Page 11 - De Anza Community Ed Summer Academy Catalog 2022

These classes will be taught at Cupertino Middle School, except those noted as “online only” in the class description.
cover “pre-writing” techniques, along with syntax, word choice, grammar, punctuation and revision. Students will learn to engage in writing as a process, paying particular attention to diction and structure. This highly interactive class includes peer review, writing workshops and a final portfolio that students can take home to demonstrate their progress.
ADVANCED MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP [2 HOURS]*
Entering Grades 6-7 – As middle school students take that important step from elementary to secondary school, it is important for them to master the writing process. This course will help students learn to write well and develop the skills to excel in all the writing tasks that middle schools demand. Students will receive intensive daily instruction on writing technique, with ample time to write and revise, and individual feedback on their work. This class meets online only, via the De Anza College Canvas learning management system, and does not have a face-to-face component.
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY AND WRITING STRUCTURES: GRADE 6*
Entering Grade 6 – This course offers students the opportunity to improve their writing skills and expand their academic vocabulary. They will carry out writing assignments based on readings from a variety of informational texts that are appropriate to the grade level. Students will learn to write a variety of sentence types and incorporate them into expository paragraphs and short essays. The class will also include focused grammar study. Students will learn to diagram sentences and will leave the course with a portfolio of their work.
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY AND WRITING STRUCTURES: GRADE 7*
Entering Grade 7 – This course offers students the opportunity to improve their writing skills and expand their academic vocabulary. They will carry out writing assignments based on readings from a variety of grade- appropriate informational texts. Students will learn to write different sentence types and incorporate them into expository paragraphs and short essays. The class will also include focused grammar study. Students will learn to diagram sentences and will leave the course with a portfolio of their work.
*Meets Common Core standards
Register at deanza.edu/academy 408.864.8817 • communityeducation@deanza.edu
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June 20-July 15
GRADES 4-9
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS