Overview
Writing is often a mystery. What do my teachers expect in high school? What do my professors expect in college? What does my employer expect at work? What does my audience want to or need to hear? While writing well remains a mystery to many, written and spoken words are often the key to interpersonal, professional, and ministry success.
If you excel in written communication, it will boost your performance ten-fold. However, if you write poorly, you will miss opportunities to expand your success in all spheres of life, business, and ministry. This “Fundamentals of Writing Success” course is designed to increase your competence and confidence in writing skills, as well as propel your personal and professional influence.
Join Dr. June Hetzel as she helps you unlock the mysteries of writing, identify your stumbling blocks in the writing process, strengthen and build on what you already know, and sharpen your repertoire of writing and editing tools.
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Describe the literacy processes and their relationship to lifelong writing development
- Identify the four writing domains, writing products within the domains, and internal structures
- Approach the writing process with increased confidence and knowledge of form and audience expectation
- Demonstrate the strengths of the recursive writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing/proofreading, and publishing phases
- Use reflection as a metacognitive strategy in the writing process
- Apply basic editing tools to produce polished written products through multiple drafts
About the Course Author
Dr. June Hetzel specializes in literacy processes, curriculum development, and spiritual formation. Hetzel has served in the roles of teacher, curriculum specialist, principal, writer, editor, consultant, and professor before becoming Dean of Biola's School of Education. She has served at school, district, and county levels, including four summer teaching overseas. Recent writing projects include co-editing a book entitled Inclusive Classrooms for Community Flourishing (2018, SKILD, published in Arabic); co-authoring a chapter called "Jesus, Justice, and Special Education Inclusion: A Case for the Shalom Model of Inclusion" in Integrating Faith and Special Education: A Christian Faith Approach to Special Education Practice (2016, Wipf & Stock); editing a PreK–6 textbook series for English Learners, Passport to Adventure (Purposeful Design Publications, 2014); co-authoring a chapter for Foundations of Education: A Christian Vision (2014); and co-authoring The Literacy Gaps: Building Bridges for English Language Learners and Standard English Learners (Corwin Press, 2009). A former in-house editor, she has authored 18 teacher resource books, including the Steps to Writing Success series (2002), Writing Fluency (2001), Writing Teacher's Handbook series (1999) and Responding to Literature (1993; 2002). She has written articles for numerous journals, such Journal of Psychology and Theology, Evangelizing Today's Child, the Home School Researcher, the Claremont Yearbook, Focus Publications, Salem Press, Starburst Publishers, the Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, Teachers of Vision and Christian School Education. She was the managing editor for the American Bookseller's Pick-of-the-List in the parent category: Homeschooling: Answers to Questions Parent Most Often Ask (1995) and co-editor for Beauty is Soul Deep: 180 Devotionals for Growing a Meaningful Inner Life (Barbour Press, 2003).
Dr. Hetzel has most recently been keynote for the ACSI Early Childhood Conference in La Mirada, CA (2019); Christian Schools International, Washington, D.C. (2019); Morrison Academy, Taichung Taiwan (2018); and the ACSI International Administrators Conference in Qawra, Malta (2014) for Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Other speaking engagements include the Oxford Round Table, Oxfordfordshire, UK; Grace Christian Schools, Chiang Mai, Thailand; and UPH International Christian Higher Education Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia. Hetzel’s doctoral dissertation topic was “Factors that Influence Families to Homeschool” and her heart is to support families in the education of their children, whether public, private, mission or homeschool paths. Her most recent graduate studies at Talbot School of Theology has led to research related to the spiritual lives of teachers and the role of spiritual disciplines in mitigating stress and promoting flourishing.
About the School of Education
The School of Education exists to equip Christian educators for service in public, private, mission, and homeschools. Our wide selection of rigorous, biblically centered academic offerings, ranging from undergraduate and graduate programs to teaching credentials and certificates, makes the School of Education a premier institution for advancing your knowledge in the field of education.
Whether you are an aspiring teacher, an experienced educator or current teacher looking to advance in your career, our unique blend of academic excellence and thoughtful mentorship will be sure to guide you to your goals. Throughout your studies, you will benefit from engaging with our fully doctored, full-time faculty and different learning opportunities available to you through our strong relationships in the field, making your journey at the School of Education one full of meaning, growth and impact.
Course FAQ
Each lesson is designed to take approximately 2-4 hours, depending on how deeply you engage the assignments. Since this is a self-paced course, the time it will take you to complete it will depend on the speed with which you want to progress through the course.
No. The course contains everything you need to successfully complete it. There are resources recommended at the end of the course that you’re free to purchase if you wish to pursue further study on the course topics.
Since this course is designed as a completely self-paced experience, you will not have any interaction with the professor during the course.
Writing is often a mystery. What do my teachers expect in high school? What do my professors expect in college? What does my employer expect at work? What does my audience want to or need to hear? While writing well remains a mystery to many, written and spoken words are often the key to interpersonal, professional, and ministry success.
If you excel in written communication, it will boost your performance ten-fold. However, if you write poorly, you will miss opportunities to expand your success in all spheres of life, business, and ministry. This “Fundamentals of Writing Success” course is designed to increase your competence and confidence in writing skills, as well as propel your personal and professional influence.
Join Dr. June Hetzel as she helps you unlock the mysteries of writing, identify your stumbling blocks in the writing process, strengthen and build on what you already know, and sharpen your repertoire of writing and editing tools.
