Mastering Five Paragraph Essay Writing for Middle School Ongoing Essay Class
In this ongoing essay class students will build the skills to be writing all different types of five-paragraph essays from narratives to informational essays, persuasive essays, and more.
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What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. Time will be given in each class to work on the actual writing of essays. However, students may not be able to complete the writing for the day in the class and will need to take time outside of class to finish the essay writing. This should not take more than 30 minutes outside of class if they need to work outside of class.Grading
I will give students feedback on their essays when they send them to me. I will not give letter grades but will give them detailed guidance on how to make their essays better.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
SUMMARY OF THE CLASS In this ongoing course, students will be writing a number of different essays in several different styles including narrative, informational, persuasive, reading response, compare and contrast, how to, and more Essay writing is so important for students to master in middle school because essay writing is going to be a major part of their education from here on out. However, so many students struggle with essay writing, and as a parent not only do you not want to see your child struggle, but you also may not feel equipped to teach them yourself because you never learned the structure or English is not your first language. In this class, students will see examples of these types of essays, learn the structure, and be able to practice and get feedback on their essays. Each month in this class the material will build so we will be writing an essay over the course of the month. If students join in the middle of a month they will have missed some parts of the essay that we are on, but they can jump in and catch up easily. Below is a list of the essays that we will be doing in this class till the summer CLASS BREAKDOWN 💧January- Informative Essay on the role of water in our lives 💧 Week of January 6th- Brainstorming and reading articles Week of January 13th- Introduction Week of January 20th- Body Paragraphs Week of January 27th- Conclusion 🥰February- Persuasive essay- Do we need to get rid of Valentine’s Day? 🥰 Week of February 3rd- Brainstorming and reading articles Week of February 10th-Introduction Week of February 17th- Body Paragraphs Week of February 24th- Conclusion 📚March- Book Report- On your favorite book 📚 Week of March 2nd- What is a book report? Week of March 9th- Genres and introductions Week of March 16th- Summarizing a book Week of March 23rd- How to write recommendations 🌷April- Opinion Essay- What is the best spring activity? 🌷 Week of March 30th- Brainstorming and reading articles Week of April 6th- Introduction Week of April 13th- Body Paragraphs Week of April 20th-Conclusion 👸May- Narrative Essay-Twisted Fairy Tales 👸 Week of April 27th- What are twisted fairy tales? Week of May 4th- Exposition Week of May 11th- Rising Action and Climax Week of May 18th- Resolution ABOUT ME AND MY STYLE I have been teaching essay writing for over ten years and I love to expand students writing by asking them questions about their writing to get them to expand their ideas. I also believe that students need to have a structure to write from to really master the art of essay writing. I also have lots of experience with students with a number of different abilities and neurodiverse students. I have experience with blind students, autistic students, students with ADHD, etc. If your student needs any accommodations to make this class more accessible for them please feel free to reach out and I will make these accommodations to the best of my ability.
Learning Goals
In this class, students will be able to understand and write essays in the structure of many different types of five-paragraph essays.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Each month in this class we will be going over different subjects that could cover a number of items. This fall we will be writing scary stories in October as well as writing about many different holidays in November and December. Check the list above in the description for the topics that we will be going over in any given month. Students will need to be able to have a place to write their essays. This could be on Word, Google Docs, or even with a paper but they have to be able to send them to me so I can give them feedback.
Supply List
Students will need something to write on during class to take notes as well as write their essays. This could be a pen and paper or a word processor they can type into on their laptop etc.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined February, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Religious Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary
3 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in English from Fresno Pacific University
Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Delaware State University
Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature from The University of Texas at Arlington
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Live Group Class
$25
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 54 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
1-7 learners per class
