This
online program is 8 weeks long.Each student has a mentor teacher whose job is to read and analyze
written work and assign web-based lessons in writing based solely upon
individual student needs.
Students
learn how to do scholarly searches, find information in peer-reviewed journals,
learn how to write honestly and without danger of plagiarism, work on developing
strong thesis statements, and discover exactly how to make effective lawyer-like
arguments in their papers.This
program is a MUST take for any student about to enter college or who has already
taken college-level classes and who needs to improve their writing skills for
improved grades.
The
program is personalized for each student, with hundreds of lessons available
based upon student writing needs.In just 8 short weeks, students are able to improve their writing dramatically, finally learning exactly what professors are
looking for in an "A" paper.The
entire research paper process is covered in-depth during this course.Expect to spend 2 – 3 hours per week
honing your paper writing skills.
Students
16 and over are eligible to take this course.Adults of all ages are welcome,
too!
Write
Well, Write Now
USA offers several personalized
writing programs for adults.
8 weeks
of College Level Writing Instruction:$459.00
Writing
Test Preparation:CBEST, CSET, ACT, SAT, MSAT, and other
writing instruction test preparation in an online format.Adults wishing to pass any
writing test will receive individual instruction from a highly qualified mentor
teacher.We offer different
options, based upon the writing needs of the individual:
8 weeks
of writing instruction:$459**Our most cost-efficient
program.
6 weeks
of instruction:$399.
4 weeks
of instruction:$299
2 weeks
of instruction:$229.
Year
Long Writing Tutoring:This program is excellent for
second language learners or individuals who need personalized paper editing
and/or extensive instruction:$1,249.
Fiction
and Non-Fiction Writing Instruction:Price depends upon needs of individual
student.Call us for an evaluation.
Business
Writing:We offer group and individual
instruction in business writing.Prices are the same as our Writing Test Preparation pricing.Companies with 10 or more employees
taking our courses concurrently qualify for a discount of 10%.
Our
first course is a 7-hour in-person seminar designed to teach students all of the
elements of SAT writing, including writing four graded SAT-style practice
essays.This program is perfect for
excellent writers who need assurance that they truly understand the SAT writing
process and have practiced it several times so they are assured they will not
"freeze" during the actual 30 minute test.It is also excellent for students who do not have the time in their busy
schedules to take the full 8-week long SAT course.
8-Weeks of SAT Writing Instruction and
Practice:
Our
second course is an online course that begins with a 6-hour seminar and
continues with 8 weeks of personalized online instruction.Students who are "A" or "B" students,
but who need increased writing instruction and immediate feedback, along with
suggestions for improvement would benefit from this course.Throughout the course, students write 10
complete SAT-style essays, have them graded, and receive substantial feedback on
each essay.Students are able to
develop their SAT writing skills thoroughly over the 8 weeks of the course and
exit the course knowing exactly what to expect in the SATs, prepared for
success.
Write
Well, Write Now USA also offers a program designed specifically to give
intensive, yearlong writing instruction to developing writers.This program is designed for writers of
all ages.Any writer who is able to
use a computer may submit papers directly to a highly skilled mentor teacher,
who will then thoroughly edit each of up to 20 papers and submit them back to
the student for revisions.Papers
can be re-submitted to the mentor teacher for up to 5 revisions per
paper.
Mentor
teachers may also assign web-based lessons on the website to bring about
improvement in specific aspects of writing.Students enrolled in this program have
access to our website for a full year of writing
improvement.
Who needs our Paper Editing/Revision/Tutoring
program?
This
program is perfect for those needing much more personalized writing instruction,
for students who need writing tutoring, and for students who would benefit from
long-term writing instruction.College and graduate students would benefit greatly from this
program.An entire year of
intensive editing and writing instruction would greatly improve university
grades.High school students who
are struggling writers would also benefit tremendously.With each paper edited by a skilled
instructor, students are sure to see rapid improvements in their grades and in
their writing skills overall.
