Essay Writing for Upper Elementary: Opinion, Personal Narrative, and More!
In this ongoing class, students will write one essay per week (personal narrative, persuasive, problem and solution, compare and contrast, opinion, etc).
Ms. Michelle
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1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. Students can complete their essays for homework and feedbackClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 6
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Join anytime! This course is designed to introduce upper elementary students to the fundamentals of essay writing. Students will learn how to craft well-structured essays in various genres, including narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, and analytical essays. Through engaging lessons and discussions, students will develop their writing skills, learn to organize their thoughts, and express their ideas clearly and effectively. Each week will include a graphic organizer and sentence starters that will help with planning and writing. I will always provide a topic but students are more than welcome to be creative and choose their own topic as well. Since writing an essay can take longer than the class time permits, students can send completed essays to me after class. Essays will be given personal and detailed feedback. This class will circle back in terms of the type of essay we will focus on. However, topics for the essay will always change. Class Goals: ✏️ Understand the basic structure of an essay, including the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. ✏️ Develop strong thesis statements and topic sentences. ✏️ Learn how to use evidence and examples to support their ideas. ✏️ Practice writing different types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, and analytical. Class Structure: 1. Greetings and introductions 2. Overview of what kind of essay we are going to write this week 3. Brainstorm topics and choose a topic 4. Complete the planning page (graphic organizer) 5. Essay draft and feedback. Students are encouraged to share bits and pieces of their writing (or whatever they are comfortable with) for feedback. Students will be provided with sentence starters and guidance on how to structure paragraphs, examples, details, etc. Week of Jan 6th - Opinion Essay Week of Jan 13th - Process Essay Week of Jan 20th - Cause / Effect Essay Week of Jan 27th - Review Essay Week of Feb 3rd - Personal Narrative Week of Feb 10th - Compare and Contrast Essay Week of Feb 17th - Descriptive Essay Week of Feb 24th- Informative Essay Week of March 3rd - Problem and Solution Essay Week of March 10th - Persuasive Essay **Topics will be updated as the class progresses
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Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Mississippi Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Belhaven University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from American Military University
Hello! Thank you so much for showing interest in my classes. My name is Ms. Michelle and I am excited to meet you!
I am a certified teacher for English grades 4-12. I graduated from the University of Victoria, American Military University, and Belhaven University. I have a BA in English and History, a second BA in Child and Family Development and a Master's degree in Teaching.
My classes are academically focused and I strive to be engaging and also challenging.
Experience:
📌 4 years teaching ESL overseas in South Korea
📌 2 years teaching in Germany
📌 8 years in public school teaching 4th-7th grade English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
📌 7 years as an online English teacher
📌 Lifetime of loving all things reading and writing
Class Focus:
⭐ Private Reading and Writing Tutoring
⭐ Reading Comprehension Practice
⭐ Writing Practice
⭐ Novel Studies
⭐ Book Clubs
⭐ Sentence, Paragraph and Essay Writing
⭐ Test Prep
I hope to see you in my classroom!Reviews
Live Group Class
$18
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 32 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
5-8 learners per class
