Fitz is remarkable as a writing teacher for his help with technique, for his impressive role-modeling, and for his inspiring personality. I wanted to write well when I wrote for Fitz!
~Paul Michaud
Winner of The Groton School Writing Prize, 2018
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John has tutored all three of my boys. He engages his students with a creative, effective and dynamic toolset that includes technology, humor, compassion and a deep knowledge of students to enhance and deepen his or her writing skills and self-confidence.
~Gari Palmer
When Jack entered Fenn in 4th grade he literally could not sit and write two sentences together. He could speak without hesitation to any adult and share his ideas but to put those thoughts on paper was an enormous challenge - there would literally be tears. As his mother, it was heartbreaking to watch. He was so creative and had so many wonderful ideas, he just did not know how to express himself on paper. In his words, he thought he was ‘dumb’...
Thankfully, Fitz became his teacher and they started doing something called “blogging”. Jack and his friends started writing and sharing their stories, and I remember hearing myself saying “Jack, will you STOP writing!” I had tried for years to get him to write, now he has Fitz for one semester and I can’t get him to stop!
~Maureen Pellegrini
There is no person you know better than yourself, and there is no better way to share your breadth and depth than through the power of a Crafted Word Blog. Blogging, done right, is a lot of fun—and it works to make you a better writer. It really, really works!
- Explore your passions, hobbies, and interests in a variety of digital formats
- Get your own password-protected blog on a full-featured, highly respected blogging platform
- Control your digital footprint and present the best of who and what you are
- Join a small and supportive peer community of Crafted Word bloggers
- Recieve weekly writing prompts, video tutorials and helpful and kind comments on everything you post
- Utilize the helpful rubrics and resources of TheCraftedWord.org
- Learn from an experienced blogger, writer and English teacher with over fifteen years of classroom experience teaching writing and digital media
- Practice and perfect your skills as a writer, photographer, podcaster, and video artist
- Create a positive, powerful and compelling digital portfolio
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What is a Crafted Word Blog?
The Crafted Word Summer blogs are created, guided, and monitored by an experienced teacher with over fifteen years teaching writing and digital content creation with students of all ages. All blogs are password-protected private blogs hosted on a secure and easy-to-access platform. Timely, supportive and specific feedback is provided on every writing piece, podcast, and video that is posted.
What kind of stuff can I do?
In short--anything! But there is also a weekly curriculum that can be followed.
Using a series of writing prompts, rubrics, and tutorials, students cultivate their narrative voice, share what is important to them and develop skills that are critical in our digital age. These can include daily journaling; book, movie and gaming reviews; sports reports and analysis; narratives about summer experiences; sharing unique hobbies; posting slideshows, videos, and podcasts, or even to create a blog dedicated to a single personal passion a student wishes to explore in a profound way.
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Fitz is remarkable as a writing teacher for a number of reasons: for his help with technique, for his impressive role-modeling, and for his inspiring personality. I wanted to write well when I wrote for Fitz!
~Paul Michaud
Winner: The Groton School Writing Prize, 2018
With the wit and engaging personality of a born storyteller, Fitz connects with his students and inspires them to write confidently and effectively in their own voices. He taught our son the fundamentals of excellent writing through critical analysis of poetry, song lyrics, classic literature, blogs and video essays. Thanks to Fitz’s guidance and support, our son is excelling at Vanderbilt University.
~Dave Reudiger
John has tutored all three of my boys. He engages his students with a creative, effective and dynamic toolset that includes technology, humor, compassion and a deep knowledge of students to enhance and deepen his or her writing skills and self-confidence.
~Gari Palmer
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