Why do we need to continue in classes after the Writing Foundations class is complete? We encourage students to continue on their writing journey after they complete the Writing Foundations class because: who learns every element of writing after only 12 weeks? Language is complicated, and so are our thoughts and insights. Therefore, we must practice, practice, practice. Our Reading and Writing classes are divided into two parts. In the writing portion of class, we discuss how best to communicate our thoughts and messages by practicing the following in our own paragraphs as well as our practice sentences.
Making sure each sentence fulfills it’s purpose
Using strong vocabulary
How to change our sentence structure
The other half of class is spent learning to analyze literature by reading it slowly. Literary discussions in the younger classes include devices such as, but not limited to:
Parts of a story
Annotate important aspects of character development
Chart other topics brought up in the novel
In the older classes they look at the complex literary devices, such as:
The author’s craft or methods
Themes
Point of view
We discuss these using specific examples in our novels and other novels we have read in the past. By learning to relate our novel studies to the outside world, we endeavor to think critically and apply these skills to other areas of study.