Included
in the program are two, 3-hour, in-home private tutoring sessions.The purpose of these sessions is to
build an interpersonal relationship with the student, placing a name to a face
in both directions, and allowing the student to know their mentor teacher
personally.The tutoring sessions
also allow the mentor teacher to get a good understanding of the needs of the
student and to provide invaluable face-to-face
instruction.
The cost
of this program is $1,249 – that comes to around $100 per month.The cost to go to a Sylvan learning
center or other similar tutoring program could be triple that amount or
more.We accept a $300 deposit to
begin the course and payments of $80 per month.
Course Specifications/Restrictions
("The
Fine Print") for the
12-monthPaper
Editing/Revision/Tutoring
Students
must have a computer and DSL and be comfortable with submitting papers and
receiving edited papers by email.
Mentor
Teachers will travel a maximum of 50 miles or additional travel charges
apply.
Papers
submitted must be a maximum of 15 pages, including references.Papers longer than that will count as
two or more papers (every 15 pages is one paper).
Submitted
papers shorter than 15 pages still qualify as a paper.There is no minimum length to qualify as
a paper.Even a page submitted for
revisions will qualify as a complete paper.
Papers
may be school papers, junior high, middle school, high school, junior college,
college, university, or graduate level papers.Papers may also be assigned by the
mentor teacher from topics available on the website, as agreed upon by teacher,
student, and/or parent.
If you
are in graduate school, please inform Write Well, Write Now by email when
signing up for this service and you will be assigned a mentor teacher who has
completed your level of graduate education or higher.We have mentor teachers with doctorate
degrees for this very purpose.
Mentor
teachers may spend a limited amount of time coaching students over the phone, however that is at the discretion of the mentor
teacher.This program is designed
to be primarily web-based.
The
length of the program is 12 months, or whenever 20 papers are submitted.If that limit is
reached within a few months (not likely), the student still may have access to
assigned website lessons for the remainder of the
year.
If a
student does not reach the 20 paper limit by the end of 12 months, there is no
carry-over time.Our mentor teacher
will edit up to 20 papers.It is
the responsibility of the student to submit as many papers as necessary up to
this limit to reach their writing goals.
There is
no discount for students who live outside the 50 mile radius and/or who do not
wish to have face-to-face tutoring.Instead, the mentor teacher will commit to up to six total hours of
telephone conversations at scheduled and agreed upon intervals.The student must call the mentor teacher
and pay for any long distance charges.
If at
any time a student has not paid their monthly cost, their account will be frozen
until that amount is paid.The
course is 12 months from the beginning of the first in-person tutoring session
or from the beginning of the first paper submission to the mentor teacher,
whichever comes first.If a course
is frozen due to lack of payment, this does not add additional time for website
usage or for mentor-teacher paper evaluation.
In very
special circumstances (grave illness, etc), it is possible to take a leave of
absence during the 12-month period of time of the editing/writing course.Please contact Write Well, Write Now USA
directly to make arrangements.
Write
Well, Write Now USA will make every effort to keep the same mentor teacher
through the entire 12-month course, however, recognizes
that occasionally a mentor teacher has extreme life circumstances that would
keep them from continuing with their students.Although this has not happened in the
history of our company, in the unlikely event that this did occur, Write Well,
Write Now USA would assign another mentor teacher to take over for the remaining
time.Likewise, if a student and/or
his/her parent wished a change of mentor teacher for any reason, a simple phone
call will bring that about.If one
or both of the in-person tutoring sessions have been completed, the new mentor
teacher will simply pick up wherever the previous mentor teacher left off.Again, this situation has never happened
in the history of our company for we work very hard to match student needs with
outstanding teachers, but in this unlikely event, we would certainly accommodate
the parent and/or student desires for a switch.
