The Editing Workshop : Complete!

We are excit­ed to announce the com­ple­tion of our Edit­ing Work­shop course! 

We start­ed our edit­ing work­shop in Decem­ber and post­ed a new les­son each week for ten weeks.  Now you’ve seen the posts, you’ve expe­ri­enced our excite­ment as we walk you through each of these great skills.  Now the entire course is avail­able for you, our Scio Acad­e­my mem­bers, to watch and learn with each and every child in your house.  Make 2019 the best edit­ing year ever!

All Scio Acad­e­my mem­bers have unlim­it­ed access to the entire course

 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. 

Not a Scio Acad­e­my mem­ber? Signup Here! 

Not sure about becom­ing a Scio Acad­e­my mem­ber? Check out the First Edit­ing Work­shop les­son for free!