Essay Question and Short Answer Response (Test Taking, ELA)

𝗧𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗣 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗣 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆-𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

*𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴-- 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬-𝘵𝘰-𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬!*

It's impossible to write a great essay if you don't understand the question-- which is why understanding the difference between words like "explain" and "discuss" is crucial to essay success. Each week, we'll go over a common essay instruction word-- like explain, analyze, compare and contrast, or discuss. We'll review what the word is asking the reader to do, as well as how to tap into our knowledge of the subject material to provide the best answer. We'll then practice the skill by answering a question on a fun, low-stakes subject to reinforce our knowledge!

This class is a great "next step" for middle or high school students who want to take their essay writing to the next level, but is also beginner-friendly enough for students who are still getting the hang of structured writing.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲! This class is a weekly subscription class, but material "resets" every twelve weeks (so no matter when you begin, you’ll get twelve weeks of lessons before you repeat anything!).


Topic 1: Analyze
Topic 2: Discuss
Topic 3: Evaluate
Topic 4: Compare and Contrast
Topic 5: Identify
Topic 6: To What Extent
Topic 7: Discuss
Topic 8: Define
Topic 9: Persuade of Convince
Topic 10: Agree or Disagree
Topic 11: Change over time
Topic 12: Reflect

𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁-- there's no need to wait for "topic one".