Mentorteachers are all highly qualified instructors who are
gifted in teaching writing to students.Each mentor teacher was chosen, not only
because they are academically gifted, but because they enjoy working with high
school aged students and are able to communicate clearly with both students and
parents.Each
mentor teacher is given his or her choice of classes.Some mentor
teachers teach two or three classes each year, some teach every month.Generally, the
staff at Write Well, Write Now knows the mentor teacher assignments for the
upcoming quarter's scheduled classes.The parents will be emailed the mentor
teacher's name and biography after registering for a specific date.Rest assured, every
mentor teacher is outstanding, or they wouldn't have been selected to work with
Write Well, Write Now, Inc.
How qualified are the mentor teachers?
All mentor teachers are credentialed teachers and/or
professional writers who have been tested in their own writing ability as well
as in their ability to teach essay writing to high school students.Each mentor teacher
loves working with students and is passionate about student academic and
personal growth.They have been trained in an extensive course on how to handle student
questions, how to analyze essays and assign effective online assignments, how to
track student progress, and many other elements of being a successful mentor
teacher.All
Write Well, Write Now, Inc. mentor teachers are personable, excellent
communicators, outstanding teachers, and totally committed to helping your
student meet his or her academic goals.
Will I meet my
child’s instructor?
Yes.Instructors will be available to meet with
parents for 30 minutes after the initial seminar at the beginning of the Write
Well, Write Now course.
If I need to
speak to a mentor teacher directly, is that possible?
Of
course.Mentorteachers post their office hours in the
Parent Start Page and on the Student Start Page.It is best to email the mentor teacher first,
but if you need to speak with them feel free to call as well.
How involved
are the mentor teachers?
The mentor teachers are present at
the initial seminar portion of each 8-week long Write Well, Write Now
course.They work directly with
students on a group and individual basis during the seminar, getting to know
each student personally.
During the online portion of the
course, the mentor teachers act as course facilitators.Their role is to watch over the learning
process and be available to answer questions and provide necessary
guidance.
Each mentor teacher personally reads
and assesses each of the handwritten monthly papers, grades individual
assignments, and stays in touch with students by email and/or telephone (as well
as on the student’s personal start page).
Mentorteachers respond within 24
hours to email questions, usually much sooner.They are available by phone during their
posted office hours, as well.
How many times
can my student contact his/her mentor teacher?
There is no limit to the amount of contact a student has
with mentor teachers.
Unlike online test-prep courses that limit students to a
maximum number of contacts per week or per course, the Write Well, Write Now
program recognizes that each student has different needs.Some students will
need very little contact to successfully complete the course and others will
need more.The
role of the mentor teacher is to be available to provide guidance to each
student at his or her own level.
What will the
mentor teacher do if my student starts to fall behind?
Write Well, Write Now monitors
student progress very closely.The
mentor teacher checks student progress at least twice
weekly.
If a student begins to fall behind,
the first step is to send an email to the student asking for an explanation and
a plan for completion of the late work.If the student does not respond, the second step is to phone the student
and make a plan on catching up.If
the student is not completely caught up within 7 days, the mentor teacher will
notify the parents via email.This
contact is in addition to the weekly email sent to each parent each
Saturday.
Will I be able
to make in-person meetings with my child’s instructor?
Mentorteachers are
available by email and by telephone during office hours only, as due to the
nature of online learning, they may live many miles away from student
locations.
Can I get one-on-one tutoring for my student with the
mentor teacher?
Mentorteachers devote
their time to their entire class of fifteen students and generally will not
tutor on a one-on-one basis.Parents who desire concurrent tutoring for
their students will need to arrange this through their school or other local
tutoring organization.However, sometimes circumstances are
different depending upon the time availability and location of different mentor
teachers.If a
parent wishes to contract with a mentor teacher on an individual basis, this is
between the mentor teacher and the parent and is not handled through Write Well,
Write Now, Inc.
Can the mentor
teacher come to my house to tutor my student?
Write Well, Write Now, Inc. does not have a private
tutoring program.Any arrangements you make on an individual basis between you and the
mentor teacher are completely private and are not related to the website, the
Write Well, Write Now course.
