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2024 Fall Classes
- 10/05 to 12/14 10 Classes Saturday 11:00am-12:00pm $265/term No class on Nov. 23Location: Online1
This class is a refined skill-based guided writing level K-1 class that is taught in a different way: Strength-Focused By Jennifer Rose.
it will inspire your ideas and empower you with the tools to refine your writing and make it audience ready. Each 90-minute class will have three sections: ideas, revision skills, and conventions. You will be supported all the way with the best revision techniques from Education Northwest's 6 traits approach, and the best instruction in conventions from Sadlier's Grammar Workshop textbook series. You will feel encouraged and confident to take your favorite ideas to an audience.
Level 2 focuses on writing well-developed paragraphs of several sentences that introduce the main idea and support the idea with well-chosen details.
We will be building writing skills and grammar systematically for students in grades K-1. Most of the skills are drawn from the higher level of the grade spread, therefore this class is most appropriate for advanced K students and on-level grade 1 students. Each of our levels has two years worth of skill content. A student can take this level for two years without repeating content! When your student is ready to happily and confidently write multiple, related paragraphs, they will move on to Level 3.
We will use the https://stonesoup.com/ website for inspiration, submit writing for publication, and if all goes as planned, we will do some publishing of our own.
Student Grammar/Workbooks for Strength Writing K-1
Let's Get This Day Started Writing and Language Skills 1 by Teacher Created ResourcesBooks in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also buy the textbooks at the group discount price on Sunshine's website via this link:
http://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=3909/14 to 12/07 12 Classes Saturday 1:00pm-2:30pm $465/term No class on Nov. 23Location: Online1This class is a refined skill-based guided writing level 2/3 class that is taught in a different way: Strength-Focused By Jennifer Rose.
Writing Level 2/3 focuses on writing three related paragraphs on one topic.
We will be building writing skills and grammar systematically for students in grades 2 and 3. Most of the skills are drawn from the higher level of the grade spread, therefore this class is most appropriate for advanced grade 2 students and on-level grade 3 students. Each of our levels has two years worth of skill content. A student can take this level for two years without repeating content! When your student is ready to develop multiple organizational structures, they will move on to Level 4.
Our "skill-based" program helps children focus on specific writing skills in each class, so students gain mastery skill by skill. They become confident, competent writers. Each term we practice many genres of writing. Each genre builds different skills such as building attention to word choice with poetry and attention to descriptive details with science writing.
Meanwhile "guided" writing is highly supported, and enables students to produce complete writing that is well-structured.
For example, in Level 2/3, instead of asking a child to write about themselves, a guided writing assignment could provide the following prompts: 1. What is something you like to do? Explain what you like about it or how you do it. 2. What are some important things to know about you? [Choose at least 3 details, such as name, age, family members, school, favorite things] 3. What experiences in your past have been important to you? 4. Complete the sentence: I am the kind of person who _______. 5. What does it feel like to be you? 6. Now write your paragraphs in good order.
A child who follows these prompts learns to include explanations, make generalizations, and order paragraphs thoughtfully. They learn specific ending strategies, such as closing with feelings.
We will begin each class by building grammar with the Grammar Workshop from Sadlier throughout the year.
Student Grammar/Workbooks for Strength Writing 3A
Grammar Workshop for Grade 3 (full year curriculum)
Books in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also buy the textbooks at the group discount price on Sunshine's website via this link:
Instructor: Jennifer Rose
http://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=3909/16 to 12/09 12 Classes Monday 5:00pm-6:30pm $465/term No class on Nov. 25Location: Online1This class is a refined skill-based guided writing level 4 class that is taught in a different way: Strength-Focused By Jennifer Rose.
Level 4 focuses on creating coherent, complete writing that is well developed with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
We will be building writing skills and vocabulary systematically for students in grades 4 and 5. Most of the skills are drawn from the higher level of the grade spread, therefore this class is most appropriate for advanced grade-4 students and on-level grade 5 students. Each of our levels has two years worth of skill content. A student can take this level for two years without repeating content! When your student has achieved some facility with a variety of organizational structures, they will move on to Level 5.
