THINKING ORGANIZEDJust Write – PROGRAM FORMAT
Thinking Organized’s summer programs run on a weekly cycle, Monday – Thursday for one hour each day, throughout the summer.
- Just Write is offered at 1 p.m. each week, and prior registration is required.
- Each program is individualized and one-on-one.
- The cost per four-day program is $595.
To schedule this summer program:
- Click the registration link and follow the steps.
- Select a start date and time on the calendar (programs always start on a Monday).
- Select your preferred location (Thinking Organized office or virtual) and fill out the questionnaire.
- Submit payment via PayPal (there is an option to pay by credit card, as well).
Just Write
ELEMENTARY
Just Write: Elementary School is an individualized approach to improving a student’s writing. In this four-day, one-on-one series, students will learn strategies for key steps of the writing process, including pre-writing, drafting, and revising. Students will complete small writing assignments so that they can have hands-on practice utilizing these tools. Students will also learn the basics surrounding various types of writing, such as persuasive, narrative, expository, and descriptive writing.
This program can be adapted to all writing levels and is designed to help your student:
- Use graphic organizers and pre-writing strategies to plan and structure writing
- Expand descriptions of written information
- Convey ideas clearly
- Practice drafting different types of writing assignments
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Just Write: Middle School is an individualized approach to improving a student’s writing. In this four-day, one-on-one series, students will learn strategies to assist them in every step of the writing process, including pre-writing, researching, drafting, revising, and editing. Skills such as fluency, organization, transitions, coherence, and analysis will be targeted in each meeting so that students have hands-on practice utilizing these tools. Students will learn about and complete writing assignments surrounding various types of writing, such as persuasive, narrative, expository, and descriptive writing. Additionally, students will practice written responses to short stories in order to gain experience providing necessary background information, pulling quotes, and analyzing a specific text by relating their point back to the prompt.
This program can be adapted to all writing levels and is designed to help your student:
- Use graphic organizers and pre-writing strategies to plan and structure writing
- Find quotes, expand on descriptions, and write complete analyses
- Convey ideas clearly and efficiently, determining relevant and necessary details
- Practice drafting and revising different types of writing assignments
HIGH SCHOOL
Just Write: High School is an individualized approach to improving a student’s writing. In this four-day, one-on-one series, students will learn strategies to assist them in every step of the writing process, including pre-writing, researching, drafting, revising, and editing. Skills such as fluency, organization, transitions, coherence, and analysis will be targeted in each meeting so that students have hands-on practice utilizing these tools. Students will learn about and complete writing assignments surrounding various types of writing, such as persuasive, narrative, expository, and descriptive writing. Additionally, students will practice written responses to short stories in order to gain experience providing necessary background information, pulling quotes, and analyzing a specific text by relating their point back to the prompt. As skill level indicates, elements of college-readiness writing can be implemented, such as academic citations and writing styles. This program can be adapted to all writing levels and is designed to help your student:
- Use graphic organizers and pre-writing strategies to plan writing
- Create a workable thesis, find quotes and analyze them to support the thesis
- Convey ideas clearly and efficiently, determining relevant and necessary details
- Practice drafting and revising different types of writing assignments