5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay Writing - Third / Fourth / Fifth Grade

Calling all writers - struggling and thriving alike! Do you have a struggling writer who needs support with improving their writing, structure and/or creativity? Or, is your writer thriving and would like an opportunity to continue perfecting their work? Well, this is the class for you! With 1:1 guidance and support from me, this course is designed for writers to learn about and practice going through an entire 5 paragraph writing process. 

The writing process that we will go through is as follows:
Week 1 - Introduction to persuasive & brainstorming topic ideas.
Week 2 - Choosing a topic & planning and developing the thesis.
Week 3 - Developing and drafting the introduction (including strong hooks).
Week 4 - Drafting body paragraphs and learning about strategies to improve writing.
Week 5 - Drafting body paragraphs and learning about strategies to improve writing.
Week 6 - Developing and drafting the conclusion.
Week 7 - Editing & revising.
Week 8 - Celebrating.

All of these lessons will be on a Google Doc and each student will receive their own copy. This way, they can follow along, have their own working space, and go back to previous lessons as needed. 

The class structure will be similar each class. The learners and I will meet whole group where I will teach and model about the topic at hand. Learners will have the opportunity to practice the skill with me and ask any questions that they may have. Then, learners will go into their own breakout room and work on the assignment of the day (see above). When they are working independently, I will check in and confer with each student in order to support them as needed. I believe that through 1:1 attention, I am cultivating positive relationships and helping the learner on whatever specific need(s) they have.  At times, students may work together in partnerships to support teamwork.  At the end of class, we will always come back together and share out our progress. 

At the very end of our 8 weeks, we will hold a writing celebration where students will share their work and celebrate their success! 

Whenever I teach, I work to ensure that my lessons are engaging, clear, concise, thorough and fun! I believe that students learn best when they feel comfortable with a teacher and are enjoying themselves. I always enjoy starting class with a quick game/activity about the topic at hand!

I will be teaching with the expectation that students have experience with developing sentences.