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(Flex) Create Your Own Autobiography! Flexible Writing Practice

Completed by 7 learners
Ages 8-13
Live Group Class
Throughout this 6-week flex class, learners will improve their writing and grammar skills by writing various short personal essays. These written works will be combined to create their own autobiographies.
Average rating:
4.6
Number of reviews:
(21 reviews)

No live video meetings
6 weeks
1-10 learners per class

What's included

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
In this 6-week flexible schedule class, students will create a story all about themselves while learning about autobiographies. Students will develop their writing skills as they reflect on what makes them who they are by following various writing prompts each week. Students will have access to a new lesson each week that will guide them through the current assignment. Students will be given activities to find out more about their own interests and personalities, writing prompts, and graphic organizers to help them draft short personal essays. The weekly topics for the course will be as follows: 

Week 1 - What is an Autobiography? 
Week 2 - Who I Am
Week 3 - Plans for the Future 
Week 4 - Funny Stories 
Week 5 - Personal Achievements 
Week 6 - Completing and Sharing Final Drafts

Throughout the course, learners will have regular interaction with the teacher, and will receive personalized feedback on all weekly assignments. Learners will also be able to interact with one another by answering discussion questions in the classroom, and sharing work with one another to give and receive peer feedback. Learners can share fun facts about themselves with their peers, if they wish. This will build rapport amongst classmates and allow learners to discover potential similarities with their peers, as well as celebrate their individual uniqueness. In the last week, learners will have the opportunity to share their completed autobiographies. Students can post their completed written work, or video record themselves reading their work aloud if they choose to. Students are encouraged to give positive feedback on at least one other classmate’s final work.

Learning Goals

Students will be able to explain what an autobiography is. 
Students will practice the writing process by writing multiple short essays.
Students will reflect on who they are.

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Meet the teacher

Joined April, 2021
4.6
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Savannah Ward. I'm so excited to be teaching on Outschool! 

I have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and a minor in Psychology. I have a wide range of experience with youth from volunteering for summer camps to mentoring youth 1:1. I have tutored children as part of this mentorship, as well as part of my Social Work Practicum. I also have experience facilitating and co-facilitating pre-teen social groups. 

I have a TESOL teaching certificate, and 2 years of experience teaching ESL to children online for companies such as Palfish, VIPKid, GoGoKid, and Magic Ears in China, and Egg School in South Korea. As part of a volunteer experience, I taught English in a school in Tanzania. 

I look forward to bringing a variety of topics I'm passionate about to life! I use tools such as presentations, videos, games, discussions, etc., to engage the students and promote long-term memory retention. I aim to provide a bright, fun, and encouraging atmosphere in the classroom!

I am married, and a mom to two wonderful little boys. We live in Canada with our 3 pets! We have 1 dog and 2 cats - one of them being a hairless cat (Sphynx). I hope to include her in a class someday! We love camping and traveling!

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