For Athletes

FITE Notes: English & Writing

Read it once for the words, twice for the meaning, and write like you mean it.

From Coach Fite

Listen. The film room is just reading. You watch a play, you find the key, you call it out before the snap. English class is the same game. You read the page, you find the main idea, and you say what it means in your own words. The kid who can read a defense and write a clean paragraph wins twice, on the field and off it. Reading and writing clear is a skill, and skills get built with reps. Put in the reps here and you stay eligible, you pass the class, and you walk out smarter than you walked in. Let's work.

7 lessons · 22 min

    1How to Read for Meaning2Literary Devices & Figurative Language3The Building Blocks of a Story4Writing a Thesis Statement5The Five-Paragraph Essay6Grammar Essentials That Wreck Grades7Analyzing a Passage or Poem