Jan 28- April 29; No Class Feb 18, April 15

This class is typically for students in grades 4th-6th, often ages 8-12.

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, assign homework (approximately one hour per week), and give individual feedback on each student's homework. At the end of the class, parents will receive an evaluation of their child's writing abilities, identifying strengths and weaknesses.

Writing Foundations Elementary

Skills Needed to Succeed in this Class

• Student is able to construct a simple sentence with a subject and a verb.

• Ready to gather ideas, learn to organize them, and write 11 complete sentences about a given topic.

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 an 11 sentence paragraph 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

12 weeks

Class meets for 1 hour per week. 

Maximum class size 20 students.

Must have access to a Gmail email address

Willing to learn to use Google Classroom to receive and submit homework

Supplies: pencil, paper, TWJ Writing Foundations Handbook

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.