4 Nonfiction Essay Styles | Lessons, Prompts & Writing Feedback | Self-Paced
In this course, learners will practice writing all 4 types of essay writing: persuasive, expository, narrative, and descriptive. This course is great for homeschoolers or those looking to gain additional practice with essay writing.
Ms. Ann (or Ms. W)
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What's included
7 pre-recorded lessons
6 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
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includedClass Experience
US Grade 5 - 9
In this self-paced course, there is no live instruction. The material will be posted all at once and you can view it during the week at your convenience. The class will include multiple interactive activities (in the Outschool classroom). There are many different types of essays, but they are often defined in four categories: persuasive, expository, narrative, and descriptive essays. Persuasive and expository essays are focused on conveying information and making clear points, while narrative and descriptive essays are about exercising creativity in nonfiction writing. In this class, learners will practice writing all 4 types of essay writing. The weekly lessons include a wide variety of topics necessary to write 5 paragraph essays, such as the writing process, thesis statements, supporting evidence, sentence types, descriptive writing techniques, etc. Learners will be led through the writing prompt, pre-writing ideas/notes, and given a graphic organizer. Each week the learner pre-writes and drafts an essay (based on the assigned prompts) and continues to revise/edit any in-progress essays - all completed in Google Docs and uploaded to the Outschool Classroom. The teacher will supply weekly feedback for edits and revisions so that the learner can finalize their writing. In addition to the weekly lessons, there will be weekly interactive components such as class discussions, brainstorming ideas through Jamboard, EdPuzzle activity, matching activities, and more. Instruction will be supplemented with additional graphic organizers, sample writing pieces, and additional video clips. The course material will be posted at the start of each week (Monday): 1. Introduce the 4 Essay Types, the Writing Process, Thesis Statements 2. Learners will Pre-write the Persuasive Essay 3. Learners will Edit and Revise the Persuasive Essay & Pre-write the Expository Essay 4. Learners will Continue to Revise the First 2 Essays 5. Learners will Pre-write the Narrative Essay & Edit and Revise the Expository Essay 6. Learners will Edit and Revise the Narrative Essay & Pre-write the Descriptive Essay 7. Edit and Revise the Descriptive Essay & Finalize other In-progress Essays
Learning Goals
By the end of the course, students will have written all four essay types commonly used in school. The class is interactive (in the Outschool classroom) so that it encourages learner participation.
Syllabus
7 Lessons
over 6 WeeksLesson 1:
Introduction
This lesson covers the types of nonfiction writing, the writing process, three different types of sentences, and how to write a thesis statement. Lesson 2:
Persuasive Writing
Students will start a draft of their 1st essay: persuasive writing. Lesson 3:
Expository Writing
This lesson covers how to include supporting evidence and reivew transition words/phrases. Students will start a draft of their 2nd essay: expository writing. Lesson 4:
Essay Edits (1st Two Essays)
This lesson covers the Students will also have time to edit and finalize their first 2 essays. Other Details
Parental Guidance
Third-party apps and/or websites may be used as part of this class. Students may need to log in and/or create accounts to use those applications/websites.
Pre-Requisites
There is no pre-requisite for this course.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Virginia Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
The teacher is a certified Pre-K to 8th-grade teacher and has taught this specific topic for over 6 years.Reviews
Self-Paced Course
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