Moving FORWARD!: Writing Workshop with Personalized Feedback, Grades 5-7
8 class sessions, 1.5 hours per class (12 hours of instruction)
April 1 - May 20
Wednesdays
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. PST
Course Description:
Would you like to get specific answers to YOUR writing questions? Questions like: What else can I do to improve? What else will make my writing stronger? Why do I get stuck when I write about certain topics? How do I make this meet what the assignment is asking for?
Would you like to get specific tips about how to solve YOUR particularly tricky writing experiences? Ones like: I don’t have anything to say about this. I don’t know what’s missing. This isn’t my best. I don’t know why this isn’t working.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about approaches to their writing struggles with techniques for moving their performance forward, past the obstacles or patterns that they may find frustrating. They will identify key areas and apply go-to & personalized strategies, specifically--techniques that they will uncover in one-on-one conferencing with the instructor and through peer discussions. They will receive writing prompts to work on (related to popular events and media) and will be encouraged to share writing that they’ve already produced in order to learn even more about their abilities, potentials, and future writing self.
Students will learn about and use online tools like MURAL and AI that expand their understanding of their writing style, and they will experiment with suggestions that help them acquire a more flexible understanding of writing for different tasks.
Students will receive personalized feedback during the sessions in scheduled segments.
Students will come away with personalized insight!
Instructor Biography:
Ilona Missakian has taught both high school and college English classes in Southern California, specializing in composition and rhetoric. Missakian infuses all courses with the strategies from the UCI Writing Project that promote students’ skills in reading and writing. Her recent activity in projects like i3 (Invention and Inclusive Innovation)--which embraces technology--and the Puente Project from U.C. Berkeley--which embraces culturally relevant content--have informed her approach to helping students shape their voices and craft effective communication. With a background in dance arts, Missakian also appreciates the creative expression that students can integrate into their academic plans. She currently teaches English at Palo Verde College, edits content for The Journal of Learning through the Arts, and teaches dance.
Would you like to get specific answers to YOUR writing questions? Questions like: What else can I do to improve? What else will make my writing stronger? Why do I get stuck when I write about certain topics? How do I make this meet what the assignment is asking for?
Would you like to get specific tips about how to solve YOUR particularly tricky writing experiences? Ones like: I don’t have anything to say about this. I don’t know what’s missing. This isn’t my best. I don’t know why this isn’t working.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about approaches to their writing struggles with techniques for moving their performance forward, past the obstacles or patterns that they may find frustrating. They will identify key areas and apply go-to & personalized strategies, specifically--techniques that they will uncover in one-on-one conferencing with the instructor and through peer discussions. They will receive writing prompts to work on (related to popular events and media) and will be encouraged to share writing that they’ve already produced in order to learn even more about their abilities, potentials, and future writing self.
Students will learn about and use online tools like MURAL and AI that expand their understanding of their writing style, and they will experiment with suggestions that help them acquire a more flexible understanding of writing for different tasks.
Students will receive personalized feedback during the sessions in scheduled segments.
Students will come away with personalized insight!
Instructor Biography:
Ilona Missakian has taught both high school and college English classes in Southern California, specializing in composition and rhetoric. Missakian infuses all courses with the strategies from the UCI Writing Project that promote students’ skills in reading and writing. Her recent activity in projects like i3 (Invention and Inclusive Innovation)--which embraces technology--and the Puente Project from U.C. Berkeley--which embraces culturally relevant content--have informed her approach to helping students shape their voices and craft effective communication. With a background in dance arts, Missakian also appreciates the creative expression that students can integrate into their academic plans. She currently teaches English at Palo Verde College, edits content for The Journal of Learning through the Arts, and teaches dance.