Awesome English Writing Skills - Grow in Confidence in Writing 9 - 11 years
Each week children will focus on a different writing skill from grammar to story writing to character development to factual writing.
Mrs. Kaye B.A. (Hons) P.G.C.E.
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What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. Every week there will be an activity related to the session.Assessment
I will be feeding back to parents and learners.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 5
This is a fun class where learners will explore different aspects of writing. Each week will have a different focus with an after class activity attached and available in the classroom. Children can upload their work and interact with each other so that they can share their amazing writing. Learners will be supported with writing frames and vocabulary back and also videos uploaded to the classroom to help develop their writing skills. Each lesson is a stand alone lesson and does not build upon the previous lesson so learners can join at any point as each lesson focuses on individual skills. Friday 17th February 2023 All about story openers: This class will focus on how to write a great story starter through action, dialogue or description. In this class, students will learn about compelling story starters that grab the reader's attention and set the stage for an exciting story. I will guide and scaffold discussion so that students will develop their skills in crafting vivid descriptions. The class will also cover the basics of genre-specific story starters and how to tailor your opening to the type of story your learner would want to tell. By the end of the class, students will have the beginnings of a toolbox of techniques for writing effective story starters that can be applied to a wide variety of writing projects. Lots of discussion and guidance is given in the class so that after the lesson - learners can set about writing! See you there! Friday 24th February 2023 Settings - what makes a good story setting? Learners will explore different ways to describe and choose story settings. Friday 3rd March 2023 Characters - How to describe characters - looking at using text-to-self and text-to-world connections. Friday 10th March 2023 What is a quest /what is a problem in a story? Friday 17th March 2023 Vocabulary work - adventurous words Friday 24th March 2023 Grammar - fun with collective nouns, building upon our writing. How to write the high point of the story. Friday 31st March 2023 Writing a good sentence. Editing, up-leveling, organizing words and phrases for sentence level work. Theme: foxes! Conclusion - how to write a great conclusion to a story - tying up all loose ends. Friday 7th April 2023 Grammar - Verbs - quiz and exercises ********. No lesson 14th April 2023. ******** Friday 21st April 2023 Grammar - Exploring adjectives. Friday 28th April 2023 How to conclude stories. Friday 6th May 2023 The antagonist - the bad guy in the story - how to develop their qualities for story writing - super fun! Friday 13th May 2023 Grammar - Adverbs - fun exercises and how to use them in writing and speech. Friday 20th May 2023 Punctuation - How to use speech marks / quotation marks. Friday 27th May 2023 Dialogue / Speech - how to show this in writing.
Learning Goals
To be able to explore new English skills.
To grow in confidence in reading and writing easily, fluently and with good understanding.
To grow in effective composition which involves articulating and communicating ideas.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
There will be some links to websites and Youtube videos that will be posted to the classroom. Children do not need a Youtube account to access the video.
Supply List
Children will need to be able to: - Annotate using zoom - Use the typing tool on Zoom - Be able to unmute and mute their user - Be able to upload their work / or a responsible adult on their behalf to the classroom via a scan or photo.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined November, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree in History from St Mary's University College part of the University Of Surrey
I am an experienced primary / elementary school teacher and head of year with over 20 years in the classroom. I have taught in London, North Africa and the Middle East and am now based in the U.S. With many years of experience and enjoy helping children progress in their academic journey. I pride myself on ensuring that the materials are educational and engaging and that children leave the lesson knowing more than they started. Progressing and moving forward with confidence. I am looking forward to you joining me!
I have a particular interest in helping reluctant writers (and readers) to achieve and been fortunate enough to have worked in schools that have provided lots of in-house and outside specialist training and courses to help us apply the most effective strategies. Reviews
Live Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
25 min
Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-11
1-8 learners per class
