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Accelawriter Course List:

All Accelawriter classes conform to the California standards for writing at the appropriate grade level. Each course includes six print lessons and two writing assignments, which are completed in three drafts each. Students are assigned a personal writing coach who tutors them through the course, providing feedback and evaluation on every submitted draft. Numbers in parentheses refer to the corresponding California standard.

New for 2011-2012

CAHSEE Essay Prep Course

One in five students fails the English-Language Arts portion of the CAHSEE!

With Accelawriter.com, five in five of your students pass, guaranteed.

Accelawriter.com’s CAHSEE Essay Prep Course will…

Prepare your students for the writing portion of the CAHSEE (20% of ELA score)
Guarantee success: If a student completes our course and scores low on the essay portion of the CAHSEE, he or she may retake our course free of charge until a score of 3 or higher is reached.

This six-week course includes:

Personal coaching and thorough evaluative feedback and on each essay (standard for all Accelawriter.com courses)
Weekly practice essays
Exercises focused on the five essay types
A simulated score by our trained coaches for each essay
Accelawriter.com’s Essay Prep Handbook

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Courses

Accelawriter Middle School Courses 2011-2012

	Description
6^th Grade A	In this first 6th grade course, students will compose an imaginative first-person story (2.1) and a descriptive paper on an object of either particular beauty or ugliness (2.2) .
6^th Grade B	Students in 6th Grade B will write, as an introduction to exposition, a eulogy for a cartoon character (2.2) and a persuasive essay on the best pet (2.5).
7^th Grade A	In this course, students will compose a narrative on an unlikely friendship (2.1) and a brief biographical report (2.3).
7^th Grade B	This course includes an exercise in writing a summary (2.5) and a persuasive essay nominating a Parent, Teacher, or Student of the Year (2.4).
8^th Grade A	Students in the first 8th grade course will compose a first-person fictional narrative about a surprising metamorphosis (2.1) and a persuasive essay on something the student strongly believes (2.4).
8^th Grade B	This course asks students to write an essay for a fictitious summer job (2.5) and an informal technical manual (2.6).

Accelawriter High School Courses 2011-2012

	Description
9^th Grade A	In this first 9th grade course, students will complete an autobiographical narrative (2.1) and a comparison/contrast essay (2.3).
9^th Grade B	Students in 9th Grade B will compose a business letter (2.5 ) and an expository process paper (2.3).
10^th Grade A	In this course, students will compose a short, original short story (2.1) and a review of a movie or a musical recording of their choice (2.4).
10^th Grade B	This course includes a simple technical writing project (2.6) and an analytical essay (2.3).
11^th Grade A	In this 11th grade course, students will complete a short, fictional narrative (2.1) and a letter to the editor (2.3).
11^th Grade B	Students in 11th Grade B will compose a reflective composition on a personal experience (2.3) and a cover letter for a resume (2.5).
12^th Grade A	In this course, students will compose a short, fictional narrative (2.1) and a quotation response essay (2.3).
12^th Grade A	This course includes a reflective composition on culture (2.3) and a report on a historical event (2.4).