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Essay Writing Foundations: The Most Critical Skills
Lemons-Aid Learning
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In this upbeat, interactive class, students independently generate, organize, and express elaborated ideas in an effective essay. Students receive explicit instruction, modeling, guidance, and feedback.
Class Experience
US Grade 7 - 9
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
**𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥!** 🧐 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝟓-𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝 𝙀𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙮! Many students know how to organize a five-paragraph essay but struggle to generate ideas that fully support their thesis. They aren't quite sure how to develop body paragraphs that are clear, fully elaborated, and effective. Some find it impossible or difficult to write an introduction and conclusion that are more than just a few sentences. While students...
10 lessons//5 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Get a Grip on Genre with HollywoodStudents learn to differentiate between various genres of writing: expository, narrative, & opinion.Lesson 2Talk the TalkStudents learn how 5-paragraph expository essays are structured and organized.Week 2Lesson 3Give it a Go!Learners annotate a sample essay.Lesson 4TechnologyGet the scoop on using the necessary tech in an online English class.Week 3Lesson 5Two Rules of ThumbStudents learn the two rules of thumb when developing ideas for their body paragraphs.Lesson 6The Secret to a Coherent EssayStudents learn the key to keeping their main idea paragraphs clear and coherent.Week 4Lesson 7Writing Interesting Topic & Concluding SentencesStudents practice writing topic sentences and concluding sentences that are grammatically correct, sophisticated, and varied. We are working at the sentence level right now!Lesson 8'Storm, Seek, & SortStudents 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.Week 5Lesson 9All the Spice & Everything NiceStudents learn critical elaboration techniques, the secret weapons to writing an interesting essay that stands apart from the rest.Lesson 10MLA Formatting & Google DocsStudents 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.
- Build confidence in their ability to write effectively.
- Learn to write sentences with variety and sophistication.
- Learn to write an essay with an effective introduction, fully elaborated body paragraphs, and a powerful conclusion.
The founder of Lemons-Aid, Mrs. Lemons has a B.A. in English and an M.Ed in Education Administration. She is certified to teach English, has a principal's license, and has many years of experience at every level. She also supervises teachers in their undergraduate and graduate level teacher preparation programs at Colorado Christian University. She is a teacher of teachers. All teachers who teach this class have an appropriate degree, teaching experience, and training, giving your learner a teacher who is a content-area expert who loves kids. Mrs. Lemons is very selective and only hires the very best. They are star teachers!
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: 7 or more throughout the classFeedback: as neededDetails: Students have 20-30 minutes of homework after each session once we are halfway through the coarse.Assessment
Frequency: 1 after class completionDetails: Students receive authentic and helpful feedback in class as students use the chat box to practice. They also receive feedback outside of class on the writing learners submit. Feedback is thoughtful and constructive.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
5 teachers have teaching certificates
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
New York Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Tennessee Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Washington Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Washington Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Washington Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Missouri Teaching Certificate
2 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Carson Newman University
Master's Degree in Education from Liberty University
7 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Philadelphia College of Bible
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Millersville University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Bachelor's Degree in English from Florida State University
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Missouri State University
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Western Connecticut State University
Since Feb 2021, Lemons-Aid Learning has been 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. We are grateful for the relationship we have with our learners and parents, which is how we retain that...
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Group Class
$249
for 10 classes2x per week, 5 weeks
55 min
Completed by 342 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-16
6-16 learners per class
