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High School Mechanics Overview

This eight-week course focuses on boosting the basics at a high school level; reinforcing writing fundamentals such as:

sentence structure
punctuation
capitalization
subject-verb agreement
paragraph structure
self editing and proofreading

High School Mechanics allows students to strengthen their foundation writing skills at a level that recognizes their maturity. The course teaches the basic building blocks of writing: the parts of and the different types of sentences and the structure of a paragraph.

How do I know which course to choose?

First, you'll want to zero in on the appropriate grade range. Knowing that our international visitors may be using a different naming system for the grade levels, we'll lay them out for you below.

3rd-5th grade students (7-10yr olds) will generally use elementary courses.
6th-8th grade students(11-13 yrs olds) will generally use middle school courses
9th-12th grade students (14-19 yr olds) will generally use high school courses.

Next you'll want to decide on what you hope to get from the course.

Students needing help with sentence structure and sentence mechanics will want to use:

ES: Sensational Sentences (elementary)
MS: Basic Mechanics (middle)

Students interested in gaining skills in paragraph writing will want to use:

ES2: Perfect Paragraphs (elementary)
MS1: Powerful Paragraphs (middle)

Students looking to better their essay writing skills can choose from:

ES1: Intro to Essay Writing (elementary)
MS2: Welcome to the Essay (middle)
HS1: Essay Writing (high)

Students with interest in writing for specific uses can choose from:

MS3: Writing Today (middle)
HS2: Writing for Standardized Tests (high)
HS3: Writing for Research Papers(high)

Course Objectives by week (units):

Unit 1 - The Complete Sentence: Students will recognize the subject and predicate of sentences, correctly punctuate sentences and create complete sentences

Unit 2 - Subject - Verb Agreement and Capitalization: Students will detect subject/verb agreement and properly capitalized words.

Unit 3 - What Makes a Paragraph?: Students will create their own topic sentences, supporting sentences, and closing sentences.

Unit 4 - The Narrative Paragraph and Using Descriptive Words: Students will write a narrative paragraph and use descriptive adjectives and powerful verbs when writing.

Unit 5 - The Expository Paragraph: Students will write an expository paragraph including the topic sentence, supporting detail sentences, and a closing sentence.

Unit 6 - The Five-Paragraph, (Thesis-driven) Essay: Students will write a five-paragraph, thesis-driven essay including the introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Unit 7 - The Narrative Essay: Students will transform a narrative paragraph into a full narrative essay.

Unit 8 - The Expository Essay: Students will transform a expository paragraph into a full expository essay.

Select a Course Level to read more about it.
ES1	MS	HS
ES2	MS1	HS1
ES3	MS2	HS2
	MS3	HS3

Quick FAQ

How much are the courses?

Our courses are $99.
While we would love to offer discounts for additional children, we are a human run organization with a very slim margin.

How do I know which course to choose?

What's the time commitment necessary for each course?

Approximately 2 hours per week for 8 weeks totaling 16 course hours

When does the next session start?

Many of our courses start every Monday.
Contact us for further details

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.

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