Essay Writing Made Easy: 5 Simple Lessons!
In this course, your student will learn how to structure and write a 5-paragraph essay with some fun activites along the way. By the end of the course, students will understand the structure and have confidence in writing.
Savannah Gilmore
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What's included
5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentAssignments
1 hour per week. All activites can be done at the pace of the student. All activites have answer pages for the parent to grade.Letter Grade
Students can submit a final essay to the teacher for a final essay grade. A grade from the teacher will only be given on a submitted complete essay.Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 10
Beginner - Intermediate Level
General Info: Older and younger students are welcome who want to master essay basics at their own pace. This class is for Middle or High School students, but younger are welcome. This class begins with structure and ends with your student writing a complete and proper 5-paragraph essay. Please find the layout for class in the syllabus. About the Teacher: I am a certified teacher in various topics, which I teach on Outschool, and I hold a Bachelor’s degree and two Master’s degrees. I strive to align my classes with state standards and GED and ACT writing topics. I have taught essay writing as a certified teacher for over 9 years. About this Class: Each video lesson will cover an important aspect of essay writing, from paragraph structure, to essay layout and citations. I will also briefly cover sentence structure, making solid sentences, punctuation, and grammar basics that benefit essay writing. I will fully cover the structure and flow of the essay. Each week, you will find linked documents needed to cover the lesson for the week. I provide notes, resources, and plenty of activities for you to use on the topic if needed. Students can find their weekly writing activity there. You will find a video lesson from me covering their topic for that week, but I also link extra videos for further coverage of topics. Some weeks there will be two video lessons, depending on the topic covered. This is so they can spend time in those skills and topics before moving forward. Feel free to spend as much time per topic week as you need. This is a self-paced, meaning there are no weekly live meetings. Each week contains one prerecorded video lessons for the students to access and weekly homework activities. It will also include a final writing topic for an essay. Because this is a writing class, students are strongly encouraged to submit a final essay in week 5 for feedback. **Google Docs is required to receive teacher feedback and a grade. ** Teacher Feedback Expectations: - Teacher will answer any general questions asked to me about the class or content, but most FAQ can be found in the Info Sheet posted in week one folder. - Guide provided in the starting week will have video lessons on youtube linked to help with additional learning of topics. - Teacher will also include a Google How To Document showing how to submit their final essay to me. - Teacher will provide a Citation Guide to help with any citations the student wishes to use. - Teacher will not grade work until they finish a complete essay. Students can submit a final essay to to be graded and get feedback on. Grading: I do provide an overall grade for a final paper based submitted following my grading rubric on the main aspects of essay writing. Paper will be graded on: 1. Proper Structure 2. Proper thesis statement and topic sentences 3. Grammar use and transitions 4. Proper citations (if used)
Learning Goals
Students will end this course with understanding of essay structure and should be able to write a general proper essay.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)5 Lessons
over 5 WeeksLesson 1:
Week 1 - Intro to Essays
Your student will cover the following:
- Types of essays
- Thesis statement
- Topic Sentences
Activity - Thesis statement and topic sentence practice. 22 mins of video lessons
Lesson 2:
Week 2 - Paragraph Structure and Transitions
Your student will cover the following:
- Types of paragraphs structure
- Transitions and phrases to flow
- 2 Video lessons
Activity - Writing activity on structure and an additional activity on restructuring paragraphs. 25 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Week 3 - Essay Structure
Your student will cover the following:
- Intro
- Body
-Conclusion
Activity - Choose a topic to write an essay on and create an outline for the essay. 15 mins of video lessons
Lesson 4:
Week 4 - Citations and Resources
Your student will cover the following:
-Types of Resources and finding good ones
- Works Cited Page
- In-Text Citations
- 2 Video lessons
Activity - Find 2 websites or resources for the essay and cite them on a works cited page. 25 mins of video lessons
Other Details
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Oklahoma Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Kaplan University
Bachelor's Degree from Ashford University
I have taught for many years and I am certified in various subjects, but have been certified in English for 9 years. I have taught in the classroom and in the largest Charter in the US. I have worked with students for many years on their English and grammar skills, and I still see students who struggle. When students leave me, most have a solid grasp on the topic I have covered. I like making learning fun and interactive. Reviews
Self-Paced Course
$13
weekly5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks of teacher support
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1 year of access to the content
Ages: 11-17
