CourseG4–5 Write Lab
- What you'll find
- The previous level, where your child organizes what they read into pieces that explain
G6–7 Write Lab
Your child takes a position on a question and writes English essays that back it up with reasons and evidence.
They find evidence in English texts on world history, economics, and science, use it in their essays, and rewrite after the instructor's corrections.
Check your child's English writing to see if this level fits
Your child's starting level depends on their English writing more than their grade. When needed, a diagnostic assessment shows where they are now.
What to look for in your child's writing
Claim and evidence
Your child can summarize or explain what they read but has trouble backing their own claim with evidence.
Paragraph structure
Your child has trouble putting reasons and examples in order within one paragraph.
What your child writes in grades 6–7
If your child has already finished the grades 4–5 level, writing pieces that organize and explain what they read, in grades 6–7 they move on to English essays that state their own claim first, then use evidence to show why it's right.
Your child writes from question to claim to evidence
Your child writes their answer to the question as a one-sentence claim, decides on reasons, and builds a paragraph with evidence and examples picked from English texts.
Reading about social studies and science for writing ideas
Your child reads English texts on social studies and science and uses them as evidence in essays.
Social studies
- World history
- Citizenship and rights
- Economic systems
- Conflict and cooperation
Science
- Basic physics and chemistry
- Cells and genetics
- The environment
Practicing vocabulary, writing structure, and grammar
Your child practices vocabulary and grammar separately so they can write claims and evidence in accurate sentences.
Polishing English sentences and paragraphs
Vocab: Word choice
Your child picks the word that fits the context in word-relationship questions (Analogies) and fill-in-the-blank sentences (Sentence Completion).
Language Arts: Writing structure
Your child reads model essays (Writing Models) and studies how claims and reasons follow one another.
Grammar: Rules and paragraph editing
Your child uses new grammar in their own sentences and fixes errors in paragraphs (Paragraph Editing).
Writing a full English essay, from plan to rewrite
- Step: Set the question and purpose
At this step, your child: Decides which question the essay answers, which English sources to read, and whom to persuade or what to explain.
- Step: Outline
At this step, your child: Organizes the claim, reasons, evidence, and examples with a mind map and an outline.
- Step: Write a draft
At this step, your child: Picks a form that fits the purpose, such as explaining or persuading, and writes a draft.
- Step: Get written corrections and rewrite
At this step, your child: Fixes the sentence errors and claim–evidence connections the instructor points out, then rewrites the essay.
Essay topics are chosen to fit your child's level.
Written corrections and assessments track your child's writing
Your child takes a quiz every class, an end-of-month assessment, and a quarterly achievement assessment. Rewritten English essays and assessment results go into your child's portfolio. See how parents get progress updates
What the instructor checks when correcting
Question and claim
Whether the essay answers the question and states the claim clearly in one sentence.
Reasons and evidence
Whether the reasons, evidence, and examples support the claim, and whether the sources chosen are reliable.
Sentences and paragraphs
Whether grammar and vocabulary are right, sentences connect, and paragraphs are well built.
Textbooks and homework
We choose textbooks from CGP English, Cambridge Academic Writing Skills, Writer’s Choice, Daily Paragraph Editing, and Analogies materials to fit your child's level and goals.
English writing after class
Homework
Your child rewrites what they wrote in class, following the written corrections. They also practice reading and vocabulary.
Writing Clinic
Extra English writing outside regular classes, with in-depth written corrections. We'll let you know in consultation whether it's running.
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CourseG8–9 Write Lab
- What you'll find
- The next level, where your child compares several English sources, picks evidence, and cites sources
CourseG7–9 Write Lab
- What you'll find
- What students write in grades 6–7 and 8–9, and which students each level fits
Plan your child's G6–7 Write Lab classes
Tell us your child's grade, their school writing assignments, and what they find hard about English essays. Then we'll decide together whether this level is the place to start.