Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking
The perfect prep for students
In Trinity Scholar L3 Programs, students craft their own lively and effective writing and understand the nuances of well-constructed texts by engaging in close reading and discussion of a wide variety of texts.
Through class discussion, close reading activities and writing exercises, students identify and practice the elements of powerful writing:
✓ precise diction and vivid detail;
✓ deft control of tone;
✓ careful use of voice and point of view; and
✓ attention to the rhythms of the English language
Through class discussion, close reading activities and writing exercises, students identify and practice the elements of powerful writing:
✓ precise diction and vivid detail;
✓ deft control of tone;
✓ careful use of voice and point of view; and
✓ attention to the rhythms of the English language
L3 Junior (4th-6th grade)
Writing
- How to Craft an Amazing Essay Introduction with an Attention-grabbing Hook
- Introducing Multi-paragraph Essay
- Guided Grammar Practice
- What's the Big idea?
- What are the Supporting Details?
- Class Debates & Discussion
- Identifying key words
- Differentiating Main Ideas from Supporting Details
L3 Core (7th-9th grade)
Writing
Descriptive, Narrative, Expository
Descriptive, Narrative, Expository
- Mastering the Multi-paragraph Essay
- Generating Professional Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences
- Using Sensory Details and Figurative Language to Make Your Writing Sing
- Better Writing Through Better Grammar
- Vocab Acquisition via Context Clues
- Literary Devices vs. Literary Elements
- Oral Presentations on a Wide Range of Subjects
- Class Debates & Discussion
- Identifying Key Words
- Effective Note-taking Strategies
L3 Honors (10th-12th grade)
Writing
- Persuasive, Analytical
- Showing vs. Telling: Using Imagery to Paint a Picture with Words
- Using Direct and Indirect Characterization to Create Three-dimensional Characters
- How to Punctuate Like a Pro
- How to Produce Powerful Persuasive Writing Using Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle
- Avoiding Plagiarism with MLA In-text Citations
- How Expressive Reading Leads to Deeper Comprehension
- Understanding Implication and Connotation, Narrative Arc, Internal/External Conflict in Literature
- Intonation, Dynamics, Projection, Diction, Articulation, Enunciation
- Oral Presentations on a Wide Range of Subjects
- Class Debates & Discussion
- Reader's Theatre
- Effective note-taking strategies
- Hearing vs. Listening: Active Listening Strategies to Improve Comprehension
L3 is entirely research-based. Here's what the research says:
- 1.College success starts in middle school - the best predictor of college readiness is eighth grade literacy.
- 2.Students learn best when texts are differentiated by reading level.
- 3.Grouping texts by theme helps students relate what they read to their lives, and motivates them to keep reading outside of school.
- 4.All students perform better and learn more when they discuss what they read, form opinions, and defend their claims. The effect is even greater for struggling readers and English language learners.
Some of the Scholastic Magazines employed in class.
Prep smarter, not harder with L3
Benefits of L3 Junior (4th-6th grade):
- Students concentrate on reading comprehension and verbal accuracy-- they learn how to pinpoint main arguments and organize supporting evidence accordingly.
- Students work in an interactive environment, which enables them to exchange ideas and feedback with their peers
- Students become more assured of their own academic abilities and begin the process of thinking critically and independently.
- Instructors give out assessments at the end of each academic term to evaluate progress and results are included in the student's end-of-term report.
Benefits of L3 Core (7th-9th grade):
- Students focus on organizing arguments, gathering evidence, incorporating quotations, citing sources, and achieving coherence from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph.
- Students delve into a range of current issues, examining the characters, stories and images from a more critical perspective, discovering new layers of meaning.
- Students receive detailed feedback on their work, both from peer review and from individual conferences with instructors. Assessments are given at the end of each academic term to evaluate progress and results are included in the student's end-of-term report.
- Students build the confidence to express their own voice in a variety of forms and believe in their academic success.
Benefits of L3 Honors (10th-12th grade):
- By reading the work of accomplished creative nonfiction writers such as David Foster Wallace, James Baldwin, and Joan Didion, students learn about the interplay of personal experience and journalistic reporting and consider how a writer's voice and experiences shape a text.
- Reader tasks challenge students to analyze texts in ways they’ll be required to on the SAT and ACT.
- In addition to weekly reading and writing exercises, students experiment with literary elements, techniques for organizing essays, creating meaningful transitions, and beginning and ending their works effectively.
- Students receive detailed feedback on their work, both from peer review and from individual conferences with instructors. Assessments are given at the end of each academic term to evaluate progress and results are included in the student's end-of-term report.
- Students leave the course with a clearer sense of audience and their own authorial voice, as well as a deeper understanding of the strategies and practices of strong nonfiction writing.