Write It!

8-Week 6 Traits + 1 Approach Creative Writing Course This 8-week writing course introduces students to the 6 Traits + 1 Approach to Writing, giving them practical tools to become stronger, more confident writers. Through engaging lessons, creative writing activities, and hands-on practice, students will learn how to develop ideas, organize their thoughts, strengthen their word choice and sentence fluency, develop their own writing voice, and improve grammar and mechanics. Students will also learn how to revise, edit, and present their work with confidence.

Weekly Highlights

Week 1 - Ideas: Finding something to say, brainstorming, choosing a topic, and adding meaningful details Week 2 - Organization: Creating a clear beginning, middle, and end, sequencing ideas, and using transitions Week 3 - Voice: Developing personality, emotion, tone, and a unique writing style Week 4 - Word Choice: Using specific, descriptive, and engaging words to bring writing to life Week 5 - Sentence Fluency: Creating complete, varied, and smoothly flowing sentences Week 6 - Conventions: Strengthening grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation Week 7 - Presentation + Revision: Revising, editing, responding to feedback, and polishing written work Week 8 - Putting It All Together: Applying all 6 Traits + 1 to a final writing project and celebrating student growth

Materials Provided

Weekly lesson materials and writing activities, creative writing prompts, practice and planning pages, revision and editing checklists, 6 Traits + 1 reference materials, and final writing project materials. We are flexible with sibling groups that may fall out of class ages being placed together in the class of choice. The Homeschool Hangar is a Step Up Direct Pay Provider. Families can reserve their scholarship funds for all classes through their EMA account.