Summer Elementary Writing Foundations
Summer Elementary Writing Foundations
July 15-Aug 1 (3 weeks, Mon-Thurs)
9-10 PST/11-12 CST/12-1 EST
Instructor: Julie Snyder
Cost: $300
Class Details
SUMMER SESSION Mon-Thurs, July 15-Aug 1 (3 weeks)
9-10 PST/11-12 CST/12-1 EST
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 (working through the TWJ Writing Foundations Handbook), assign homework (approximately one hour per day), 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
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
3 weeks- 4 days per week/ 12 sessions total
Class meets for 1 hour per day.
Maximum class size 20 students.
Supplies: pencil, paper, TWJ Writing Foundations Handbook
Gmail account to access Google Classroom and communicate with instructor
Payment Options
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 8-20 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.
Instructor
Julie Snyder
Educational Director/Instructor/Tutor
Julie has had the privilege of homeschooling her daughter for the first eight years of her formal education. With extensive medical issues, her daughter required many surgeries and endured sometimes days, weeks, or months of recovery time. As her nurse, Julie had to learn to balance physical needs with social experiences and educational habits that would help her grow into a brilliant student with a bright future. Julie loves a good challenge. She also loves to watch a student grasp a concept, develop skills and succeed! She believes that with effort and time, each person can learn to communicate more effectively. Writing is a huge portion of communicating, but it doesn't need to be overwhelming. With the tools we have to offer, Julie feels certain that each student will grow and blossom, becoming confident in the skills needed to be a good writer. She has extensive experience working with students of all ages, from preschool age through college level. She is passionate about teaching with kindness and joy. Learning is wonderful and Julie hopes to pass that love on to others.
Julie has transitioned into the training role for the teachers. While she still maintains a handful of long-term tutoring students over the past 7 years, she continues to develop new resources and avenues to help our parents and community partners bring rich writing instruction to the families we serve.