Write Well, Write Now contracts with mentor teachers,
therefore this is between the mentor teacher and the parent and is not handled
through Write Well, Write Now, Inc.
Some programs don't
pay their staff very well.Do you?
Write Well, Write Now, Inc. retains
only the best and finest teachers available for our program.We pay at the top end of the industry
standards for college-level online instructors (and much more than many
universities).Our mentor teachers
are highly valued by our company and are treated with a great deal of respect
for their knowledge, abilities, and skills.Pay is only one indicator of respect, however we take that aspect
very seriously.
Some big-business "tutoring"
programs pay credentialed teachers $10 to $15 dollars per hour while charging
the parents $45 to $60 per hour.The majority of the cost of the Write Well, Write Now goes toward payment
of the Mentor Teachers and staff of Write Well, Write Now,
Inc.
Pay is important, but not
everything, however.By offering
primarily online instruction, we enable our mentor teachers the opportunity to
be at home with their children and spend time with their families.In this hectic world, Write Well, Write
Now demonstrates our value and commitment to the family by offering work
opportunities that are flexible and can be completed primarily from
home.
Our core beliefs as an organization
include enabling everyone on our staff and our mentor teachers the opportunity
to stay home and still earn a competitive income, and in giving back to our
communities through charitable giving.We tithe 10% of our proceeds to the educational development of inner city
children.
We don’t have
a computer.Can we still take the class?
All of our online writing courses
require the regular and weekly use of a computer.If parents/adults/students can arrange
for computer use at the library, at a friend’s house, or through some other
means, then it is perfectly fine to take the course.
Our
1-Day SAT seminars do not require the use of a computer. These seminars are
solely in-person and would be beneficial to those who do not have access to a
computer.
What are the
basic computer requirements?
PC (not Mac)
Internet Access
Internet
Explorer 4.0 and above or Netscape 7.0 and above
Browser
scripting must be enabled.
Email account,
with the ability to send text files readable by MS Word.
Recommend
minimal hardware configuration of 450 MHz CPU and 128M of RAM.
It is
recommended to have DSL, as it makes it faster to access information, but
dial-up is certainly acceptable.
Can my student use
a Mac?
No.Many of the graphics and formatting used
in the online course are available only through PCs.However, our 1-day SAT seminars can
still be taken by students who own a Mac, as we do not require computer usage
for these programs.
Does my student have to be a computer expert to take the
program?
Not
at all.
Although most students are quite computer savvy, there are varying levels of
ability in students who take the Write Well, Write Now courses. Typing speeds of
40 words per minute or more are desirable, but not required.
My student can't
type.Will
the course teach typing?
Students should know the basics of touch-typing when they
sign up for the course.Unconventional keyboarding may slow the
student's progress.The decision on whether or not to take the course based upon typing
ability will be up to student and parent.
Minimum suggested typing speed is 30 words per minute.
Mavis Beacon teaches typing and other computerized typing
courses are very helpful toward this goal.Write Well, Write Now does not teach
typing.It may
be wise to learn to type first (it takes 2 -4 months) and then begin the course.
If the student is on a tight timeframe (they're already a
senior, for example), then go ahead and sign up for Write Well, Write Now and
realize that it may take a little longer to complete the weekly written essays
and some of the vocabulary assignments.Almost everything else is done through
multiple-choice testing, so these lessons will still be able to be completed
quickly and easily with just the click of a mouse.
Requirements change depending upon
the type of writing course being taken.
For our SAT or College Level Writing
Courses, any student who has an A or B in English in high school may take our
courses.Students who are 15 to 22
years old are eligible for these 8-week courses.The ideal time to take this course is
during the 10th or 11th grade year (before the SATs), however 11th
and 12th graders who have already signed up for their SATs would benefit from
our 1-day seminar if they do not have time for the full 8-week SAT preparation
course.
