EmPOWER Workshop
Does your child struggle with putting ideas on paper? Does your child need help creating a cohesive and organized research paper?
This workshop will teach students how to use the EmPOWER™ writing process to launch them on the road to writing success. Students will learn how to:
- Evaluate the writing task
- Make a plan for the writing task
- Organize thoughts using one of the six specific graphic organizers
- Write fact or opinion theme statements
- Organize information in a logical sequence
- Summarize paragraphs with a powerful closing sentence
- Develop a voice in written pieces that engages the reader
- Self-evaluate the quality of the writing
- Edit to make necessary changes
The EmPOWER™ writing process is based on solid research and developed to help students connect oral language, thought organization, and writing. EmPOWER™ strategies enable students to develop the internal dialogue that guides the writing process and supports thinking for effective writing.
Session 1: Monday-Friday July 20-24, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Session 2: Monday-Friday July 27-31, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Both workshops provide an overview of the EmPOWER™ writing proves and introduces students to the steps of the program. This is an introduction to the skills necessary for school success, and it's intended for the student with no or limited prior class experience in the EmPOWER™ writing process.
TUITION: $480/student; enrollment minimum is 5 students per session, maximum 10.