Mastering Five Paragraph Essay Writing for Middle Schoolers Part 2
In this three-week course, students will master the structure for three different types of essays including reading response, compare and contrast, and how-to essays.
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2-4 hours per week. Class time is going to be focused on how to write these essays this means that students will be called upon to write the essays outside of class. All essays will be written outside of class and students should plan to take 1-4 hours to write essays for homework each week.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
SUMMARY OF THE CLASS In this 3-week, course students will meet 3 times a week to learn the perfect structure for 3 different types of essays. Essay writing is so important for students to master in middle school. If they can master the structure of a 5 paragraph essay that will help them with their schooling for years to come. This is the second part of my mastering essay writing class and will cover: 📚reading response 🖌Compare and Contrast 🗓How to Essays Students do not have to take part 1 before taking this class. They can take them in whichever order works for your schedule. Students will see examples of these types of essays, learn the structure, and be able to practice and get feedback on their essays. CLASS BREAKDOWN 🌟🌟READING RESPONSE🌟🌟 Day 1: Reading our Mentor Text and Introduction Day 2: Literary Elements and Body Paragraphs Day 3: Conclusion 🌟🌟COMPARE AND CONTRAST🌟🌟 Day 1: Examples of a compare and contrast essay. Introduction. Day 2: Body Paragraphs Day 3: Conclusion 🌟🌟HOW-TO ESSAYS🌟🌟 Day 1: Examples of How to essays. Introduction Day 2: Steps to the process Day 3: Conclusion *****Class time will be used for learning how to write the essay and students will be expected to write the essay outside of class for homework. ****** 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
By the end of this class, students will know the structure of these essays and will be able to understand the difference between these essay types and how to recreate them with other prompts.
Syllabus
3 Units
9 Lessons
over 3 WeeksUnit 1: Reading Response Essays
Lesson 1:
Reading Response Essays Day 1
In this lesson, we will read an analyze our mentor text: "The Cremation of Sam McGee." Students will also learn about figurative language, logical appeals, and repetition. Lastly, we will talk about how to write a introduction paragraph for a reading response essay. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Reading Response Essays Day 2
In this lesson, we will listen to our mentor text read by the original author. We will also talk about mood, tone, and rhyme in the text. We will cover the structure of body paragraphs in a reading response essay and students will be writing the body paragraphs for their essay. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Reading Response Essays Day 3
In this lesson, we will be finishing up reading response essays. Students will learn about theme. We also will cover fallacies. Lastly students will learn the structure of a conclusion and will be writing the conclusion for their reading response essay. 50 mins online live lesson
Unit 2: Compare and Contrast Essays
Lesson 4:
Compare and Contrast Essays Day 1
This lesson introduced compare and contrast essays. We will be comparing different subjects in school. Students will pick the subjects that they want to compare. We will talk about how to write the introduction to a compare and contrast essay and students will write the introduction to this essay. 50 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Students will need to use some kind of word processing software for their choice to write their essays. They then will have to send them to me in the Outschool classroom.
I may use a Kahoot to review the concepts on the last day of class.
Supply List
Students will need to have something that they can take notes and write essays. This can be digital or paper and pens.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Master's Degree from Fuller Theological Seminary
Bachelor's Degree in English from Fresno Pacific University
Hello, I’m Angela AKA The Truthful Tutor. I have been a tutor for the last 12 years.
I love my job and love working with all the students that I have come across. My passion in life is making sure that students have the tools that they need to succeed and learn everything they can.
Since being a tutor, I have learned many tips and tricks and want to make sure that those tools can get into the hands of students through tutoring, so they can tap into their potential.
The most important thing that I have learned is that success begins early. The earlier that students are given the tools they need to succeed the better that they will do.
I 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.
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📚B.A in English
📚TESOL Certification: Teachers English to Speakers of Other Languages
📚Masters in Divinity
FUN FACTS
⭐️ I love rollercoasters
⭐️I routinely bake and make homemade bread and other goodies
⭐️I am a nerd at heart and love Doctor Who, Supernatural, Sherlock etc.Reviews
Live Group Course
$175
for 9 classes3x per week, 3 weeks
50 min
Completed by 38 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
1-7 learners per class
