Basic Middle School Mechanics - Reinforce Writing Fundamentals

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Middle School :
Basic Mechanics A Course Overview

This eight-week course is the first of two courses focusing on "boosting the basics" at the middle school level.

Basic Mechanics A allows students to strengthen their foundation writing skills. The course teaches the fundamentals of writing such as: sentences vs. fragments, subjects and predicates, subject-verb agreement, and capitalization.

Course Objectives by week (units):

Week 1: The Sentence, The Fragment, and The Run-on

By the end of the first week, the students will be able to differentiate among the complete sentence, the fragment, and the run-on and write their own proper sentences.

Week 2: Nouns, Nouns, and More Nouns!

By the end of the second week, the students will be able to form the plural and possessive forms of nouns.

Week 3: Subjects of a Sentence

By the end of the third week, the students will be able to identify and use the simple and complete subjects of a sentence.

Week 4: Predicates of a Sentence

By the end of the fourth week, the students will be able to identify the simple and complete predicates of a sentence.

Week 5: Subject - Verb Agreement in a Sentence

By the end of the fifth week, the students will be able to make common subjects and verbs agree.

Week 6: "Tricky" Subject - Verb Agreement

By the end of the sixth week, the students will be able to make tricky subjects and verbs agree.

Week 7: Capitalization

By the end of the seventh week, the students will be able to correctly capitalize words both individually and within sentences.

Week 8: Sum it ALL UP!

By the end of the eighth week, the students will be able to demonstrate mastery of writing proper sentences, making subjects and verbs agree, and using correct capitalization rules. The students will also proofread their own writing to check for and correct any errors in these areas.

Select a level and pick a course to read more about it.

Grammar Rules
Sensational Sentences
Perfect Paragraphs
Intro to Essay Writing

Basic Mechanics
Writing Enhancements
Powerful Paragraphs
Welcome to the Essay
Advanced Essay

Basic Mechanics
Essay Writing
Essays for Tests
Essays for Research Papers

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How much is each course?

Each eight week course is $99.

Group rates available. Contact us for further information.

How do I know which course to choose?

How do I know which course to choose?

We have courses for elementary, middle and high school at multiple skill levels. If you are unsure which course you should choose for your child, select the course that you think might be right and make sure to add a note in the "comments to the teacher" section about making sure the child has been added to the proper course.

Don't forget! You will have two weeks at the start of the course in which to change to a course better suited to your child. This change could be requested by you or suggested by the teacher.

What's the time commitment necessary for each course?

What's the time commitment necessary for each course?

Each course will take approximately 2 hours per week for 8 weeks totaling 16 course hours. Keep in mind that each student is different, so this is an approximate timeframe.

The enrollment period for each course is 63 consecutive days (which is slightly more than eight weeks).

When does the next session start?

When does the next session start?

Each course can be started anytime, since your session begins as soon as you register.

The enrollment period for each course is 63 consecutive days (which is slightly more than eight weeks).

How does communication with the teacher work?

Time4Writing has a messaging system that works much like IMs or email. All student communication with the teacher will be done via the messaging system or via forums (message boards) within the courses. Students with any questions can send their teacher a message whenever they need to.

Teachers will have parent email addresses and will send any necessary notes to parents via email. Teachers will send mid-course and end-of-course progress reports to the parents via email. Parents may request an email conference with the teacher via the messaging system as well.