Mentor with a passionate, professional writer to learn the art of writing an essay.
Whether it's an application essay, or an essay for school, writing an important personal essay for the first (or fortieth!) time can be challenging. Every decision feels weighty, from choosing the topic, to sorting out what to include and what to leave out, all the way to adding final touches with confidence.
However, what if by learning to write a personal essay, your child gained:
⇢ Confidence and perspective about their unique strengths
⇢ Practical skills and strategies to make future essay writing more streamlined and effective
⇢ The can-do optimism that comes from successfully meeting a challenge head-on
What if during this application season, instead of struggling and worrying, your child gained a greater sense of identity and purpose?
S K I L L S B U I L T :
⇢ Quickly choosing a meaningful topic
⇢ Breaking a topic into three main ideas
⇢ Crafting a thesis statement
⇢ Developing a strong introductory paragraph
⇢ Shaping a body paragraph
⇢ Using concrete, well-chosen examples
⇢ Wrapping up with a memorable conclusion
This program is offered in two tiers.
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At Society of Young Inklings, we’ve been helping youth writers move the big ideas from their hearts and their heads onto the page for over ten years. During that time, we’ve worked with many exceptional youth writers as they've tackle the middle and high school application process, and have refined a tried-and-true process to help youth master the art of the personal essay.
While this course is well-suited for writers who are preparing for application season, it is also a practical tool for all writers seeking a better understanding of essay structure. The course walks writers through easy-to-use strategies that will help them see the big-picture structure of an essay and gain insight about how to organize their ideas into a thoughtful flow.
W H A T D O O T H E R S S A Y ?
My fifth grade son is a strong writer, but he struggled to organize essays, and worried especially about completing an essay in a test situation in a short amount of time. In his sessions, he practiced choosing ideas, organizing his thoughts, and revising for flow — in a playful way. In fact, he told me, ‘That was surprisingly fun!’ after the first session. Now, he has built his confidence and improved greatly.
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H A V E Q U E S T I O N S ?
Contact us at info@younginklings.org
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