Course Details

This eight-week course is the second of two courses focusing on “boosting basics” at the middle school level. Middle School Writing Enhancement emphasizes the technical parts of writing such as comma and semi-colon placement, compound sentences, words often confused, and capitalization. These are the areas where many good, young writers who have creative talent often need reinforcement.

Course details:

• Unit 1 – Sensible Sentences :- By the end of the first unit, the student will be able to create a complete sentence. The student will also be able to identify and create declarative and interrogative sentences.
• Unit 2 – Commands and Exclamations – Two more kinds of sentences :- By the end of the second unit, the student will be able to write exclamatory and imperative sentences using the correct punctuation.
• Unit 3 – Verbs – Past, Present, and Future :- By the end of the third unit, the student will be able to identify and write using the correct present, past, and future verb forms.
• Unit 4 – More Verb Forms! :- By the end of the fourth unit, the student will be able to write verbs in their progressive and perfect forms and will be able to edit sentences for tense problems.
• Unit 5 – Describing Words :- By the end of the fifth unit, the student will be able to write sentences using adjectives and adverbs properly.
• Unit 6 – Putting Sentences Together :- By the end of the sixth unit, the student will be able to create compound sentences using conjunctions and commas and/or semi-colons.
• Unit 7 –  Comma Sense :- By the end of unit 7, students will be able to use commas in a series for set offs and direct address.
• Unit 8 – The Proof is in the Writing :- By the end of the eighth unit, the student will be able to correctly edit spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors.