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Essay, Research & Creative Writing Class for Middle Schoolers

This on-going class will help middle school students improve their various writing styles!
Lindsey Marantos MBA
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(17)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

In this class, students will learn about various writing techniques and styles as they tackle essays, research papers, book reports, poetry, short stories and more! As an on-going class, a student can jump in and pick up with whichever type we are focused on that week. Also, if your child needs extra help with a certain type, take comfort in knowing that will come around again and we can work on it more! Learners will learn and discuss together in class, but I will communicate and give feedback privately with each individual student by message so that they do not have to worry about judgement from other students. Keep in mind, this class will require extra time outside of class to complete their writing projects and they may need to research topics or read a short book as well, depending on the type of writing we are focusing on. Here is the list of writing styles we will tackle! (Please reach out if you would like to know which week we are on when you are enrolling your child)

Informative Essay
Book Report (student's choice of book)
Haiku
Argumentative Essay
Research Paper 
Vignette
Limerick
Narrative Essay
Short Story
Ode
Book Review / Literary Analysis
Compare & Contrast Essay
Writing a Letter
News Article 
Expository Essay
Short Memoir
Sonnet
Cause and Effect Essay
One-Act Play
Process Essay / Technical Writing
Learning Goals
Students will be able to learn about different writing techniques, try their hand at it, and see improvement as they move through the class!
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
We will not focus on any sensitive topics in class, but students will be able to choose most of their own topics for their writing assignments. So, parents may want to supervise topic selection to make sure they are comfortable with what their student is researching.
Supply List
Learner will need access to a computer or library to do research and they will either need to type up their writing projects or they can handwrite and submit photos of their papers for grading.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2020
4.9
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Teacher expertise and credentials
As a former journalist and a PhD student working on a dissertation, I have written more papers than I can count! Reading and writing are so important and I love passing my knowledge and passion on to students. I also have literature classes by grade if your student is interested in a semester-long literature course as well!

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$10

weekly
1x per week
30 min

Completed by 64 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
3-12 learners per class

This class is no longer offered
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