Travel Writing of the Southeast United States (5th-6th grades)
Live online Wednesdays 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Dates: Sept. 10, 2025– May 13, 2026
Instructor: Renee Metcalf
Course Description:
Who doesn't like to go on a road trip! Virtually explore the history and geography of the Southeastern United States and write articles about animals, people, places, and historical and current events. Learn to write in a gentle and incremental fashion, adding various stylistic devices, sentence variety, and vocabulary for your readership. At the conclusion of the course, students compile their final drafts to create a magazine with a cover, pictures, and other interesting fillers. Think of yourself as a "real" writer, because you are!
Question: What if you don't live in the southeastern U.S?
Answer: I don't live in Ireland or Japan, either, but that does not prevent me from writing about them. We are often interested in places that are far away or foreign. If you DO live in the southeastern U.S. this class will only further enhance your studies.
Tuition: $59/month or $212/semester
Texts:
Travel Writing of the Southeast United States by Renee Metcalf
Goals and Objectives:Learn the writing process from brainstorming to outlining, note-taking, editing, and revising
Live online Wednesdays 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Dates: Sept. 10, 2025– May 13, 2026
Instructor: Renee Metcalf
Course Description:
Who doesn't like to go on a road trip! Virtually explore the history and geography of the Southeastern United States and write articles about animals, people, places, and historical and current events. Learn to write in a gentle and incremental fashion, adding various stylistic devices, sentence variety, and vocabulary for your readership. At the conclusion of the course, students compile their final drafts to create a magazine with a cover, pictures, and other interesting fillers. Think of yourself as a "real" writer, because you are!
Question: What if you don't live in the southeastern U.S?
Answer: I don't live in Ireland or Japan, either, but that does not prevent me from writing about them. We are often interested in places that are far away or foreign. If you DO live in the southeastern U.S. this class will only further enhance your studies.
Tuition: $59/month or $212/semester
Texts:
Travel Writing of the Southeast United States by Renee Metcalf
Goals and Objectives:Learn the writing process from brainstorming to outlining, note-taking, editing, and revising
- Write summaries from single sources.
- Synthesize information from multiple sources.
- Learn to generate original content from your brain.
- Write about literature by responding to a prompt.
- Write a formal critique.
- Write a mini-research.
- Learn about famous people, places, and events of the southeastern U.S.
