Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Update to the Fall Writing Classes Lineup

George Mueller Academy has ended up with a couple open spots with their classes!  Additionally, the new Novel Writing class and the Intro to Essay writing class in Provo still have openings. See below for the details.

BEGINNING WRITING (two classes, two locations)

This class begins with a one paragraph essay, works through writing from pictures, borrowing a conflict, research papers, creative writing, and finishes with three paragraph essays.

Ages: 10-17 (must know how to type)
Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18
Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text
Text: All Things Fun And Fascinating student manual  FREE Shipping if you use "Valerie" as your code at checkout.

Time: 2:30-4:00 in American Fork
Location: American Fork, George Mueller Academy

Time: 8:30-10:00 in Provo
Location: Provo, The Grow House


INTERMEDIATE WRITING 

This class teaches essay writing with a US History theme, from the Explorers to the Gold Rush. Pre-requisite: Students should take Intro to Writing first, since this class begins where Intro to Writing ends.

Ages: 13-18
Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18
Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text
Text: US History-Based Writing Lessons, Volume 1 student manual FREE Shipping if you use "Valerie" as your code at checkout.

Time: 12:30-2:00pm in American Fork
Location: American Fork, George Mueller Academy 

 Novel Writing Class 
Ages: 12-17 (must know how to type)
Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18
Time: 10:30am-12pm at George Mueller Academy, American Fork 
Cost: $108

Each student should bring a laptop if at all possible (students who handwrite a novel can do it, but typing is so much faster so they'll feel more successful with a keyboard, and we do a lot of in-class writing). Students also need a gmail account so they can share their novel with me through Google Docs.

My lectures are from the IEW text How To Write A Story, but students don't need their own copy. I will give feedback on their novels but I will not be editing them. However, my offer is this: any novel writing student of mine who finishes their novel will get a free edit-for-publication from me. Since I normally charge $25 an hour to edit, that's quite an offer. However, finishing a novel is the hard part!

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