Easy Essays: College Prep Level (Ages 14 To 18)
An Intensive, detailed class for students in need of foundational principles for writing Academic Papers and Essays for College.
Marie G PhD Candidate
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(15)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
In this fast-paced class, students will gain skills for every aspect of writing for the late high school years and college level essays. Beginning with sentence structure, an overview of paragraphs and paraphrasing, and ending with a polished 250 word essay students will undergo a learning process to learn the best writing techniques for essay writing to get higher academic grades. Each student will have a thorough grading of their essay, marking all the elements covered in class with positive comments and suggestions for improvement. The class will simplify the Basic Essay Steps: 1. Purpose of your essay, sentence structure, verb agreement. 2. Body of the essay in detail: paragraphs, paraphrasing and citations. 3. Polishing your essay for higher marks: Editing, re-reading the argument and conclusion. 4. Overview of Research 5. Citations and Referencing Students will be taught background work to be done in order to write an essay quickly and thoroughly, formatting and critical thinking skills, and then how to polish an essay so it gets a higher grade. Students will choose a topic they are passionate about and then one which they are not interested in to discover how to write about a difficult topic. Students can create a funny, mysterious, technical or other style of essay to make the essay writing class a lot of fun. Interactive, sample essays and ideas, and how to turn your essay into a longer piece.
Learning Goals
Learning Goals are to write an essay at the college level to meet requirements and obtain higher grades.
Students will gain skills in research to save time.
1. Choosing a topic
2. Research in record time
3. Types of sources
4. Learning essay styles (persuasive, descriptive, or argument).
5. Polishing your grammar, sentence structure, and argument.
6. Citing sources
Other Details
Supply List
Students should have access to online research. We will discuss a few databases and suitable, credible resource websites.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined June, 2020
4.8
15reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have acquired two masters degrees, one with a GPA of 4.0 last year. I am currently preparing a dissertation at the PhD level. I will share my secrets to essay writing from beginners up to the advanced level.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$90
per classMeets once
90 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
3-5 learners per class
