Welcome to your WriteShop Course! This is an incremental program, so each lesson must be done before moving onto the next. Select the appropriate lesson below to begin your writing adventure!
As a reference while writing your papers, use the Sentence Structure Page to review the various sentence structures required in your assignments and the Page Format Page to properly format your computer document before submitting it to your teacher.
WriteShop I Updated Sample
A video supplement to the WriteShop I course.
| Module 1 | Concrete Writing/Describing an Object (Video) |
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| In this lesson, you will learn how to describe an object using vivid, specific and accurate words. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 1: SkillBuilder: Finding Synonyms (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 1: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 1: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 1: Writing Skills Checklist (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 1: Edited Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 6 | Lesson 1: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 7 | Lesson 1: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 2 | Describing a Pet (Video) |
| Describe a pet. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 2: Skill Builder: Using the Thesaurus (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 2: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 2: Active Verbs (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 2: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 2: Writing Skills Checklist (Video) |
| Unit 6 | Lesson 2: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 7 | Lesson 2: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 3 | Describing a Person (Video) |
| Describing a person. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 3: Skill Builder: Paired Adjectives (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 3: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 3: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 3: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 3: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 4 | Describe a Circus Performer (Video) |
| Describe a circus performer. | |
| Unit 1 | Skill Builder: Topic Sentences (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 4: Brainstorming (Vid) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 4: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 4: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 4: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 5 | Describe a Food (Video) |
| Describe a Food. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 5: Skill Builder: Titles and Contractions (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 5: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 5: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 5: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 5: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 6 | Describing a Season (Video) |
| Describe a season. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 6: Skill Builder: Using Similes (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 6: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 6: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 6: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 6: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 7 | Describing a Place (Video) |
| Describe a place. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 7: Skill Builder: Using "-ing" Verbs (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 7: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 7: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 7: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 7: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 8 | Explaining a Process (Video) |
| Explain a process. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 8: Skill Builder: Explaining Processes (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 8: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 8: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 8: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 8: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 9 | Writing a Factual Paragraph (Video) |
| Writing a Factual Paragraph | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 9: Skill Builder: Present Participial Phrases (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 9: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 9: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 9: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 9: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 10 | Writing a Concise Biography (Video) |
| Write a concise biography. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 10: Skill Builders (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 10: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 10: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 10: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 10: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 11 | Introducing Journalism (Video) |
| Introducing Journalism. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 11: Skill Builder: Journalism (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 11: Subordinate Conjunction Clause (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 11: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 11: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 11: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 6 | Lesson 11: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 12 | Writing a Narrative of an Emotional Event (Video) |
| Writing a narrative of an emotional event. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 12: Skill Builder: Prepositions (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 12: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 12: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 12: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 12: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 13 | Writing a Narrative of Another Person's Experience (Video) |
| Writing a narrative of another person's experience. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 13: Skill Builder: Interviewing a Person (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 13: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 13: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 13: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 14 | First-Person Point of View 1 (Video) |
| First-person point of view 1. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 14: Skill Builder: Personification (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 14: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 14: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 14: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 14: Final Draft (Vid) |
| Module 15 | First-Person Point of View 2 (Video) |
| First-person point of view 2 | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 15: Skill Builder: Tense Agreement (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 15: Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 15: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 15: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 15: Final Draft (Vid) |
| Module 16 | Third-Person Point of View (Video) |
| Third-Person point of view. | |
| Unit 1 | Lesson 16: Skill Builder: Past Participles (Vid) |
| Unit 2 | Lesson 16: Brainstorming (Vid) |
| Unit 3 | Lesson 16: Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Lesson 16: First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Lesson 16: Final Draft (Video) |
| Module 1 | Describing an Object (Video) |
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| Unit 1 | SkillBuilder: Finding Synonyms (Video) |
| Unit 2 | Brainstorming (Video) |
| Unit 3 | Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 4 | Writing Skills Checklist (Video) |
| Unit 5 | Edited Sloppy Copy (Video) |
| Unit 6 | First Revision (Video) |
| Unit 7 | Final Draft (Video) |