Writing Assessment Services

Services Overview

2008-2009

Below is a quick reference chart to help you choose a service. Use the links to see fuller explanations. A key below the chart explains some of the terms, and be sure to check the FAQ Page for answers to common questions. For more help, please order a Consultation.

Service	Duration, Assignments	Best for…	Suggested High School English Credit, Fee	Notes
Evaluations using Criterion^SM Online Writing Evaluation service	Individual pacing of timed essays with prompts	Anyone! Grades 4-12 and college levels available	Varies, up to ¼ credit for basic service or each expansion, $50 - $70	Mix of automated and personalized evaluations
Great Books Writing Workshop-- Antiquity, Christendom, or Modernity	Designed for school year--nine papers (two drafts each) based on readings	Students pursuing Gileskirk or similar history/literature cycle (7^th and up)	One credit for full year, $325	Basic Criterion^SM Service included!
Writing Prep Workshop for Great Books Tutorials	Designed for four-week group session 9/15 to 10/10, or individual pacing of brief quizzes and exercises	Students following the gbt.org or similar paper assignments for Great Books I and beyond (7^th and up)	1/4 credit, $100	Basic Criterion^SM Service included!
NEW!! Apprenticeship Writing Workshop Part One	Designed for one semester—interactive responses on approx. eighteen submissions, with final portfolio	Advanced students desirous of working on style, invention, and imitation (9^th and up, especially adults)	1/2 credit, $175 Special introductory fee	Basic Criterion^SM Service included!
NEW!! Apprenticeship Writing Workshop Part Two	Designed for one semester—interactive responses on approx. fifteen submissions, with final portfolio	Advanced students desirous of working on argument and imitation (9^th and up, especially adults).	1/2 credit, $150 Special introductory fee	Follows Part One
Progymnasmata Tutorial- Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced	Up to six weeks per session, multi-part assignments at appropriate level	Students interested in a sequential approach to classic rhetoric (7^th and up for Beg., 9^th and up for Int., 10^th and up for Adv.)	1/4 credit for each session, $150 initial, $120 each additional	Basic Criterion^SM Service included! Multiple sessions available at each level
Evaluation Package 10,000 words	Up to twelve submissions PLUS Criterion work	Students who want a full range of evaluation services for the school year (7^th and up)	One credit, $300	Basic Criterion^SM Service included! Submissions online
Evaluation Package 4000 words	Up to six submissions PLUS Criterion work	Students who want a full range of evaluation services for the school year (7^th and up)	1/2 credit, $175	Basic Criterion^SM Service included! Submissions online
Email Evaluation Package 4000 words	Up to six submissions	Students who want just traditional evaluations (7^th and up)	1/2 credit, $150	Submissions via email, package may be shared by siblings
One-time Email Evaluation up to 1000 words	A single submission containing up to two pieces of writing	Anyone who wants a diagnostic or portfolio evaluation, or just a taste of what Writing Assessment Services can do (4^th and up)	No credit, $60	Two-day turnaround, to be used within 30 days of order
Consultation with Courtesy Materials	Up to one hour spent on Email, instant message, or phone discussion of your needs, with courtesy instructional materials and site license	Individuals, families, schools, and businesses who want to discuss how to improve their writing program	No credit, $60	To be used within 30 days of order

A workshop allows for a group of students to interact and share their work on an almost-daily basis; a tutorial is more private and personalized, with interaction almost daily; an evaluation package treats each submission separately and privately over an extended period of time; and a consultation is a private or group discussion designed to help clients choose and use instructional materials for their own needs.
All fees are carefully determined according to the level of evaluation and instruction required.
Suggested high school English credit is based on the amount of work assigned and evaluated—please consider more or less credit as you see fit.
Turnaround time varies from two days to three weeks, depending on the service, and not including weekends/holidays/Providential hindrance.

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Cindy Marsch / Writing Assessment Services / CMarsch786@aol.com / revised July 2008