Register for Spring 2023 Reading and Writing Courses
Spring 2023 – English Reading and Writing Courses
Dr. Belle Wang
Course 1: English Writing and Research Seminar
Course Description: This course offers training in composition and research skills. Students will write in a variety of modes, including rhetorical analysis and literary analysis. The English Writing and Research Seminar helps to prepare student applications by developing academic resumes and workshopping creative pieces. The class will analyze academic journal articles, institutional documents, newspapers, government documents, research studies, and more. Students will work on individual research projects including several writing components such as annotated bibliography entries, analysis, and implications. Credibility and variety of sources, critical thinking, proper crediting of sources through MLA style, and ethical presentation of research are among the skills this course develops. No textbook is required for this course. This course is suitable for committed students in 7th – 12th grade levels.
Tuesday 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
Dates: 1/17,24,31, 2/7,14,28, 3/7,21,28, 4/4,11,18,25, 5/2
Location: Online via Zoom – meeting room information will be sent to students.
Tuition: $770
Course 2: English Studies: Young Writers Fall 2022 Seminar
Course Description: This seminar builds skills in writing, analysis, and communication through the study of multiple genres and themed units. These units and texts will differ from those offered in the Summer 2022 seminar; new and returning students are welcome. Grammar, diction, structure, mechanics, style, vocabulary, and revision will be practiced through guided composition. Students will engage with a free, online repository of texts through Common Lit to analyze the language and deepen multi-layered interpretive skills for reading. The course will guide students through drafting and revision of written responses. The writing skills that students develop throughout the semester will culminate in a revised critical essay. No textbook is required for this course. This seminar is suitable for committed students in 4th-6th grade levels.
Tuesdays from 4:30 PM -5:30 PM CT
Dates: 1/17,24,31, 2/7,14,28, 3/7,21,28, 4/4,11,18,25, 5/2
Location: Online via Zoom – meeting room information will be sent to students.
Tuition: $490
Payment Details:-Payment may be made by Zelle Quick Pay to ivyclimbers@gmail.com
Please include your students name in the payment memo!