Workshop Overview
- Conflict Resolution / Sizing Up the Situation
- Identifying Problems, Assessing Causes, Suggesting Solutions
- Confirming Reasons Why Learning Superb Writing Skills are Important & Relevant in “Real Life”
- The Difference Between Good Writers and Great Writers
- Five (5) Universal Essay Requirements
- The Scoring Rubric, State Objectives & The Standardized Model
- Capitalization Rules & Punctuation Opportunities
- Three (3) Necessary Steps for Mastery
- Basic Writing Class Definitions
- Leveling the Classroom Playing Field
- Composition Techniques & More Literary Terminology
- Defining, Understanding and Applying
- Appreciating the Flow of Words, Thoughts, Ideas and Opinions
- Discovering Your Voice, Transferring Your Attitude and Applying Your Creativity to Paper
- Confidence Building
- Spelling Tips
- A Writer’s Secret Weapons
- Useful Vocabulary Options
- The Parts of Speech
- Comprehensive Sentence Diagramming and Structuring
- Constructing Meaningful Sentences
- Avoiding Fragments and “Run-Away” Sentences
- Writing Modality Review
- Narrative, Descriptive, Persuasive, Compare/Contrast, How-To, Expository, Informative
- Graphic Organizers
- Turning Intimidating Topics into Do-Able, Dancing Details
- The Writing Process
- Collecting, Selecting, Connecting, Inspecting & Correcting
- Putting It All Together
- The Essay! The Beauty! The Magic!......... The First Draft!
- Editing and Revision
- (There IS a Difference…you know?)
- The Bottom Line
- Merging District Expectations with Student Ability, Grammar Styles and The Composition
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