San Diego Scribblers Online Classes for Homeschool Students in Grades 3-12 We know that inside every child lies a great writer. We have classes in 3 different genres: Academic Writing Creative Writing Professional Writing HIGH SCHOOL Academic Papers I & II Test Prep Creative Writing Workshop Journalism Journaling & Blogging Business Writing High School Classes Elementary School Paragraph Writing Basics Grammar I, II & III Poetry I & II Techniques of Creative Writing Writing the Short Story Elementary Classes Middle School The 5 Paragraph Paper I & II Grammar I, II & III Techniques of Creative Writing Playwriting Writing the Short Story Poetry I & II Middle School Classes What can I expect from a San Diego Scribblers Online Class? Each student receives an individual, secure login to the class site. Easy to navigate home pages which list all of the weekly activities for the class. Each week’s lesson will include a series of assignments, lessons, and a quiz. Written assignments assess student ability while offering both individual and specific feedback. Short journal assignments serve as writing “warm-ups” each week. Each Journal will be graded with both a rubric and hand marked copy. Weekly lessons focus on step by step writing skills and offer techniques for applying these skills to student work. Lessons teach the content and skills to be practiced and mastered for the week. Each lesson includes check points for understanding to help keep students on track and engaged. Weekly 10 question quizzes focus on the previous week’s lessons. Weekly quizzes test retention of material and encourage careful reading of lessons. Teacher moderated forums allow for the opportunity to meet with peers in the same class. Student forums allow peers to share what they are learning and tips they have found helpful. Students are encouraged to ask questions and communicate directly with the teacher. Private messaging allows students to ask questions and receive quick answers. Western States Midwestern States Southern States Northeastern States San Diego Scribblers has served online students from 26 States and Canada My son enjoyed your Short Story class so much. His writing improved a lot. Thanks for your expertise and well-designed classes! The first thing he did on Wednesday morning was log in to the class website to see the new lesson. Mom of 6th grade student Sunnyvale, California I want to thank you for the great parent e-mail communication you send out. It is very helpful to me, and I truly appreciate it. Thank you also for your thoughtful comments on [my daughter's] work. She has always been a reluctant writer and after she wrote the news article assignment, she said that she really enjoyed that type of writing and that she felt good about it. Wow, she has never said anything like that! Mom of 8th grade student Broadview, Montana Following each class session, parents receive an individual evaluation of student progress. Visit our website at www.sandiegoscribblers.com for full course descriptions! We hope to see your student online soon!