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6th Grade English Writing Summer Program : Sign Up Now!

Registration opens May 1st. Reserve your space now.

6th Grade English Writing classes are offered for 1 hour each day Monday through Thursday, for both the half and full sessions. You can select the time slot that fits best into your schedule on the sign-up page – starting at 6am ET through 7pm ET. 3-4 students per class for individual attention.

Prerequisites: Pass 5th Grade English Writing assessment

Dates Objectives Monday, July 07, 2008 Parts of speech- Singular and Plural verbs Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Parts of speech-Singular subjects and plural subjects Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Parts of speech- Prepositional Phrases Thursday, July 10, 2008 Review and Quiz     Monday, July 14, 2008 Parts of speech - Pronouns Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Parts of speech - Adjectives Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Parts of speech - Adverbs Thursday, July 17, 2008 Review and Quiz     Monday, July 21, 2008 Introduction to writing strategies: brainstorming, webbing, mapping, outlining, clustering, listing, using graphic organizer Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Introduction to writing strategies: brainstorming, webbing, mapping, outlining, clustering, listing, using graphic organizer Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Practice writing strategies Thursday, July 24, 2008 Continue practicing writing strategies and Quiz     Monday, July 28, 2008 Coordinate Conjunctions- Incorporate variety into sentences by joining words, phrases and clauses Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Subordinate Conjunctions: Incorporate variety into sentences by using and establishing the relationship between an independent and dependent clause Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Practice incorporating variety into sentences using coordination and subordination Thursday, July 31, 2008 Continue practicing writing and Quiz

Monday, August 04, 2008 Write paragraph with focus on central idea and elaboration, unity and organization Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Continue writing: prepare first draft Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Use multiple revision strategies to edit first draft Thursday, August 07, 2008 Complete and submit final draft     Monday, August 11, 2008 What is voice? Tuesday, August 12, 2008 What is tone? Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Practice writing with various tones and voices Thursday, August 14, 2008 Continue practicing writing and Quiz     Monday, August 18, 2008 Brainstorm and prepare webbing and mapping of final five paragraph essay writing assignments Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Organize graphically and prepare outline of five paragraph essay writing assignment Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Prepare first draft Thursday, August 21, 2008 Continue working on and submit first draft     Monday, August 25, 2008 Revise and edit for unity of idea Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Revise and edit for punctuation and grammar Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Revise and edit for voice and tone Thursday, August 28, 2008 Proofread and submit final draft

Other Requirements: You must have access to a PC with at least a 56K modem and 128Mb of Ram, and require that you have a microphone and headset, and a mouse. Speakers will allow your child to hear the tutor speak and a microphone will allow your child to speak to their tutor. A digital pen and pad is also highly recommended, but not required for English students.