Intro to Writing for Grades 3-5 (9:00)

Course: Intro to Writing for Grades 3-5
Grade Range: 3-5
Instructor: Shelley Campbell
Email: campshelley@gmail.com
Price: $200  
Duration: 28 weeks
Course Description:  This class offers a smorgasbord of writing opportunities! Students will work on writing narrations, letters, stories, essays, poetry and more. My goal is to meet students where they are in their writing journeys and gently help them grow from there. I aim to create a warm and hospitable environment for writers of all levels! As a class, we will practice by reading high quality picture books and use them as a springboard to train our minds to read like writers. Students will then practice writing, employing the tactics used by the authors whose work we are enjoying. While we will work on strategies to strengthen the overall quality of students’ writing, the focus of this class will be on process over product. My goal is for students to come to enjoy writing and recognize its practical value as they develop increasing confidence in their abilities to express their own thoughts and ideas on paper!  
Course Prerequisites: *The student needs to be able to write a few sentences independently.
Curriculum:  Developed by the instructor, borrowing some from Mentor Texts 
Supplies: 3 ring binder, paper, pencils (estimated cost is less than $15)
Homework: Estimated 30 minutes to and hour each week
Duration: 28 weeks
Grading: The instructor will give personalized feedback but not numerical grades
Course Credit: NA
Teacher Bio: Intro to Writing is taught by Shelley Campbell. Shelley is a published writer and has a degree in middle grades education. She loves writing as well as working with kids! Shelley has been teaching her own children (ages 15, 13, 11, and 8) since the beginning of their schooling and has thoroughly enjoyed tutoring at FE for the past 5 years. 
Minimum/Maximum of students: Minimum 8, Maximum 17
Communication: I will send out weekly emails to ensure that parents know what their children are learning and students will have a clear record of expectations and assignments.