About This Activity
When you get a writing assignment, do your hands sweat and does your heart start racing? Does a blank screen or page scare you more than a horror film? Or could you just use some tips for getting started and staying on track when writing essays and narratives? Writing is a learned skill that anyone can improve and it is vital to succeeding in school. Using exercises, games, competitions and cooperation, this class will help students of any level get comfortable with the writing process. We'll delve into topics that interest tweens and teens to write persuasive and evidence-based essays, as well as narratives. Students will practice researching, outlining and writing thesis and summary statements. We will learn ways to break through writer's block and have fun with words and ideas. There will be plenty of class discussions as well as laughter and positive reinforcement.
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