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8th Grade English Writing Summer Program : Sign Up Now!

Registration opens May 1st. Reserve your space now.

8th 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 7th Grade English Writing assessment

Dates Objectives Monday, July 07, 2008 Review pre-writing strategies Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Review voice and tone Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Review subject verb agreement and verb tense consistency Thursday, July 10, 2008 Review and Quiz     Monday, July 14, 2008 Punctuation of dialogue Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Punctuation between dependent and independent clauses Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Practice punctuation of complex sentences Thursday, July 17, 2008 Review and Quiz     Monday, July 21, 2008 Objective pronouns in prepositional phrases with compound objects Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Comparative and superlative adjectives Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Diagram, complete and punctuate complex sentences Thursday, July 24, 2008 Review and Quiz     Monday, July 28, 2008 Introduction to types of writing: Narrative Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Introduction to types of writing: Persuasive Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Introduction to types of writing: Expository and Informational Thursday, July 31, 2008 Review and Quiz

Monday, August 04, 2008 Narrative Writing: focus on central idea and elaboration, unity and organization Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Continue Narrative writing: prepare first draft Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Revise and edit writing for clarity, voice, tone, grammar and punctuation Thursday, August 07, 2008 Proofread and submit final draft     Monday, August 11, 2008 Persuasive writing; focus on central idea and elaboration, unity and organization Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Continue Persuasive writing: prepare first draft Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Revise and edit writing for clarity, voice, tone, grammar and punctuation Thursday, August 14, 2008 Proofread and submit final draft     Monday, August 18, 2008 Expository Writing: focus on central idea and elaboration, unity and organization Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Continue Expository writing: prepare first draft Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Revise and edit writing for clarity, voice, tone, grammar and punctuation Thursday, August 21, 2008 Proofread and submit final draft     Monday, August 25, 2008 Informational Writing: focus on central idea and elaboration, unity and organization Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Continue informational writing: prepare first draft Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Revise and edit writing for clarity, voice, tone, grammar and punctuation 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.