Fairfax Collegiate Summer 2026

Have fun and learn—while building skills that last well beyond summer.

Short Essays
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Short Essays

Write multi-paragraph essays with smooth transitions and proper organization.

This course is a one-week adaptation of Writing for High School, focusing specifically on essay organization and structure with transitions between paragraphs.

  • 1. Understanding the Writing Process
  • 2. Increasing Depth of Essay Reponses
  • 3. Building Organizational Skills
  • 4. Persuasive Techniques
  • 5. Improving Writing Style

  • 1. Persuasive Writing
  • 2. Expository Writing
  • 3. Personal Narrative Writing
  • 4. Sentence Fluency
  • 5. Diction
  • 7. Grammar Skills
  • 8. Organization and Structure