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Anything I Can Write You Can Write Better - Weekly Challenge
Tracy Lambert
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(227)
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We can usually tell when a piece of writing isn't working but how do we make it better?
In our weekly group, we'll explore why our example isn't working, and how to improve it - before writing our own, much more interesting, version.
Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 6
Intermediate Level
It's often easy to tell when a piece of writing needs some editing and improving - but the first step in taking writing from 'meh' to 'magnificent' is understanding how and why it isn't working. When we see that, it's much easier to make improvements. Each week we'll be taking a look at a short piece of writing, which definitely needs some work! (Don't worry, it'll be my own terrible attempts that we'll be dissecting so no - one will need to be nervous that they'll have to have their work...
- Students will learn what makes a piece of prose appealing or unappealing. They will identify the elements of writing, such as sentence structure and descriptive techniques, that can be used to build and improve on not only the passage looked at but also their own writing in the future. Students will begin to explore how to give helpful and constructive feedback in an appropriate way.
Writing is my passion and as well as majoring in English at university, I've just over 20 years of experience in teaching English in primary schools (4-11-year-olds) and also as a Home Educator. Over those years I have regularly worked with groups of children specifically on English writing skills.
Learners should have a basic knowledge of sentence structure, punctuation and grammar, as well as an understanding of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.
Notebook or paper and pen or pencil, or device to type work if preferred.
All content will be age - appropriate.
All content will be created by me especially for this class.
Joined September, 2020
4.9
227reviews
Rising Star
Hello and thank you for stopping by to find out a little more about me. I hail from the UK and live in Kent (the bottom right-hand corner as you look at the map!) I graduated from the University of Exeter with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree...
Group Class
$13
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-11
1-6 learners per class