Our "skill-based" program helps children focus on specific writing skills in each class, so students gain mastery skill by skill. They become confident, competent writers. Each term we practice many genres of writing. Each genre builds different skills such as building attention to word choice with poetry and attention to descriptive details with science writing.
Meanwhile "guided" writing is highly supported, and enables students to produce complete writing that is well-structured.
For example, in Level 4, instead of asking a child to write an essay introducing themselves, a guided writing assignment could provide the following prompts: 1. What is something you like to do? Explain what you like about it or how you do it. 2. What are some important things to know about you? [Choose at least 3 details, such as name, age, family members, school, favorite things] 3. What experiences in your past have been important to you? 4. Complete the sentence: I am the kind of person who _______. 5. What does it feel like to be you? 6. Now write your paragraphs in good order.
A student who follows these prompts learns to include explanations, make generalizations, and order paragraphs thoughtfully. They learn the strategy of closing with feelings.
We will begin each class by building grammar with the Grammar Workshop from Sadlier throughout the year.
Student Grammar/Workbooks for Strength Writing 4A
Grammar Workshop for Grade 4 (full year curriculum)
Books in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also buy the textbooks at the group discount price on Sunshine's website via this link:
Instructor: Jennifer Rose
http://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=3909/12 to 12/05 12 Classes Thursday 6:30pm-8:00pm $465/term No class on Nov. 28Location: Online1This class is a refined skill-based guided writing level 5 class that is taught in a different way: Strength-Focused By Jennifer Rose.
Level 5 introduces research.
We will be building writing skills and vocabulary systematically for students in grades 5 and 6. Most of the skills are drawn from the higher level of the grade spread, therefore this class is most appropriate for advanced grade 5 students and on-level grade 6 students. Each of our levels has two years worth of skill content. A student can take this level for two years without repeating content! When your student is ready to write extensive papers and write in test-taking conditions they will move on to Level 6.
Our "skill-based" program helps students focus on specific writing skills in each class, so they gain mastery skill by skill. They become confident, competent writers. Each term we practice many genres of writing. Each genre builds different skills such as building attention to word choice with poetry and attention to descriptive details with science writing.
Meanwhile "guided" writing is highly supported, and enables students to produce complete writing that is well-structured.
For example, in Level 5, a guided writing assignment could provide the following prompts: 1. What are three adjectives that describe you? Write two synonyms for each adjective, then circle the best descriptive word. 2. Give evidence (reasons or examples) to support each of the adjectives you chose. 3. What past experiences have contributed to making you who you are? 4. Complete the sentence: I am the kind of person who _______. 5. What does it feel like to be you?
A student who follows these prompts learns to use a thesaurus, provide support for general statements, describe cause and effect relationships, and make classifications and generalizations.
We will begin each class by building grammar with the Grammar Workshop from Sadlier throughout the year.
Student Grammar/Workbooks for Strength Writing 5A
Grammar Workshop for Grade 5 (full year curriculum)
Books in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also buy the textbooks at the group discount price on Sunshine's website via this link:
Instructor: Jennifer Rose
http://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=3909/13 to 12/06 12 Classes Friday 4:30pm-6:00pm $465/term No class on Nov. 29Location: Online1This class is a refined skill-based guided writing level 6/7 class that is taught in a different way: Strength-Focused By Jennifer Rose.
Level 6/7 prepares students for middle school success. The small class size makes it possible to focus on students' particular needs, including essay writing and writing under testing conditions. Students learn skills such as topic testing, effective searches, and source evaluation.
Most of the skills are drawn from the higher level of the grade spread, therefore this class is most appropriate for advanced grade-6 students and on-level grade 7 students. Each of our levels has two years worth of skill content. A student can take this level for two years without repeating content!
