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Exploring Animal Worlds: Informative Writing, Grades 2-3
Persuasive Writing through Advertising, Grades 3-4
The Write Ingredients: Exploring Identity and Storytelling Through Food, Grades 4-5
Writing Strategies for Coherence, Grades 5-6
Adventures in Podcasting - ​Research, Grades 6-7
PodCraft: English Through Podcasting, Grades 8-9
College Essay Writing Workshop, Grades 9-12
Scratch Coding Adventures: Create, Code, and Play!, Grades 3-5 (DLL)
Co-Write, Re-Write, Shine: Learning to Write with AI, Grades 6-8 (DLL)
Code Your Imagination: From Ideas to AI-Powered Apps, Grades 6-9 (DLL)
Voice, Vision, Revision: A Writer's Guide to AI, Grades 9-12 (DLL)
Winter Courses & Schedules
Adventures in Narrative Writing, Grades 2-3
How-To-Heroes: Writing Step-by-Step How-To Articles, Grades 3-4
Plant-ivism! Using Persuasive Techniques to Add Greenery to Your Community, Grades 4-5
Adventures in Podcasting - Storytelling, Grades 6-7
Fun with Persuasive Writing: Villains on Trial, Grades 7-8
Writing Coherence for AP and College-Level Writing, Grades 9-12
Scratch for Change: Coding for Our Planet, Grades 3-5 (DLL)
Scratch Coding Adventures: Create, Code, and Play!, Grades 3-5 (DLL)
Co-Write, Re-Write, Shine: Learning to Write with AI, Grades 6-8 (DLL)
Code Your Imagination: From Ideas to AI-Powered Apps, Grades 6-9 (DLL)
Voice, Vision, Revision: A Writer's Guide to AI, Grades 9-12 (DLL)
Spring Courses & Schedules
Adventures in Narrative Writing, Grades 3-4
A Journey Through Narrative Writing, Grades 5-6
Moving FORWARD!: Writing Workshop with Personalized Feedback, Grades 5-7
Kapow! Creating Graphic Novels, Grades 6-8
The Art of Debate: A Middle School Guide, Grades 7-8
Summer Courses & Schedules
Sports Camp Writing Adventure, Grades 3-4
Writing Strategies for Coherence, Grades 5-6
YouTube Scriptwriting Academy, Grades 5-6
Creative Writing
The Verdict We Inherited: Investigating History's Judgments Grades 7-8
College Essay Workshop, Grades 9-11
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To improve student reading and writing by improving the quality of instruction
UCI Writing Project
Established in 1978, UCI Writing Project is the 13th site of the California Writing Project and the oldest of the Subject Matter Projects on the University of California, Irvine campus. We're located in UCI's Graduate School of Education.
​We are one of 200 sites of the National Writing Project.
The UCI Writing Project has trained 800 teachers/consultants from 85 local school districts and twelve colleges and universities. Additionally, the project has trained 675 teachers in its open program on Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking, and 600 teachers in the Governor's Professional Development Institutes. The project has reached over 20,000 teachers via conferences and inservice programs. It was the first California Writing Project site to create a summer youth program, which has grown from 35 students and 2 teachers in 1984 to more than 2500 students and 200 teachers in 2013.​
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Fall Courses & Schedules
Exploring Animal Worlds: Informative Writing, Grades 2-3
Persuasive Writing through Advertising, Grades 3-4
The Write Ingredients: Exploring Identity and Storytelling Through Food, Grades 4-5
Writing Strategies for Coherence, Grades 5-6
Adventures in Podcasting - ​Research, Grades 6-7
PodCraft: English Through Podcasting, Grades 8-9
College Essay Writing Workshop, Grades 9-12
Scratch Coding Adventures: Create, Code, and Play!, Grades 3-5 (DLL)
Co-Write, Re-Write, Shine: Learning to Write with AI, Grades 6-8 (DLL)
Code Your Imagination: From Ideas to AI-Powered Apps, Grades 6-9 (DLL)
Voice, Vision, Revision: A Writer's Guide to AI, Grades 9-12 (DLL)
Winter Courses & Schedules
Adventures in Narrative Writing, Grades 2-3
How-To-Heroes: Writing Step-by-Step How-To Articles, Grades 3-4
Plant-ivism! Using Persuasive Techniques to Add Greenery to Your Community, Grades 4-5
Adventures in Podcasting - Storytelling, Grades 6-7
Fun with Persuasive Writing: Villains on Trial, Grades 7-8
Writing Coherence for AP and College-Level Writing, Grades 9-12
Scratch for Change: Coding for Our Planet, Grades 3-5 (DLL)
Scratch Coding Adventures: Create, Code, and Play!, Grades 3-5 (DLL)
Co-Write, Re-Write, Shine: Learning to Write with AI, Grades 6-8 (DLL)
Code Your Imagination: From Ideas to AI-Powered Apps, Grades 6-9 (DLL)
Voice, Vision, Revision: A Writer's Guide to AI, Grades 9-12 (DLL)
Spring Courses & Schedules
Adventures in Narrative Writing, Grades 3-4
A Journey Through Narrative Writing, Grades 5-6
Moving FORWARD!: Writing Workshop with Personalized Feedback, Grades 5-7
Kapow! Creating Graphic Novels, Grades 6-8
The Art of Debate: A Middle School Guide, Grades 7-8
Summer Courses & Schedules
Sports Camp Writing Adventure, Grades 3-4
Writing Strategies for Coherence, Grades 5-6
YouTube Scriptwriting Academy, Grades 5-6
Creative Writing
The Verdict We Inherited: Investigating History's Judgments Grades 7-8
College Essay Workshop, Grades 9-11
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Programs for Teachers
Summer Institute
Literacy Conference
Teaching
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