Summer Workshops and Tutoring
Essay Writing with Inspiration™
In Middle and High School, students are often expected to write a standard five-paragraph essay. Just as often, they have a difficult time getting started. This five-day class will teach them the essential elements of writing the standard essay using the program Inspiration™.
In this Workshop, students will
· Learn/review the structure of a five paragraph essay
· Learn how to develop a thesis
· Learn how to use Inspiration™ to write essays using webbing and outlines.
· Use summer reading to write a strong analytical essay
Classes will be offered several times throughout the summer. A class must have four people to make. Students must have an iPad with the application Inspiration™.
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Writing the College Essay
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Managing Your First Year of College
The biggest problem students have in their first year of college is figuring out what to do with all the “spare” time. This course leads students through a series of strategies and skills to help them structure their first year away from home.
Students will learn strategies for
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Vocabulary Building Workshop: Advance Prep for the Standardized Test
This workshop is offered to both the middle school student preparing to take the ISEE or the HSPT and to the high school student preparing to take the SAT or the ACT.
Most preparation courses for standardized tests incorporate vocabulary building into their curricula, but few focus on it.
This workshop will focus solely on acquiring vocabulary!
Students will
Individualized Summer Tutoring
Summer Reading
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Academic and Organizational Support for Summer School and BeyondJust as this support is offered throughout the year, I offer it during the summer. One-on-one custom academic preparation for upcoming classes to either remediate or propel the student to success is also available.Email or call me to schedule: 713.256.7701/[email protected]
In Middle and High School, students are often expected to write a standard five-paragraph essay. Just as often, they have a difficult time getting started. This five-day class will teach them the essential elements of writing the standard essay using the program Inspiration™.
In this Workshop, students will
· Learn/review the structure of a five paragraph essay
· Learn how to develop a thesis
· Learn how to use Inspiration™ to write essays using webbing and outlines.
· Use summer reading to write a strong analytical essay
Classes will be offered several times throughout the summer. A class must have four people to make. Students must have an iPad with the application Inspiration™.
Send a message for more information.
Writing the College Essay
- Essay writing can be scheduled for either a small group or for individuals.
- Students going into their senior year in high school need to think about where they intend to go to college and part of that process is writing the impressive college essay.
- Students will learn what is expected and be led through the brainstorming to get started on a winning college essay.
- If you are interested in a workshop, we will arrange it for 4 to 6 people.
- Process can also be taught in one-on-one sessions.
Send a message for more information.
Managing Your First Year of College
The biggest problem students have in their first year of college is figuring out what to do with all the “spare” time. This course leads students through a series of strategies and skills to help them structure their first year away from home.
Students will learn strategies for
- Organization
- Time Management
- Resource Management
- Reading Comprehension
- Retaining Information
- Taking Tests
Send a message for more information.
Vocabulary Building Workshop: Advance Prep for the Standardized Test
This workshop is offered to both the middle school student preparing to take the ISEE or the HSPT and to the high school student preparing to take the SAT or the ACT.
Most preparation courses for standardized tests incorporate vocabulary building into their curricula, but few focus on it.
This workshop will focus solely on acquiring vocabulary!
Students will
- Learn Greek and Latin Word parts
- Read novels designed to improve vocabulary
- Play vocabulary games
- Drill
- Learn how to create mnemonics to remember vocabulary
- Practice the verbal parts of the tests they plan to take; this includes analogies and sentence completions.
- Prepare a study plan to acquire the greatest number of words prior to their testing.
Individualized Summer Tutoring
Summer Reading
- Students will begin by planning their reading by creating a schedule for it. This scheduling process will teach them a planning process they can use again and again future assignments.
- Students will discuss the books’ components: characters, plot, themes, and vocabulary.
- Students will learn to annotate and keep dialectical journals, as well as reading journals, to reference when school resumes in the fall.
Send a message for more information.
Academic and Organizational Support for Summer School and BeyondJust as this support is offered throughout the year, I offer it during the summer. One-on-one custom academic preparation for upcoming classes to either remediate or propel the student to success is also available.Email or call me to schedule: 713.256.7701/[email protected]
