by Scott Dreyer | Aug 21, 2018 | Writing
The word “copia” comes from Latin and can mean abundance or fullness. (Learn more.) A cornucopia, or Horn of Plenty, is a symbol of abundance and blessing, often seen in Thanksgiving decorations. In writing and speaking, “copia” refers to the...
by Scott Dreyer | May 18, 2018 | Writing
At DreyerCoaching.com, we are all about “celebrating success.” One of our recent success stories was Aaron, a high school student in Hsinchu, Taiwan, who was chosen to attend an exclusive, prestigious summer program in Israel! What I found remarkable, is...
by Scott Dreyer | Oct 30, 2017 | Writing
I write this blog post on October 30, and tomorrow is Halloween, when many kids go Trick or Treating. So, if I may use the Halloween metaphor, there are several writing “tricks” that, if you use them well, will “treat” your audience to a...
by Scott Dreyer | Oct 4, 2017 | Writing
For years, “What I did this summer” has been a standard back-to-school writing topic for September. With DreyerCoaching.com students, however, their responses are anything but standard! We are blessed to work with a sophisticated, well-educated,...
by Scott Dreyer | Sep 28, 2017 | Writing
In an online writing class just now, we read our students’ papers on this topic: One of my strengths is _____________; it helps me by _____________. Here is a paper from Ryan, a high school student in Hsinchu, Taiwan. BEFORE One of my strengths is English...
by Scott Dreyer | May 12, 2017 | Writing
In our online writing class, my students have been studying various types of writing tasks. “Descriptive writing” is where you describe something or someone, and “Persuasive writing” seeks to get someone to buy, do, or believe something. In...
