Course Title: Writer’s Workshop

Grade/Age Level: 2^nd – 4^th grade

Time: 1 hour each week

Class Size: Minimum (3) Maximum (16)

Pre-requisite: None

Course Readiness Test or Evaluation Required: None

Cost of the Course: Tuition:

v yearly: $315.00

v monthly: $35.00

v supply fee: $25.00 due at registration; NONREFUNDABLE

Teacher’s Name: Katie Larson

Address: 13302 Barton Meadow Lane

Rosharon, TX 77583

Phone: 281-489-1001

E-Mail Address: ekatielarson@yahoo.com

Best time and method to contact for questions and concerns:

v anytime; phone or e-mail

Bio: I began teaching in the fall of 2001 after completing my Master of Arts in teaching from Trinity University in San Antonio. I taught third grade for three years in a public school in San Antonio before deciding to stay home after the birth of my first child. My husband and I now have two beautiful boys (ages three and five), and I am extremely excited about this opportunity to teach a few home schooling classes this year while still being able to stay home with my children. Our family attends the Vineyard church in Pearland, where I enjoy teaching preschool Sunday school. I can’t wait to meet your children and teach them in a fun, interactive environment!

Required Text and Materials: folder (teacher will provide), zipper pocket to keep supplies in, pencil, stick glue, scissors, scotch tape, and crayons. The supplies will be stored in your child’s zipper pouch, and will be available for use during other courses, if need be.

Course Content: In this class, your child will take several pieces of writing through the entire writing process: prewriting, writing a rough draft, revision, editing, and finally, publishing. In the fall semester we will concentrate on narrative writing. We will learn how to use “grabbers” to begin our writing, learn about the use of dialogue, strong verbs, transitions, and many other skills that will make our narrative writing shine. If we have time, we will also complete a poetry writing unit. In the spring semester, we will write informational texts. We will begin by researching a topic and taking notes; then, we will turn those notes into chapters of our informational books. In both semesters, each piece of writing that we take though the entire writing process will be published in a hard-bound picture book, complete with your child’s text and illustrations. If your child completed Writer’s Workshop last year, he or she is welcome to take the class again—new material and methods of writing will be introduced, and methods learned last year will be reinforced.

Expected amount of homework per week: Since this class is a supplementary class, minimal homework will be assigned.

Course Evaluation: I will send home weekly “update” emails to keep parents informed of what we have learned in class each week. I will also hold a fall and spring conference (or phone conference) with each child’s parents to update parents on their child’s performance in the class.