“We
love the program. I find it easy to use and extremely
helpful. Although I have a strong background in language arts, I have
always found it difficult to teach writing in an orderly, systematic
way. WriteShop = problem solved!”
---Susan, Washington Homeschool Parent
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Seminar Information
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Teaching Writing: A Workshop for Parents
Kim Kautzer and Debbie Oldar, authors of the popular WriteShop
curriculum, offer a one-day parent workshop to help you teach writing at
home. This 6-1/2 hour seminar will help you:
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Identify age-appropriate composition requirements |
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Identify and teach the elements of a strong
paragraph |
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Understand the brainstorming, writing, and revising
processes |
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Identify common errors of style and mechanics |
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Learn to subjectively edit and evaluate your
student's writing |
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Gain tips for teaching timed essays |
The workshop offers much more than lecture! Your
active participation will give you firsthand understanding as well as
practical, hands-on experience. It is NOT necessary to use WriteShop
curriculum to benefit from this helpful seminar.
Note: The workshop is geared toward parents of 5th-10th graders,
but others will still gain insight from using these basic principles.
Cost varies depending on location and travel expenses. A workshop in
Southern California is about $30 per person, including syllabus.
*FREE TUITION: Organize a workshop in your area and receive free
tuition with ten participants! (Minimum attendance requirement and cost
may increase, depending upon location.)
Please
contact WriteShop if you would like
to find out about coordinating a workshop in your area, which
involves:
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Helping choose the date and
time (try to give us three options that work for you). |
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Arranging for a meeting room
at a church or other location
(we'll also need a dry erase board, if possible, and an overhead
projector; participants need to sit at tables). |
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Determining lunch
arrangements—options include (1) bringing sack lunches,
(2) having a potluck salad luncheon , (3) eating local fast food on
their own, (4) providing lunch for the participants for an
additional fee---usually $5 per person. |
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Announcing the workshop
to your home school acquaintances (we'll provide you with a master
flyer as well as names of other interested homeschoolers in your
area). |
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Collecting pre-payments
(checks will be made out to WriteShop---you will not need to do any
banking). |
Coordinator/host receives $3 credit* off workshop
tuition for each person or couple you personally enroll. Your tuition is
free with 10 paid participants (or $30 in credits*)
E-mail debbie@writeshop.com
for additional information.
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