Mastering Commas in Sentences and Writing
During this 8 week course, students will learn and practice comma rules in order to improve the clarity of their writing.
Vanessa Roach
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4.9
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What's included
8 live meetings
5 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Students often have difficulty determining when to use commas when writing, however, correct comma usage is so important for clarity in writing (i.e. "Let's eat, grandma" vs. "Let's eat grandma"). This class for ages 8 and up starts students with the basic foundation of comma usage and each week incorporates a more difficult skill for students to incorporate into their texting, writing, and grammatical studies. Students learn concepts through making an interactive note booklet, participating in scaffolded practice, reviewing previous skills through warmups each class, and through optional independent homework. Students will also be given engaging and interactive projects to practice their writing and comma usage in a creative and challenging way. Comma Skills learned: Commas in a series Places and addresses Commas in dates Titles or degrees after names Interjections Commas with coordinate adjectives Adverbs (transitional adverbs and "too") Contrast or contradiction Punctuating quotations and dialogue Nouns of direct address Commas with introductory phrases Commas in compound sentences Dependent clauses in complex sentences Nonessential phrases and clauses or parenthetical expressions Use commas to prevent confusion When not to use a comma Schedule: Week 1: Comma pretest, Commas in Series, and Commas in Places Week 2: Warmup, Commas in Dates, and Commas in Titles/Degrees, Interjections Week 3: Warmup, Commas in Coordinate Adjectives Week 4: Warmup, Commas in Transitional Phrases, and Commas with Contradictory Phrases Week 5: Warmup, Commas with Quotation Marks, direct addresses, and introductory phrases Week 6: Warmup, FANBOYS and Commas, and Commas with dependent clauses Week 7: Warmup, introduce the final project, commas with parenthetical words, and avoiding confusion Week 8: Warmup, Review concepts, final comma quiz, and final project due
Learning Goals
Students will be able to use commas better in writing, therefore making their writing comprehensive, clear, and concise.
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In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Indiana Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in English from University of Southern Indiana
Thank you for visiting my Outschool profile! Since I was 5 years-old, I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. Now, 7 years in my career, I still love it. There is nothing that I enjoy more than helping my students reach their goals and become better readers, writers, and thinkers.
In my classes, I work with all levels of students (IEP students, general education, and high ability students). My goal as a teacher is to foster critical thinking and communication skills in order to help your child achieve their goals and become more proficient readers, writers, and critical thinkers. More than that, I encourage students to fall in love with learning.
For Outschool, I teach literature-based courses, novel studies, writing courses, grammar, vocabulary/etymology, test prep, and reading comprehension/strategies. My classes cater to all learning types and students are expected to participate in order to get the most out of the lesson. Students will complete my classes feeling accomplished and successful, as building confidence and true enjoyment in the subject is my first priority.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling, reading, and being frequently caffeinated.
Experience/Education:
-BS in Education (Reading/English 3-12, Gifted Education 3-12, Special Education 5-12)
-TESOL (120 hour) certified
-Masters of Arts In English Teaching
-Certification in High Ability/Gifted Learning Strategies
-Certification in Teaching Students with Learning Exceptionalities
-SAT/PSAT Testing Administrator (5 years)
-Experience tutoring for a variety of tests (ACT/SAT, ISEE, SHSAT, STAR, NWEA, AP, etc.)
-Harkness Socratic Seminar Trained
-Indiana Writing Workshop Trained
Thank you for your time! I hope to see your child in my classroom soon! Have a blessed day!Reviews
Live Group Class
$100
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
40 min
Completed by 11 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
4-10 learners per class
