Achieving Writing Success: Creating the Paragraph for Middle Schoolers
This course will help learners be successful in organizing various sentence structures together into a cohesive and unified paragraph in order to best prepare them now for upper-level writing.
Mrs. Lisa Galvao, B.A. English Ed; M.A.,TESL/TEFL
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(51)
What's included
6 live meetings
5 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Practice worksheets and assignments involving reading, writing, and identification will be assigned each class.Assessment
Learner progress will be assessed via homework, participation, and attendance.Grading
includedClass Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Learners will understand the parts of a good paragraph and will apply this knowledge to their own writing by using topic sentences, various sentence structures, descriptive wording, logical connectors, transition words, and concluding statements. Exercises and homework will involve practicing what is modeled and shown by the teacher in class. Class time will involve 25-30 minutes of instruction and 25-30 minutes of practice, discussion, and feedback. Learners will be expected to provide input on others' writing as well, so we can truly help each other in a positive and supportive learning environment. Class 1: Introduction to course + parts of speech Class 2: Functions and sentence structures Class 3: Topic sentence, details, and descriptive paragraph Class 4: Concluding statement + narrative paragraph Class 5: Process paragraph + organization Class 6: Logical connectors and transition words Learners must have a good command of sentence writing and a general grasp of what a basic paragraph is. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that learners take "Achieving Writing Success: Improving Sentence Writing for Middle Schoolers" BEFORE this course. However, it is NOT required. Parents/guardians are expected to read the course descriptions and use their best judgment when enrolling their child for best placement. Should parents/guardians have any questions, please message me via Outschool. I will be happy to help provide guidance for proper course placement.
Learning Goals
Learners will learn what makes a good paragraph, identify and understand these parts in a paragraph, and apply these tools and concepts to their own paragraph writing.
Other Details
Learning Needs
Learners with unique learning needs will be given additional time outside of class to complete assignments. The teacher may also provide additional resources to learners and/or their parents/guardians to assist with practicing concepts.
Pre-Requisites
Students must be able to write at a sentence level minimally. Ideally, some knowledge of basic paragraphing is helpful, but not required.
Supply List
Teacher will provide all worksheets. In addition to a stable internet connection and an electronic device to enter the Outschool classroom, students will need to have notebook paper, a pencil, and an eraser. NOTE: For the maximum benefit of this course, learners should use a desktop or a laptop and be comfortable with using Google docs.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined March, 2020
4.9
51reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from Wheaton College
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Judson College (now known as Judson University)
I've taught English for over 25 years in various settings, plus I've been a home school mom for the past 16 years. I have seen many, many students lack a good grasp of paragraph writing, and it really shows when they get to high school (and higher levels) as they struggle with writing papers and essays. Middle school is an ideal age to use the language and writing skills that they know and form solid writing habits. It's a great, practical life skill to learn now in order to achieve writing success!Reviews
Live Group Class
$17
weekly1x per week, 6 weeks
55 min
Completed by 50 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-14
2-8 learners per class