Our "skill-based" program helps children focus on specific writing skills in each class, so students gain mastery skill by skill. They become confident, competent writers. Each term we practice many genres of writing. Each genre builds different skills such as building attention to word choice with poetry and attention to descriptive details with science writing.
Meanwhile "guided" writing is highly supported, and enables students to produce complete writing that is well-structured.
Student Grammar/Workbooks for Strength Writing 6/7A
Grammar for Writing 6 (full year curriculum)
Books in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also buy the textbooks at the group discount price on Sunshine's website via this link:
Instructor: Jennifer Rose
http://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=3909/14 to 12/07 12 Classes Saturday 3:30pm-5:00pm $465/term No class on Nov. 23Location: Online1This class is a refined skill-based guided writing level 7/8 class that is taught in a different way: Strength-Focused By Jennifer Rose.
Level 7/8 prepares students for middle school success. The small class size makes it possible to focus on students' particular needs, including essay writing and writing under testing conditions. Students learn skills such as topic testing, effective searches, and source evaluation.
Most of the skills are drawn from the higher level of the grade spread, therefore this class is most appropriate for advanced grade-7 students and on-level grade 8 students. Each of our levels has two years worth of skill content. A student can take this level for two years without repeating content!
Our "skill-based" program helps children focus on specific writing skills in each class, so students gain mastery skill by skill. They become confident, competent writers. Each term we practice many genres of writing. Each genre builds different skills such as building attention to word choice with poetry and attention to descriptive details with science writing.
Meanwhile "guided" writing is highly supported, and enables students to produce complete writing that is well-structured.
We will use the https://stonesoup.com/ website for inspiration, submit writing for publication, and if all goes as planned, we will do some publishing of our own.
Textbooks:
Grammar book: Grammar for Writing 7
Note: Books in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also buy the textbooks at the group discount price on Sunshine's website via this link:
Instructor: Jennifer Rose
http://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=3909/13 to 12/06 12 Classes Friday 5:00pm-6:30pm $465/term No class on Nov. 29Location: Online6This course offers a critical-creative reading and annotating path to good composing practices at upper secondary and tertiary stages of learning. It aims to support your development of rhetorical strategies, literary analysis and critical composing practices.
You will learn the kinds of critical thinking needed to make choices – choices of creative purpose and the diction, detail, imagery, and syntax to fulfill it. You will learn the questions to ask to develop a research question and a tenable thesis statement. You will be given sources to support your learning to summarize, quote, cite and reference properly. You will read different types of critical essays that offer various types of claims and well-supported arguments, all to support your understanding of how you may shape your essay. You will increase your vocabulary, understanding of logical, ethical and emotional fallacies to avoid and your confidence in your capacity to essay various types of critical tasks.
Though the focus of the class will be on composing various types of essays required by AP and IB Diploma Programs, several of those types pertain to SAT essay writing, such as the AP rhetorical analysis essay and IB literary commentary. Preparation for those, including annotating text and various pre-writing approaches can support SAT test takers to prepare for writing and essay well.
Each Essay Level and Grammar has two years worth of skill content. A student can take this level for two years without repeating content!
Student Grammar/Workbooks for Essay 2A:
1. Elements of Style & Workbook
2. From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A text and reader fourth edition by Stuart GreeneWe may also use the following textbooks as a reference in class:
1. Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide by Laurie G. Kirszner (Author)
2. Various SAT Grammar practicesBooks in PDF will be uploaded to the students' class page before the term starts. You may also borrow a hard copy of the textbooks from Sunshine whenever it's still available.
Instructor: Julie HladSunshine Textbook@Group Buying Price
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- Sunshine Elite Education is closed on all major holidays.
- Missing classes with notice can be made up by class replay for the online classes in current term.
- Sunshine Elite Education private tutoring for SAT/Writing/Math is available upon request.
- Sunshine Elite Education reserves the right to update or modify the class plan at any time with or without any further notice.
