Your Instructor: Eric Spiecker
Mr. Spiecker has worked in secondary and higher education for over twenty-five years. For the past 15 years, he has taught Honors and Advanced Placement English classes at a highly ranked high school in southern California. During this time, he has provided college preparatory reading and writing instruction for both groups and individuals. Over the past two years, he has developed effective strategies for incorporating technology into synchronous and asynchronous online learning.
His personal education includes a B.A. in English Literature, a Single Subject Teaching Credential, and an M.A. in Education. In 2014 he started TOP Writing Academy LLC, a writing and reading curriculum resource for teachers. Since 2014 TOP Writing Academy has sold over 20,000 reading and writing units, and his creative and unique lesson plans are used in thousands of classrooms across the nation.
The Demand For Writing Skills
Reading for Writing Strategies
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Understanding the Prompt
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Analysis Reading Annotations
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Synthesis Reading Annotations
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Persuasive Reading Annotations
Online Writing Instruction
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Explanatory Essay
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Analysis Essay
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Persuasive Essay
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Synthesis Essay
Individual Instruction
Group Instruction
Students will receive personal instruction and feedback and all the resources available through Google Classroom to download onto their Google Drive. An in depth review and editing of the student's writing will be the focus of individual instruction.
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Rate: $70/hr
Students benefit from the online classroom experience. In addition to direct instruction and feedback from the teacher, students participate in group projects, peer writing, and peer editing exercises. All students receive writing resources and lesson plans through Google Classroom to download onto their Google Drive.
Group of 2 Rate: $45/hr
Group of 3 Rate: $40/hr
Group of 4 Rate: $35/hr