We are excited to announce the development of our Editing Workshop course!
The editing workshop consists of ten short recorded lessons designed to walk your children through learning how to self edit some key components of their essays.
This short course contains 4 lessons on the mechanics of a paper and 6 lessons focused on the style of the paper. Both Amanda Chick and Lori Smith take turns teaching the lessons allowing us to bring to the student our specific strength in writing.
Each lesson in the workshop includes :
- Video lesson
- Download to practice the skills in the lesson
- Answers to the download
The Editing Workshop : Outline
Mechanics :
- § 1: Spelling : learn how to improve and check the spelling of your paper by mastering some of these basic spelling rules
- § 2 : Sentences : learn how to check your sentences by ensuring the each sentence has 5 key components.
- § 3 : Punctuation : learn how to clarify your writing by utilizing end marks, commas, and quotation marks correctly.
- § 4 : Formatting : learn how to format your paper whether it's an essay, novel, or research paper.
Style:
- § 5 : Sentence Diversity 1 : learn how to engage your reader more by diversifying your sentences with openings and varying lengths.
- § 6 : Sentence Diversity 2 : learn how to further engage your reader by adding clauses and phrases.
- § 7 : Redundancy : learn how to reduce boring repetitions and use precise language.
- § 8 : Descriptive Words : learn how and when to use adjectives and adverbs.
- § 9 : Overused Words : learn how to reduce those too common words.
- § 10 : Strong Verbs : learn how to create excitement by replacing boring verbs with strong verbs.
Starting on December 10th, lesson 1 will be available with each lesson following the subsequent week after. As always, Scio Academy members have unlimited access to this course for their entire household!
Join us for the launch of The Editing Workshop on December 10th!