Writing Basics Courses
Writing Basics 1 – Short Fables
A 4 story course that covers the basics of strong writing using 4 short, 1 paragraph, Aesop’s Fables. The entire course will entail at least 30 email lessons.
Skills
Outlining, narrating, drafting, self-editing, revising, strong verbs, quality adjectives, meaningful adverbs, functional clauses, terrific titles, grammar, and punctuation.
Syllabus Choices
The Goose and the Golden Egg
The Maid and the Milk Pail
The Donkey and the Dog
The Deer and His Reflection
The Farmer and the Eagle
The Wind and the Sun
The Ant and the Cricket
The Owl and the Grasshopper
The Farmer and the Lark
The Tortoise and the Hare
Age Level/Prerequisite
Great for ages 8 and up and a great place for new writers to begin. No prior writing experience is needed!
This is also an ideal prerequisite course for new older students who want to move on to a Writing Summaries Course. The stories are shorter and quicker than the folktales, but will still cover the foundations of structure and style that students will need before moving on to summaries. See Online FAQs for more information.
Cost
$225 (Credit card payments accepted)
Register
Follow the Registration Link to the left.
Shortly after receiving confirmation, you will receive a slew of emails from Ms. B. about top-secret documents to download, how to set up a notebook, how to format your emails, and your student’s very first lesson about banned words.
Writing Basics 2 – Classic Fairy Tales
A 4 story course that covers the basics of strong writing using 4 classic fairy tales. The entire course will entail at least 30 email lessons.
Skills
Outlining, narrating, drafting, self-editing, revising, strong verbs, quality adjectives, meaningful adverbs, functional clauses, terrific titles, grammar, and punctuation.
Syllabus Choices
The Ugly Duckling
The Three Pigs
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Three Billy Goats
Rumpelstiltskin
The Three Bears
Little Red Riding Head
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Story of Tom Thumb
Cinderella
Peter and the Golden Goose
Puss in Boots
Age Level/Prerequisite
Great for new, but eager, writers ages 10 and up or experienced writers at any age!
Cost
$225 (Credit card payments accepted)
Register
Follow the Registration Link to the left.
Shortly after receiving confirmation, you will receive a slew of emails from Ms. B. about top-secret documents to download, how to set up a notebook, how to format your emails, and your student’s very first lesson about banned words.
Writing Basics 3 – Folktales Around the World
A 4 story course that covers the basics of strong writing using 4 unique folktales from other cultures. The entire course will entail at least 30 email lessons.
Skills
Outlining, narrating, drafting, self-editing, revising, strong verbs, quality adjectives, meaningful adverbs, functional clauses, terrific titles, sentence variety, grammar, and punctuation.
Syllabus Choices
Bruce and the Spider (Scotland)
The Caterpillar’s Voice (Africa)
The Young Head of the Family (China)
Yuuki and the Tidal Wave (Japan)
All for One Pansa (India)
The Great Fire (Bolivia)
The Man, the Hawk, and the Dove (Nigeria)
The Two Brothers (Middle East)
Altyn-Argh (Russia)
Inviting the Bears (Tlingit: Alaska)
Age Level/Prerequisite
Ages 12 and up or successful completion of other Writing Foundations Online Course or Writing Foundations I.
Cost
$225 (Credit card payments accepted)
Register
Follow the Registration Link to the left.
Shortly after receiving confirmation, you will receive a slew of emails from Ms. B. about top-secret documents to download, how to set up a notebook, how to format your emails, and your student’s very first lesson about banned words.