{"id":7970,"date":"2024-03-29T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minnastylist.com\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=7970"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:09:06","slug":"advanced-writing","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/minnastylist.com\/en\/project\/advanced-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle School Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7970\" class=\"elementor elementor-7970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"dt_portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168b639 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"168b639\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6aa5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f6aa5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-3f6aa5e{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc3f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fc3f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing classes in middle school are oriented toward academic writing, a genre of writing typically used in academic settings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterized by a formal tone, clear structure, and the use of evidence to support arguments. Academic writing often involves synthesizing information from multiple sources and formulating a well-reasoned argument or analysis based on that information. It is used to communicate research results and present arguments and perspectives in a concise and clear manner.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60084e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60084e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Course Sequencing &amp; Specializations<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec9c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec9c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"table-ielts\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Grade Level<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Fall Semester<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Spring Semester<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Writer\u2019s Workshop 2<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Semester 1)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Focuses on advanced grammar-oriented mechanics and unit-based short-form composition.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Great Writing 3<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Semester 2)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Transition to long-form writing (3+ paragraphs) across various academic genres.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 &#8211; Advanced<\/span><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><b>John Locke 6<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Full-Year)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A specialized skill-training course designed for students preparing for the prestigious John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/8<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Writing with Power<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Semester 1)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Advanced mastery of the 5-paragraph essay and complex rhetorical modes.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Intro to Academic Writing<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Semester 2)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Refinement of style and technique across diverse academic disciplines.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/8<\/span><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><b>Grammar for Writing <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Semester)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A targeted, intensive course for students needing pure grammatical reinforcement to support their composition.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/8 &#8211; Advanced<\/span><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><b>John Locke 8<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Full-Year)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: An elite-level workshop specifically focused on producing competitive entries for the John Locke competition.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Writer\u2019s Workshop (Senior)<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Full-Year)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Mastery of diverse long-form genres, preparing students for the rigors of Honors, AP, and IB English.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d080d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d080d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grade 6 Writing Track Comparison<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two types of writing classes: Great Writing (GW) or Writer&#8217;s Workshop (WW). The main difference between the two is that GW is suitable for students with higher English proficiency and wants to improve academic writing skills (structure, tone, organization), while WW is for improving students&#8217; grammar level in junior high school and is suitable for ESL students:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd81416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd81416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"table-ielts\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Feature<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Writer\u2019s Workshop 2<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Great Writing 3<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grammar Focus<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intensive grammar reinforcement to build a robust writing foundation.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supplemental grammar used to fine-tune and polish academic prose.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary Purpose<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving overall English proficiency and sentence-level accuracy.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mastery of academic writing skills, including structure, tone, and logical organization.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ideal Candidate<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students focusing on strengthening their grammatical core and sentence structure.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students with English proficiency equivalent to U.S. Grade 4 or above.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd0bfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bd0bfd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330ef7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"330ef7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Writer\u2019s Workshop 2?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0402fd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0402fd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856fea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"856fea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two types of writing classes: Great Writing (GW) or Writer's Workshop (WW). The main difference between the two is that GW is suitable for students with higher English proficiency and wants to improve academic writing skills (structure, tone, organization), while WW is for improving students' grammar level in junior high school and is suitable for ESL students:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6202c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6202c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"table-ielts\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Stage<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Details<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warm-Up<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluency-based writing practice using accessible prompts.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Core Composition<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction of specific writing techniques and foundational essay structures.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 minute break<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grammar Intensive<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deep-dive into essential grammatical concepts with applied practice.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Editing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students learn the art of peer-review and self-correction, fostering a critical eye for detail.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e6d4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67e6d4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-75ffb85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75ffb85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Great Writing?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea398a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea398a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bb82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8bb82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Geographic\u2019s \u201cGreat Writing\u201d series is a set of English language learning textbooks that mainly help students improve their writing skills through engaging National Geographic themed content.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This series provides a series of writing activities and exercises designed to help students cope with more advanced writing tasks and effectively improve their writing skills. Each textbook covers a different aspect of writing learning, including clear explanations of writing concepts, practical exercises, and appreciation of fascinating examples of masterpieces. National Geographic offers a wealth of learning resources, including articles, photos, and videos, providing students with real-life writing examples that they can use as inspiration for their own writing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students taking this course will have the opportunity to learn some of the more fundamental areas of academic writing, including structure, organization, and tone.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: Students are required to submit writing assignments weekly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cc344 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71cc344\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b816e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86b816e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/minnastylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1212113213.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minnastylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1212113213.jpg 774w, https:\/\/minnastylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1212113213-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/minnastylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1212113213-768x648.jpg 768w, https:\/\/minnastylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1212113213-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing classes in middle school are oriented toward academic writing, a genre of writing typically used in academic settings. 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