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Describe the literacy processes and their relationship to lifelong writing development
- Identify the four writing domains, writing products within the domains, and internal structures
- Approach the writing process with increased confidence and knowledge of form and audience expectation
- Demonstrate the strengths of the recursive writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing/proofreading, and publishing phases
- Use reflection as a metacognitive strategy in the writing process
- Apply basic editing tools to produce polished written products through multiple drafts
About the Course Author
Dr. June Hetzel specializes in literacy processes, curriculum development, and spiritual formation. Hetzel has served in the roles of teacher, curriculum specialist, principal, writer, editor, consultant, and professor before becoming Dean of Biola's School of Education. She has served at school, district, and county levels, including four summer teaching overseas. Recent writing projects include co-editing a book entitled Inclusive Classrooms for Community Flourishing (2018, SKILD, published in Arabic); co-authoring a chapter called "Jesus, Justice, and Special Education Inclusion: A Case for the Shalom Model of Inclusion" in Integrating Faith and Special Education: A Christian Faith Approach to Special Education Practice (2016, Wipf & Stock); editing a PreK–6 textbook series for English Learners, Passport to Adventure (Purposeful Design Publications, 2014); co-authoring a chapter for Foundations of Education: A Christian Vision (2014); and co-authoring The Literacy Gaps: Building Bridges for English Language Learners and Standard English Learners (Corwin Press, 2009). A former in-house editor, she has authored 18 teacher resource books, including the Steps to Writing Success series (2002), Writing Fluency (2001), Writing Teacher's Handbook series (1999) and Responding to Literature (1993; 2002). She has written articles for numerous journals, such Journal of Psychology and Theology, Evangelizing Today's Child, the Home School Researcher, the Claremont Yearbook, Focus Publications, Salem Press, Starburst Publishers, the Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, Teachers of Vision and Christian School Education. She was the managing editor for the American Bookseller's Pick-of-the-List in the parent category: Homeschooling: Answers to Questions Parent Most Often Ask (1995) and co-editor for Beauty is Soul Deep: 180 Devotionals for Growing a Meaningful Inner Life (Barbour Press, 2003).
Dr. Hetzel has most recently been keynote for the ACSI Early Childhood Conference in La Mirada, CA (2019); Christian Schools International, Washington, D.C. (2019); Morrison Academy, Taichung Taiwan (2018); and the ACSI International Administrators Conference in Qawra, Malta (2014) for Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Other speaking engagements include the Oxford Round Table, Oxfordfordshire, UK; Grace Christian Schools, Chiang Mai, Thailand; and UPH International Christian Higher Education Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia. Hetzel’s doctoral dissertation topic was “Factors that Influence Families to Homeschool” and her heart is to support families in the education of their children, whether public, private, mission or homeschool paths. Her most recent graduate studies at Talbot School of Theology has led to research related to the spiritual lives of teachers and the role of spiritual disciplines in mitigating stress and promoting flourishing.
About the School of Education
The School of Education exists to equip Christian educators for service in public, private, mission, and homeschools. Our wide selection of rigorous, biblically centered academic offerings, ranging from undergraduate and graduate programs to teaching credentials and certificates, makes the School of Education a premier institution for advancing your knowledge in the field of education.
Whether you are an aspiring teacher, an experienced educator or current teacher looking to advance in your career, our unique blend of academic excellence and thoughtful mentorship will be sure to guide you to your goals. Throughout your studies, you will benefit from engaging with our fully doctored, full-time faculty and different learning opportunities available to you through our strong relationships in the field, making your journey at the School of Education one full of meaning, growth and impact.
Syllabus
| Writing is an indispensable skill in the... Overview |
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| Introduction to Fundamentals of Writing Success Video |
| The Four Writing Domains Video |
| The Writing Process - Part 1 Video |
| The Writing Process - Part 2 Video |
| Lesson 1 Reflection Reflection |
| The Informative Writing Domain Lesson 2 |
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| Whether it may be a high school research paper... Overview |
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| Introduction to the Informative Writing Domain Video |
| Internal Structures of Informative Writing Video |
| Internal Structures of Informative Writing Video |
| How to Write a Strong Introduction Video |
| Writing a Strong Conclusion Exercise Video |
| Research Paper Structure - Part 1 Video |
| Research Paper Structure - Part 2 Video |
| Transitional Words and Phrases Video |
| Lesson 2 Reflection Reflection |
| The Persuasive Writing Domain Lesson 3 |
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| The persuasive writing domain builds on the... Overview |
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| Introduction to the Persuasive Writing Domain Video |
| Internal Structures of Persuasive Writing Video |
| Persuasive Writing Exercises Video |
| Lesson 3 Writing Assignments Reflection |
| The Descriptive Writing Domain Lesson 4 |
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| Poetry is powerful, in part, because it uses... Overview |
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| Introduction to the Descriptive Writing Domain Video |
| Internal Structures of Descriptive Writing Video |
| Lesson 4 Writing Exercise Reflection |
| The Narrative Writing Domain Lesson 5 |
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| Storytelling has always been a part of human... Overview |
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| Introduction to the Narrative Writing Domain Video |
| Internal Structures of Narrative Writing Video |
| Lesson 5 Writing Assignments Reflection |
| Coming to the end of this course does not... Overview |
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| Review of Major Concepts Video |
| Tips and Tools of the Trade Video |
| Time Management for the Writer Video |
| Success Components Video |
| Lesson 6 Reflection Activity Reflection |
| Recommended Resources Resource |
| Course Evaluation Resource |
Course FAQ
Each lesson is designed to take approximately 2-4 hours, depending on how deeply you engage the assignments. Since this is a self-paced course, the time it will take you to complete it will depend on the speed with which you want to progress through the course.
No. The course contains everything you need to successfully complete it. There are resources recommended at the end of the course that you’re free to purchase if you wish to pursue further study on the course topics.
Since this course is designed as a completely self-paced experience, you will not have any interaction with the professor during the course.