What is SWI (Student Writing Intensive)?
The Student Writing Intensive (SWI) is a set of 4 DVDs for the student to watch. They are meant to be a supplement to the teacher course, Teaching Writing: Structure and Style (TWSS) and provide lessons in the basics of structure and style directly to students. When taught live, the classes are completed in one week, but on DVD they can be more effectively implemented over a long period of time. The course is available at three different levels: Grades 4-5, Grades 6-7, and Grades 8-10 and up. Each level presumes no previous experience and begins with the same basic ideas. Group level should be chosen by age and maturity rather than actual writing experience. Ideally, these lessons should be used in tandem with the TWSS Syllabus. The parent or teacher would present and complete one class, and then do a few additional assignments – of his design – before proceeding to the next DVD.
