Chinese Writing Accelerator 作文班 - Pri 3/4/5

Every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month @ 5pm - 6.30pm (1 hr 30 min) via Zoom

Dates: 9th and 23rd June, 14th and 28th July, 11th and 25th August, 8th and 22nd Sept

For each lesson, students will be taught the critical thinking skill, relevant vocabulary and writing techniques for a NEW topic. 

He/she will write a composition draft 1 for the topic in class and submit immediately after class. Total 8 topics. 

In the week without lesson, the draft 1 is returned with detailed comments and prompts to help students IMPROVE the writing with more ideas. 

Students will write a Draft 2 and submit within 3 days. This piece will be graded and returned before the next lesson. 

Payment options: 

Trial $190 for first 2 lessons (1 month); subsequent payments of either $190 or $360.

Half Term $360 for first 4 lessons (2 months); subsequent payments of either $190 or $360.

Full Term $660 for all 8 lessons (4 months).

For only $165 a month (with full term payment), your child will 

(1) attend TWO 90-min lessons

(2) write FOUR complete drafts on TWO topics. TWO of the drafts are written in class with guidance on sentence structures and vocabulary.

One-time registration fee $40 applies to new students.

Term Dates 2021

Term 2/2021 (11 weeks: 20 March - 3 June 2020)

Lessons	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Wednesday	Thursday
1	20 March	21 March	22 March	24 March	25 March
2	27 Mar	28 Mar	29 Mar	31 Mar	1 April
3	3 April	4 April	5 Apr	7 Apr	8 Apr
4	10 Apr	11 Apr	12 Apr	14 Apr	15 Apr
5	17 Apr	18 Apr	19 Apr	21 Apr	22 Apr
6	24 Apr	25 Apr	26 May	28 Apr	29 Apr
7	1 May	2 May	3 May	5 May	6 May
8	8 May	9 May	10 May	12 May	13 May
9	15 May	16 May	17 May	19 May	20 May
10	22 May	23 May	24 May	26 May	27 May
11	29 May	30 May	31 May	2 June	3 June

No regular classes between 4 June and 2 July 2021.

Writing Accelerator (for Primary 2 to 4) - 4 Weeks only

Do your children have the following difficulties with writing? 

- Lack of ideas to write an original story
- Too many ideas and ended up writing a confusing story
- Not able to express their ideas clearly and coherently
- Writing out of topic

Our Writing Accelerator programme will address those issues and teach your child effective techniques to significantly elevate their writing scores!

Common Issues that Baffled Parents

==>> Your child may read a lot but is unable to write a good piece of composition independently.

==>> Your child may enjoy writing and practise writing compositions diligently, but he/she still scores below 17/20 consistently.

==>> Your child may read and memorise a lot of model compositions, but he/she struggles to write outstanding pieces on unfamiliar topics.

At From Tiny Acorns, our tried-and-tested Writing Accelerator programme will help your child improve their writing by leaps and bounds!

We have crafted a structured and powerful Writing Accelerator programme designed to help students learn to craft coherent compositions while developing their individual writing voice.

How does it work?

1. Each week, students attend a 30 min Skills and Techniques group lesson, conducted LIVE via Zoom.
2. Weekly Composition topic is emailed to parents.
3. Student writes draft 1 independently and submits within 2 days.
4. Draft 1 is graded and returned with detailed feedback.
5. A one-on-one Zoom coaching session is arranged. Duration is between 10 and 20 min depending on child's needs. In this session, students will be guided to IMPROVE his writing STYLE, further DEVELOP his IDEAS before he writes draft 2.

6. Student writes draft 2 independently and submits within 2 days.
7. Draft 2 is graded and returned with feedback.

NEW DATES

November/December 2020 Writing Accelerator (via zoom) for FOUR consecutive weeks.

- starts on Monday 23 Nov (5pm-5.30pm) for Pri 2 (in 2021) FULL! 

- starts on Wednesday 2 Dec (5pm - 5.30pm) for Pr2 (in 2021) FULL! 

- starts on Thursday 26 Nov (5pm - 5.30pm) for Pri 3&4 (in 2021) FULL! 

Limited places. Sign up now to avoid disappointment!

Please ensure your child is available for the group lessons before enrolling. No refund will be made regardless of reasons if students have to miss any part of the lessons. No make-up lessons can be arranged for group lessons. 

Draft 2 of the 4th and last topic must be submitted within 7 days after the 4th Monday and Thursday group lesson for grading. Any late submission will not be graded unless a Medical Certificate can be produced to show the child was unwell during the week.