by Donna | Mar 19, 2015
Ray & Donna Reish
We are available to speak on a variety of topics including Christian parenting, marriage, homeschooling, organization, prioritizing, heart training, raising teens, language arts teaching, writing instruction, scheduling, home management, and more. Additionally, Joshua (our oldest son, age 31, BA in history with emphases on literature, writing, and government) speaks to parents about how to teach literature, creative writing, social sciences, speech, debate, history, and more.
Character Ink has dozens of workshop possibilities for your event! And we love to help families. Win-Win!
Check out the links below to find out the details of our homeschooling workshops, weekend seminars, and parenting sessions.
You will find the following and much more!
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by Donna | Oct 15, 2011
SAT/Timed Essay Series in Fort Wayne by Training for Triumph
Donna and Joshua Reish are testing their new SAT/Timed Essay book in a workshop series in Fort Wayne during the month of November. Students in grades nine through twelve are welcome to attend.
This three ninety-minute-session workshop will include the following skills/concepts:
1. TFT’s Directed Writing Approach for Paragraph Formation
2. Becoming adept at editing and revising on the spot via TFT’s Checklist Challenge
3. Advanced sentence structure for writing
4. Thesis statement and “thesis statement reloaded” development
5. Transition/Paragraph Topic Sentences
6. Vocabulary use in the SAT/Timed Essay
7. TFT’s Three P’s of Persuasive Writing–POSITION, POINT, PROOF
8. TFT’s 1-3-1 Approach to Essay Writing (5 Paragraph or 1 Opening Sentence +
9. Paragraph Body + 1 Closing Sentence)
10. Analyzing history, literature, biography, and current events for SAT/Timed Essay material
11. Creating TFT’s PROOF Pages for SAT/Timed Essay preparation
12. Non-timed steps to develop basic skills before timing
13. Time management in the SAT/Timed Essay
14. TFT’s Three P’s Mapping Exercises
15. Directed Brainstorming 16. TFT’s Four Steps for Writing the SAT/Timed Essay
Details for registering and attending are provided below. Call TFT with questions: 260-597-7415.
Parents may attend the workshop for free with their student(s); if additional materials are desired for the parent, a small fee will be charged for book and audio.
Please register by Friday, November 4th if possible. Last minute registrants may be accepted, depending on enrollment. Call for late registrations.
WHERE: First Assembly of God,
West Washington Blvd, Fort Wayne
ROOM: Go in Office Doors on east side of the building; go straight down hallway to classroom with sign on the door (on the left hand side)
DATES: Monday November 7th; Monday November 14th, Monday November 21st
TIME: 1:30 to 3:15 each session
COST: $50 for three sessions, worktext, and audio cd of the workshop’s highlights
REGISTER: By calling TFT at the number above or by mailing a check and the following information to the address that follows:
Student’s Name: Grade:
Address:
Phone number(s):
Email addresses:
Parent’s names/contact information:
Mail registration and fees to:
Training for Triumph
