Our writing programs combine engaging writing techniques with intensive academic instruction to help your child become a more proficient communicator. The Writing Symphony methodology helps students build confidence as they review writing fundamentals, including sentence structure, mechanics, editing/proofreading, vocabulary, and writing variations.
Our programs are outcome-based to ensure that when your student receives a challenging high school or college writing assignment, they can tackle it with confidence, knowing they have an entire “toolkit” of strategies to succeed. We offer a variety of year-round, online classes available to students in the US and around the world.
Our Level Courses each span 33 class sessions*, with a review and Final Unit Writing Assessment given every 11th lesson. Students meet with their Writing Symphony teacher once a week for one hour in a small group setting. Students will learn to read, write, and speak in quality sentences and paragraphs, then transition smoothly into writing and telling narrative stories, 5-paragraph essays, literary analyses, and more.
*Unless otherwise noted
Level: 1
Sections: 3 units, 11 lessons each, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Grades 1-2
Focus: Reading comprehension, vocabulary, and reading fluency.
Level 2 Prep: Introduction to the writing process will begin in the final semester of this level.
Level: 2
Sections: 3 units, 11 lessons each, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Grades 2-3
Focus: Intro to writing methodology through outlining focused facts and note taking; includes weekly vocabulary and foundational grammar.
Level 3 Prep: Grammar rule teaching and vocabulary levels increase. Students write every week. Source texts will vary in topic; vocabulary and reading strategies will be taught as applicable and appropriate.
Level: 3
Sections: 3 units, 11 lessons each, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Grades 3-4
Focus: Continue outlining focused facts and note taking; weekly vocabulary and grammar practice to solidify the meaning of the written sentence’s structure and style.
Level 4 Prep: Continue to build grammar rules; weekly writing from various source texts.
Level: 4
Sections: 3 units, 11 lessons each, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Grades 4-5
Focus: Application of methodology to more independent “thinking” then “writing” opportunities based on provided source texts; weekly vocabulary and intermediate grammar rules to solidify meaning of the written paragraph structure and style.
Level 6 Prep: Grammar rule teaching and vocabulary levels increase over the course of the ECHO curriculum; source texts will vary in topic.
Level: 5
Sections: 3 units, 11 lessons each, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Grades 6-7 who are new to Writing Symphony
Focus: Middle school students new to Writing Symphony are introduced to the methodology using independent writing opportunities based on source texts. Weekly vocabulary and intermediate grammar rules will be used to solidify the meaning of written paragraph structure and style.
Level 6 Prep: The elements of structure and style are added from the system to continue to build confidence and competence in writing.
Level: 6
Sections: 3 units, 11 lessons each, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Grades 5-7 who have completed the Echo or Presto level
Focus: Continue to use the methodology to advance writing through outlining focused facts and note taking; preparation for more advanced writing requirements; and elements of structure and style.
Level 8 Prep: Grammar rule teaching continues to build toward an advanced level and vocabulary levels increase.
Prerequisite: Completion of Echo or Presto
Level: 7
Sections: 3 units, 11 lessons each, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Grades 8+ who are new to Writing Symphony
Focus: Introduction to the methodology through advanced writing using outlining of focused facts and note taking; preparation for more advanced writing requirements; and elements of structure and style.
Level 8 Prep: Grammar rule teaching continues to build toward an advanced level and vocabulary levels increase.
Level: 8
Sections: 3 units, 11 lessons each, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Recommended for Grades 7+
Focus: Students will be challenged by increasing the complexity of structure and style in their writing while focusing on writing original essays from writing prompts and research topics (e.g., narrative, research, expository, etc.).
Prerequisite: Completion of Allegro or Andante.
Overture Student Daily Homework Writing Sample
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Level: 9
Sections: 3 years, 3 units each year, 11 lessons each unit, $1275 Standard/$2325 ELL per year
Class Length: 1 hour Standard/1 hour 40 minutes (10-minute break) ELL
Recommended: Grades 6-8, Middle School
Focus: Elevated public speaking skills; creating inspirational, persuasive, and well-organized research speeches as well as video applications for prestigious academic communities; and how to monitor and adjust messaging to meet every situation.
Note: There are three years of Middle School Public Speaking; each year builds on the skills and strategies learned in the previous year. Students may stop at any time, but all students begin with the first unit.
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