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Ms. Sondra Garcia,  Expert in English Language Education

      Record: With students earned full score of 800 in SAT test

  June, 2002 - Present

•  Teaching, tutoring students (K-12) in language arts.

• Language arts class instructor, K-12, at schools and institutions

• Senior Technical Writer/Editor at top high tech companies

• Senior Marketing Writer/Editor specialist

• Intensive writing improve class instructor

　

This class is expected to improve student's writing skills noticeably

　

Writing I Grade 1-2

This class is targeted at first- and second-grade students as well as third-graders
whose writing skills are not at grade level. This introductory writing class will
teach basic skills that lay the foundation of good writing for years to come.
There is a strong emphasis on how to write clear, well-written paragraphs with
appropriate topic sentences, supporting details, and conclusions, Students will
learn and practice grade-appropriate grammar as well as strong vocabulary. The
teacher will assess each child¨s progress through weekly writing assignments
and quizzes, and will keep parents informed so that each child can stay on track
to meet the goals of each family.

Writing II Grade 3, 4 and 5

This class is targeted at third- and fourth-grade students or fifth-grade students
whose writing skills are not at grade level. Students will focus on writing multi-
paragraph essays with a ＾hook￣ to engage the audience, clearly-stated thesis,
clear topic sentences that tie in to the thesis, well-written body paragraphs
that use strong vocabulary and keen detail, and concluding paragraphs that
summarize and wrap up their essays. Students will learn the difference between
a theme and a thesis statement and between summary and detail. They will also
learn and practice grade-appropriate grammar, and understand the multi-step
writing process, from planning to final draft.

Writing III Grade 6, 7 and 8

This class is targeted at middle-school students and advanced 5th-graders. The
class will practice strong writing skills by writing a variety of essays including
narratives, persuasive essays, cause-and-effect, descriptive essays, reports,
comparison-contrasts, and literary analysis. Students will become adept at
composing thesis statements and supporting those theses. They will learn a
variety of literary techniques such as simile, visualization, hyperbole, alliteration,
and metaphors, and learn how to apply these techniques to their own writing.

Reading Comprehension

Comprehension III Grade 6, 7 and 8

Many students can't extract the points from what they read, though the reading be completed rather quickly. This causes problems not only for understanding the reading content, but also makes it impossible to write on points.

This intensive reading comprehension class is expected to improve students' skill of understanding the content and be able to get the points quickly and accurately. 

　

 8 Weeks  starting 6/20/2011

Class Grade Level Time Teacher Price Writing I G 1-2 MON, WED 3:00-4:00PM Sharon Begovich $240 Writing II G 3-5 MON, WED 4:00-6:00PM Sondra Garcia $480 Writing III G 6-8 MON, WED 6:00-8:00PM Sondra Garcia $480 Comprehension III G 6-8 TUE, THU 4:00-6:00PM Sharon Begovich $480

 

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