美高英语写作课

The Art and Craft of the Personal Narrative

课程介绍 Description：

在为期8周的高中写作课程中，学生们将逐步探索有效个人陈述写作的基础。学生们将了解，为什么撰写有关他们自己的一些故事和话题是非常重要的，并且也会认识到，最好的写作源自于他们心底最真诚的声音和兴趣。学生们将练习如何慢慢地把一个写作灵感逐渐演变成一个比较成熟的写作初稿，如何修改，逐步锻炼和掌握写作每个步骤中涉及到的多种技能。

During this 8-week summer course, students will explore the foundations of effective personal writing. They will understand the importance of writing about subjects that matter to them, and they’ll learn that that the best writing springs from their genuine voice and interests. As students practice moving from an idea to a polished draft, they will understand the importance of revision—gaining skills in every step of the writing process along the way.

课程目标 Objective：

在学生们寻找写作的快乐和目标的同时，他们会撰写出几篇打磨较好的写作作品。课程结束后，孩子们应该能很自信地完成私立寄宿美高学术写作任务，从容面对各种写作挑战。

As they learn to find pleasure and purpose in writing, students will produce several polished pieces that they are proud to share. By the end of the term, they will be more confident and better prepared to take on the challenges of academic writing in an independent school setting.

涉及主题 Topics to be Covered：

• Harnessing ideas and choosing meaningful topics.

• How to narrow their focus and sharpen their purpose.
  

• How to organize and structure an effective story or essay.
  

• "Show, Don't Tell": Engaging and persuading the reader through evidence and supporting details.  
  

• Developing the writer's voice and style. 
  

• Practicing concision: Learning to write clear, lucid prose by eliminating extraneous words and phrases.
  

• The importance of word choice: Using strong, active verbs and concrete nouns to add energy to their writing.
  

• The importance and power of specificity.
  

• Understanding the qualities of strong descriptive writing and the importance of engaging the senses.

• Writing effective openers, conclusions, and transitions.
  

• Conventions: We'll review common usage, grammar, and mechanical issues. 

相关说明Note：

个人陈述撰写是精英寄宿美高写作课程的基石。尽管本课程主要讨论个人陈述的撰写，孩子们学到的写作技巧也适用于其他学术写作。

While focusing on personal narrative writing—the bedrock of the writing curriculum at the instructor’s prestigious independent boarding school—students will acquire skills that translate well to all types of academic writing.

课程大纲：

• 第一二周：Descriptive Writing: the Building Blocks

• 第三四周：Scene Building: Expanding Skills

• 第五六周：Narrative Writing: Puttting it Together

• 第七周：Writing across the Currilum, Applying Skills to other Subjects and Genres

• 第八周: Portfolio Selection: Finalizing and Presenting Their Work

课程安排：

• 针对学生：9-11年级

• 课程时长：6月23日至8月13日，共8周，16次课32课时。

• 课程时间：美东周三周五晚8:00-10:00，北京时间周四周六早8:00-10:00

• 班级人数：5-12人（人数较多情况下，优先给予较高英文水平学生）

• 课程形式：Zoom线上授课，Edmodo作业布置及提交

授课教师介绍：

Ms. Moriarty, 美国著名私立寄宿高中Phillips Exeter Academy 菲利普斯埃克塞特现任英语教师。弗吉尼亚大学文学学士，波士顿大学文学硕士，已在埃克塞克任教超过10年。

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