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Building Better Writers Junior, Part 4 (Weeks 13-16)
Dana Lorelle, Writing, Vocabulary, Essays
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This 4-week class will give your students weekly writing practice and feedback. It is the fourth and final set in a 16-week semester class designed to build better writers.
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US Grade 3 - 6
This course is comprised of weeks 13-16 of a one-semester (16-week) writing course appropriate for ages 8-13. Students should begin with Part 1 (weeks 1-4). Students can expect to have fun while learning how to elevate their writing style through grammatical and stylistic devices. Each individual class will focus on a specific aspect of writing. Each assignment will include a checklist that builds over time, and all submitted assignments receive an evaluation with detailed feedback. The...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Week 1 (lesson 13)Lesson 13 continues where lesson 12 (in Part 3 of the series) left off. This week, students will add to their repertoire of sentence openers with a participial opening. They will also study the concept of hyperbole, which comes in handy with the writing assignment of creating an invective!Week 2Lesson 2Week 2 (lesson 14)In lesson 13, students wrote an invective about something they despise... this week, students will have to write an encomium (speech of praise) about the same exact thing! The new device this week is a simile. Students are now up to 14 requirements in their assignments.Week 3Lesson 3Week 3 (lesson 15)While there aren't any new requirements this week, students will still get a lot of practice building stronger sentences and practicing their different openers. The focus of the assignment is to freeze a moment in time in writing, which requires students to rely on sensory details... all while using their vast checklist of grammatical and literary devices.Week 4Lesson 4Week 4 (lesson 16)In this final lesson, we do not add any requirements... but we take something away! Specifically, students can no longer use the words get/got/gotten/has/had/have. The final project melds expository and creative writing into one fun and challenging assignment.
My passion -- as well as my professional background -- is writing. Professionally, I hold a B.A. in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and I've been published in numerous newspapers and magazines. I've also taught writing and literature classes to students of all ages and abilities. On a personal note, I have homeschooled all five of my children and taught them all to read and write... and with each it has been a different experience! What's easy for one child is not easy for another. When I teach online, I always remember that it's important to keep learning fun and to incorporate different methods of teaching to reach all my students.
Homework Offered
Weekly assignments include 2-3 worksheets of additional work, plus a paragraph to be turned in to the instructor for evaluation.Assessments Offered
For each submitted paragraph, the instructor will provide a detailed evaluation based on a checklist the student receives after class.Grades Offered
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***Use coupon code LORELLE20245 for $5 off any class.*** Welcome! I'm here because I love writing, reading, and teaching, and through Outschool I'm able to blend all three. I offer classes in writing and literature analysis (especially poetry),...
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$17
weekly or $65 for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
3-10 learners per class
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