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Mastering the Paragraph, Continued Practice -- Ongoing Course

Completed by 55 learners

Ages 8-13

Live Group Class

In this on-going course, students will practice writing paragraphs in different styles. Learners may enroll and drop at any time. #writing

Roman's Writing Workshop

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(41 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week

1-8 learners per class

50 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

50 mins in-class hours per week

Homework

1 hour per week. Extra practice or unfinished work may be completed for HW.

Assessment

Learners will be given formative feedback from the teacher throughout the writing process.

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7

This class will train learners how to imagine, plan, write, and revise a clear, strong, paragraphs across four modes: expository, argumentative, persuasive, and narrative. 

Each class will start with a prompt of the day followed by a mini-lecture about paragraph structure for the day's mode.  

We will use a graphic organizer that will scaffold the outlining process.  Learners will draw this graphic organizer on a piece of paper so they can reproduce it on demand.

Each class, learners will outline, draft, and revise one paragraph while getting feedback from the teacher.

Week of 20 April: Prompt of the day: "Describe your favorite meal" (Expository)

Week of 27 April: Prompt of the day: "What makes a better pet, a cat or a dog?" (Argumentative)

Week of 4 May: Prompt of the day: "Pizza is better than chocolate" or "Chocolate is better than pizza" (Persuasive)

Week of 11 May: Prompt of the day: "Tell me a story about a time you were afraid" (Narrative)

Learning Goals

Students will learn a research-based and systematic approach to developing their essay writing. Students will be able to confidently write expository, argumentative, persuasive, and narrative paragraphs.

Other Details

Supply List

A couple pencils, an eraser, a notebook, and the standard Outschool tools. Headsets are preferred but not required. Students are encouraged to write their work by hand, but accommodations can be made for those who feel strongly about typing.

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Roman's Writing Workshop

Joined March, 2023

4.9

41reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Master's Degree from Boston University

I have been a writer for 25+ years and a teacher since 2004. The approach that I teach is informed by my work as a graduate student at Boston University, a technical writer and editor at Clemson University, and many professional development courses and workshops, most notably the Institute for Writing and Thinking at Bard College and the EmPower Method from Architects for Learning.