What's included
5 live meetings
4 hrs 35 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Thanks for stopping by:) This is a continuation of the first course of "Becoming a Skilled Writer With Ease for Ages 9-13". If you have not already registered for this class, then please do so with the following link: https://outschool.com/classes/becoming-a-skilled-writer-with-ease-for-ages-9-13-or-4th-5th-6th-7th-and-8th-grade-4BEvKfTq?sectionUid=d793fa9d-ac85-4e98-b9d4-802099c66f69&showDetails=true This class is suitable for students ages 9 - 14 who have gone through the first course. The goal is to improve creativity and versatility in writing. It goes more in-depth into WRITING STYLE, giving your student a wider range of writing options. So a sentence like: We slid down the muddy hill. will become: Slipping and sliding, we slithered down the muddy hill. Also A sentence like: I like to run and skip around on the playground. will become: Running and skipping around on the playground is what I like to do. Learners will learn using a step by step approach and immediately have the opportunity to practice their newly acquired skill. Parents will have an outline of the skill taught at the end of each lesson so as to encourage their child to use said skills in their various school assignments/homework. I will work off google slides, which all learners will have access to for due reference. Learners will be able to ask questions during class and can email me Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00. ===COURSE OUTLINE=== 1. Starting sentences with PREPOSITIONAL words Students will learn how to vary the way they start sentences to improve their writing style. For example: The school bus had left by the time I got to the bus stop. ON getting to the bus stop the school bus had left. ***A comprehensive list of PREPOSITIONAL words will be made available. 2. Starting sentences with -ING words Students will learn how to vary the way they start sentences to improve their writing style. For example: I got tired when I ran around the field twice. Running around the field twice completely tired me out. 3. Using ALLITERATION in sentences Students will learn how to enhance their sentence structure by using alliteration. So: We slid down the muddy hill. will become: We slipped, slid and slithered down the muddy hill. 4. Very Short Sentence(VSS) is used to break the monotony of a paragraph as well as draw the reader's attention to a particular event or change in events. He came, he saw, he conquered. OR It was a dark, stormy night! 4. WWW.ASIA Students will learn how to vary the way they start sentences by following the acronym WWW.ASIA which stands for when, while, where, as, since, if and although.
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
I privately teach writing skills to middle school through high school students and the teaching style I use has been developed and honed over a span of 22 years. All my 5 children have used these same skills to gain admission into their colleges of choice. Four of them are now graduates with the fifth currently in his 2nd year. I also teach this same writing curriculum to adult (post graduate) students.
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Live Group Class
$23
weekly or $115 for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
55 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
1-9 learners per class