Students who have passed their SATs
already would benefit from our College Level Scholarly Writing Course.
Students of any age who need
intensive writing instruction would benefit from our yearlong tutoring/editing
course.
For our 8-week courses:Students need to be able to work between
two and four hours per week for our 8-week courses.
Students
also need to have a computer with Internet access, Internet Explorer 4.0 and
above or Netscape 7.0 and above, with browser scripting enabled.Students must have an email account (or
access to their parent's account), with the
ability to send text files readable by MS Word.Recommend minimal hardware configuration
of 450 MHz CPU and 128M of RAM.
The goal of Write Well, Write Now is
to prepare students for college-level writing.There are wonderful full-scale test-prep
courses available to help students learn the intricacies of taking the GRE, the
SAT, etc.These courses focus on
mathematics, language arts, reading comprehension, etc.
Our Write Well, Write Now SAT
courses provide excellent, specific, and directed instruction in the "30 minute
essay" and format for SAT success.
Our Write Well, Write Now
College-Level Scholarly Writing course is NOT a test-prep course but alongside
teaching college-level writing skills, do cover all of the skills and
requirements necessary for SAT writing success.
Students have multiple opportunities
to practice and revise SAT-style essays and will receive direct feedback from
course instructors and mentor teachers, all with the goal of helping them
understand the format and developing the skills critical to receiving the
highest possible scores on the test.
There is something that parents and
students need to understand about the SAT writing segment:The scores alone are not provided to
universities.The actual test
itself is provided with the scores.That makes it all the more important for students to do an outstanding
job in writing.In a highly
competitive environment, the university who forced to select between students
may very well compare actual essays to help make their final decision
.
Is this a tutoring
program?
We offer
one tutoring program – a yearlong intensive instructional program in writing in
which we carefully edit and submit papers back to students for revision. Our
other programs are not considered tutoring programs.They are designed for writers who
already know how to write, but who need specific instruction to hone their
skills and be assured of maintaining their grades in a rigorous college
climate.Instead, our 8-week
writing programs are intensive, personalized, carefully designed systems of
instruction designed to fill in gaps in writing knowledge and to increase
writing skills to the highest levels
.
My child
only
needs a small amount of instruction to hone his or her skills.He or she usually get
A’s in English.Do we still need this program?
Yes.The Write Well, Write Now programs are
designed to detect strengths and weaknesses in all student essay writing.College level writing is very different
than high school writing.Many high
school teachers (not all, of course) have very different grading systems and
standards for student writing than colleges do.
Just
because a student is getting an “A” in high school does
not automatically guarantee that they will have success in the more rigorous
college environment.Our
college-level scholarly writing course is designed to push students beyond a
high school level of ability and hone and sharpen their skills, enabling them to
be able to compete at the college level in writing.
My student gets
Bs in language arts.Is this course for him?
These are the perfect courses for
both A and B students.These are
the students who are most likely to make rapid progress in knowledge and
acquisition of college-level writing skills as well as be able to rapidly
assimilate SAT writing techniques and formats.A and B students often have a solid
platform of writing knowledge from which they can then spring forward and make
the leap to successful writing.It
is more difficult for this to happen in students who are unable to write at or
near the high school level already.The Write Well, Write Now program is ideal for the B and A student.
My child is
seriously behind in both writing and reading.Is this the right program for him or her?
Because our 8-week programs involve
a great deal of reading online, these would probably not be the appropriate
programs for your student.If your
student is able to use a computer, our yearlong writing/revision/tutoring
program would be outstanding help, and we would recommend that as a first line
of teaching and instruction in writing.The format of our course enables students to get assistance at exactly
their level.Carefully edited
papers by an expert editor enable students to learn from their mistakes.We would recommend our yearlong
editing/tutoring program for any student who is struggling
academically.
However, it may very well be that
your child would also benefit from the services of a private tutor.After successful completion of
intensive, private tutoring, it may very well be that any of our programs w
