by Scott Dreyer | Feb 9, 2017 | Writing
Today in my advanced small-group writing class we were working on “How-To” papers, as we are working through my book, Write Like a Champion (美國老師教你寫出好英文). Some important things to remember when writing a “How-To” paper are: be...
by Scott Dreyer | Feb 9, 2017 | Writing
Today I was working with a 10th-grade student in Hsinchu, Taiwan in her one-on-one English writing class. We have been working through my book, Write Like a Champion (美國老師教你寫出好英文) and my student was sharing her “Narrative” essay, where she told a story...
by Scott Dreyer | Dec 12, 2016 | Writing
People sometimes ask me, “what makes a good college application essay?” My answer: be yourself. College admissions officers are deluged with essays that probably sound very similar, all telling how wonderful the applicant is. But these officers want to...
by Scott Dreyer | Dec 5, 2016 | Writing
Many students find writing the hardest language skill to master, and since writing is a major part of the TOEFL, many students look for extra help with it. One Chinese high school student of mine recently wrote on the topic of college choice, by size of student...
by Scott Dreyer | Nov 17, 2016 | Writing
In one of my advanced-level writing classes I asked a student for a brief report on some surprising aspect from the 2016 US elections. Below you can find his first draft then the revised version we discussed and edited in class. (This is how we teach writing online...
by Scott Dreyer | Nov 15, 2016 | Writing
In a recent SAT-level online writing class, my students wrote on the topic: “I couldn’t believe it…” They only had about 15-20 minutes to write, in class, from their homes in Hsinchu, Taiwan. They wrote so well, I thought you would like to see...
