You can’t write a paragraph, report, or story if you can't write a simple sentence!

Join our self-paced, no-nonsense bootcamp to learn exactly how to do it in just 15 minutes a day for 4 weeks!

Course curriculum

    1. Let's get ready to race!

    1. What is a Sentence?

    2. Verbs are the Engines of Sentences

    3. A Sentence is About a Subject

    4. Subjects come before Verbs

    1. Subject + Verb = A Subject Verb Sentence

    2. Subject Verb Sentence-Writing

    1. Verbs Change!

    2. Subject Verb Sentences about Things Happening Right Now!

    3. Subject Verb Sentences about Things Happening in the Past

    4. Additional Resources: The Past Tense Verb Library (Preview)

    1. Adding Objects to Subject Verb Sentences

    2. English is a Subject Verb Object Language (listen)

    3. Subject Verb Object Sentences - simple examples

    4. Subject Verb Object Sentences (things happening right now)

    5. Subject Verb Object Sentences (things happening before now)

    1. Nouns and Articles - what are they?

    2. Making up SV and SVO sentences with common nouns!

    3. Making up SV and SVO sentences with people!

    4. "A" and "an" - indefinite articles (and when to use them)

    5. A simple game to consolidate "a" and "an"!

About this course

  • $89.00
  • 48 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

What's under the bonnet?

Learn, or revise from first principles, with:

  • 10 scripted modules with writing scaffolds;

  • step-by-step audio and video demonstrations;

  • a sequenced 330+ page writing workbook;

  • lots of guided practice opportunities using easy to spell words; and

  • an explicit “I do, we do, you do” course structure.

Start Your Engines!

Let's get ready to race!

Instructor

David Kinnane

Speech-Language Pathologist

I’m a speech-language pathologist at Banter Speech & Language in Sydney, Australia. I’ve been writing professionally for over 25 years. For more than a decade, I’ve worked with students of all ages to improve their confidence and creativity by teaching them to write well.

Our 4-week, Simple Sentence-Writing Bootcamp!