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Essay Essentials: The Building Blocks of All Writing

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It's more than just a 5-paragraph essay! Students learn to independently generate, organize, and express elaborated ideas in an effective essay. Students receive explicit instruction, teacher modeling, and guidance toward mastery of skills.

Class experience

US Grade 7 - 10
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Aligned with State-Specific Standards
6 units//13 lessons//3 Weeks
Unit 1The Foundation: Genre & Organization
3 lessons1 Week
The Foundation: Genre & Organization
ย Week 1
Lesson 1
Get a Grip on Genre
Students learn to differentiate between various genres of writing: expository, narrative, & opinion.
Lesson 2
Talk the Talk
Students learn how 5-paragraph expository essays are structured and organized.
Lesson 3
Give it a Go!
Learners annotate a sample essay.
Unit 2The Nuts & Bolts of the Body Paragraphs
4 lessons1 Week
The Nuts & Bolts of the Body Paragraphs
ย Week 1
Lesson 4
Technology
Get the scoop on using the necessary tech in an online English class.
Lesson 5
Two Rules of Thumb
Students learn the two rules of thumb when developing ideas for their body paragraphs.
Lesson 6
The Secret to a Coherent Essay
Students learn the key to keeping their main idea paragraphs clear and coherent.
Lesson 7
Writing Interesting Topic & Concluding Sentences
Students practice writing topic sentences and concluding sentences that are grammatically correct, sophisticated, and varied. We are working at the sentence level right now!
Unit 3Prewriting
2 lessons1 Week
Prewriting
ย Week 2
Lesson 8
'Storm, Seek, & Sort
Students learn how to generate research questions and then find answers, a process that improves their essay's ideas and interest level. Students practice these techniques then they plan their own body paragraphs independently, all while receiving helpful feedback from the instructor.
Lesson 9
All the Spice & Everything Nice
Students learn critical elaboration techniques, the secret weapons to writing an interesting essay that stands apart from the rest.
Unit 4Drafting
1 lesson1 Week
Drafting
ย Week 2
Lesson 10
MLA Formatting & Google Docs
Students learn how to use Google Documents to write their essays. They learn to create a header, heading, and how to follow the formatting rules in the MLA style guide. They use this week to write the body paragraphs of their essays.
Unit 5The Intro & Conclusion
2 lessons1 Week
The Intro & Conclusion
ย Week 3
Lesson 11
The Introduction
Students learn six different techniques for hooking their readers, how to write an effective thesis statement, and how to bridge the gap between the lead and thesis statement. Students will write their own introductions independently with helpful feedback from the instructor.
Lesson 12
The Conclusion
Students learn how to write a concluding paragraph that leaves their reader thinking by using four different techniques. YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS!
Unit 6Revising, Editing, & Creating the Works Cited Page
1 lesson1 Week
Revising, Editing, & Creating the Works Cited Page
ย Week 3
Lesson 13
Revising, Editing, & Creating the Works Cited Page
Students will learn how to write a Works Cited page. Students have time to revise and edit their essays after receiving feedback from Mrs. Lemons.
  • This class is comprehensive, and students: 1. build confidence in their ability to write effectively. 2. learn to write an essay with an effective introduction, fully-elaborated body paragraphs, and a powerful conclusion. 3. learn to use correct grammar when writing. 4. learn to generate ideas, organize their thoughts, and to think when writing. 5. learn to use a process that strengthens their ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions. 6. learn to work independently, using resources and a reliance on their mastery of new skills.
Mrs. Lemons has a B.A. in English Literature, a minor in Education, and a Master's in Education Administration. She has her teaching certificate and principal's license, and she is certified to teach English / Language Arts and History / Social Studies. She has many years of experience at the middle and high school levels. Further, she is an adjunct faculty member at Colorado Christian University, supervising teaching candidates in their undergraduate and graduate programs. She is a teacher of teachers. 
Homework Offered
By the nature of a self-paced class, all students do work asynchronously and turn it in to the teacher.
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Mrs. Lemons assesses all work and offers extensive feedback through their Google Doc essay and through email. For this extensive feedback, students must use Google Docs.
Grades Offered
If you would like formal grades, just ask!
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Joined June, 2020
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Bachelor's Degree in Education
Kimberly Parinisi
Bachelor's Degree in Education
Jenn Riale
Bachelor's Degree in Education
Kristen Freeman
Bachelor's Degree in English
Karen Lemons
Master's Degree in Education
Karen Lemons
NewYork Teaching Certificate - English/Language Arts
Kimberly Parinisi
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate - English/Language Arts
Kimberly Parinisi
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate - English/Language Arts
Jenn Riale
Missouri Teaching Certificate - Elementary Education
Denise Emert
Washington Teaching Certificate - English/Language Arts
Karen Lemons
Washington Teaching Certificate - Foreign Language
Karen Lemons
Washington Teaching Certificate - Social Studies/History
Karen Lemons
Missouri Teaching Certificate
Ali Marie
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