individuals may be used by students enrolled in charter schools, but only if the family chooses to pay for the goods or services out-of-pocket.

Venmo, PayPal, or Check? Use code “PERSONAL” during check out to change the class cost to $0. After you complete the registration process, please send us your payment. Venmo @TheWriteJourney-Cordell PayPal (Friends & Family) – info@thewritejourney.net

Paying with Charter School Funds? Use code “CHARTER” during check out to change the class cost to $0. After completing the registration process, contact your charter school to order vouchers/purchase orders in three one-month payments. Contact us for assistance if you plan to use charter funds and do not find The Write Journey (or Writing with Kris or Kris Cordell) on your charter school’s vendor list.

To pay with a check, contact us at 916.696.1759.

Cancellation Policy:

Due to the administrative costs and preparations of The Write Journey team to prepare classes and offer reasonable class sizes of 16- 20 students, we must charge a cancellation fee. Teachers typically begin communication 2 weeks before classes begin, and class schedules must be finalized in order to offer the correct number of spots open for families. 

A $25 cancellation fee will be charged up to 2 weeks prior to the start of the ordered class. Any time after 2 weeks prior to the start of class, the cancellation fee is one full month’s charge. For private pay families with more than 2 children, a flat rate of $50 will be charged.