Essay writing is a critical skill. The most important essay types are part of our flagship program for modeling and developing effective writing, READ UP, WRITE NOW! Developed for students ages 11-18, it equips teens with the reading, writing, and thinking skills necessary for them to succeed and stand out in school and in life.

• 6+1 Writing Traits. Lessons on critical aspects of writing – Voice, Ideas, Presentation, Conventions, Organization, Word Choice, and Sentence Fluency – are how we teach, model, and assess the instruction of writing. 

• Use of model text. Through a literature-based approach of using model text as a springboard, students learn what good writing is, and aim to achieve the same.

• Blended learning. Each 8-hour module combines synchronous lectures and engaging, asynchronous assignments.

PERSUASIVE AND NARRATIVE ESSAYS

Students will learn how to write engaging personal stories and essays that will effectively convince and persuade others. This module will help them become better in expressing themselves as they are able to clearly share and communicate their ideas with others.