Beginning Persuasive Writing 1 & 2
extended session with UPDATED COURSE FORMAT with Teacher Sonia (please read description!)
Available spots
Service Description
Students will be introduced to the foundations of persuasive writing: supporting a claim with reasons and a variety of examples, considering the audience, and addressing the counterargument. Using these concepts, students will also review main aspects of academic writing, focusing on effective introductions, sound thesis statements, strong topic sentences, appropriate elaboration, and successful conclusions. Special attention will be given to grammar issues regarding the comma with a focus on increasing sentence variety with compound and complex sentence structures. Students will gain confidence in self-editing and revising for both content and clarity. Age Suggestion: 12+ Main Course Sequence: follows Comparative Writing; precedes Report Writing; many students take two sessions of this course Time Required: Approximately 3-4 hours per week. UPDATED COURSE FORMAT: This course is offered as a hybrid model that blends asynchronous, interactive video lessons with live, text-based teacher meetings with the goal of meeting our students' various scheduling while better serving our auditory and visual learners. The time listed on the schedule is reserved for our OPTIONAL live Q&A session. How It Works: Each week, students will read the week's lesson and then access on-demand video lessons at the start of each week; these videos, recorded by our Home2Teach instructors, will guide students through a review of the focus skills for that week. Course activities will take place in the Canvas learning management system. Extended Format: Extended format courses are only available during the summer and are offered with students' busy schedules in mind. Students enrolled in extended format courses will complete the same coursework, and instructors will uphold the same academic rigor--including learning through revision--as our traditional courses; however, students will have 11 weeks to complete coursework rather than the traditional 6 weeks. Students will work with their instructor to set up a personalized schedule for submitting assignments in order to meet the final deadline for the course. Because schedules are so individualized, THERE ARE NO LIVE CLASS MEETINGS IN EXTENDED FORMAT COURSES; instead, teachers students will utilize class videos at a time that works for their schedule.
Class Schedule
Cancellation Policy
At Home2Teach, we understand that schedules can get busy and occasionally prevent a student from attending a course. With that in mind, we believe that there should be a clear cancellation policy. Course transfers are granted under the following circumstances: The transfer window is open from the time of registration to: -18 days prior to the start of a writing session. -5 days prior to the start of an intersession literature course Parents may transfer their registrations to a future session by emailing writing@home2teach.com during the transfer window. There is no administrative fee involved with registration transfers during this window. The transfer window closes -18 days prior to the start of a writing session. -5 days prior to the start of a literature intersession course. Refunds for online courses are only given under the following circumstances: The refund window is open from the time of registration to: -20 days prior to the start of a session. -7 days prior to the start of an intersession literature course. Parents must request a refund in writing by emailing writing@home2teach.com during the refund window. A full refund will be issued less an administrative fee: -$25 per writing session registration. -$15 per intersession literature course registration. The refund window closes: -20 days prior to the start of a writing session. -5 days prior to the start of a literature intersession course. There will be no refunds or transfers for any courses once the transfer/refund window has closed. Families who do not respond during the pre-class steps week will have their registration automatically transferred to the next session; subsequent non-response will result in a refund of the registration fees, minus a $25 administrative fee per registration.
Contact Details
writing@home2teach.com