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Reading & Writing Skills
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| Creative Writing |
| Miraleste |
Miss Keller |
| Ridgecrest |
Mrs. O'Neill |
| This is the class for all you spiring authors. Create short stories, poems, the first chapter of your novel, and much more. Respond to a variety of prompts designed to stimulate creative ideas and innovative thinking. |
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| Reading Power |
| Miraleste |
Mrs. King |
| Ridgecrest |
Mrs. McArthur |
Learn effective reading sills for academic success in intermdiate school, high school and beyond. Identify main ideas (stated and unstated), plot, multiple meanings, context clues, inferences, vocabulary (prefixes and suffixes), etc. Readngs include selections from both fiction and nonfiction sources. |
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| Word Wizards - RIDGECREST ONLY |
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| Ridgecrest |
Mrs. O'Neill |
| You can become a wizard with words! Improve your word power and word usuage through mazes, word puzzles, spelling bees, mysteries, and poetry. Learn the parts of speech, the building blocks of verbal and written communication. |
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| Writing Skills |
| Miraleste |
Mrs. King |
| Ridgecrest |
Mrs. McArthur |
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Practice writing paragraphs using good grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Learn how to use the topic sentence, supporting statements and summary in writing effectively. Develop the kind of writing skills needed for intermediate school papers and projects. (For 6th graders only.) |
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| Writing Workshop |
| Miraleste |
Mrs. King |
| Ridgecrest |
Mr. White |
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This course is designed for 7th and 8th graders. Learn the basic organization of a 3-5 paragraph essay, effective use of transitions, thesis statements, and supporting sentences. Improve your vocabulary and use of descriptive adjectives. Develop your creative writing skills -- poetry, essay, journal writing, etc. Prepare a book of your best work. (For 7th & 8th graders only.) |
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