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Mission Possible: Write an Essay!

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Ages 11-14
Self-Paced Course
In this self-paced course, interactive and guided course, learners will build confidence as they learn, practice and recieve feedback for each step of writing a 5-paragraph essay!
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10 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks of teacher support
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What's included

10 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks
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1 year access
to the content
Homework
1 hour per week. Each week student's homework will be to watch and work through the steps and tasks of each video-guided lesson. Each lesson has a submission task to be reviewed for teacher feedback (optional).

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 9
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Let's go on a mission to build your confidence in writing a 5-paragraph essay! 

Get ready to launch into a self-paced, 7-week writing journey to conquer the basic five paragraph essay. 

Receive personalized feedback on all your assignments. This is an interactive class with teacher-led  videos, short writing exercises each week and one five paragraph essay over the course of the class. 

This interactive course is an asynchronous environment, that will give you the time you need to master the writing skills explored in this class. 

I bring expertise to the virtual classroom with over 13 years of writing instruction in the middle school and high school classroom, both online and in person. 

No live classes on Zoom, offering a self-paced and flexible learning journey! You work at your pace - where, when, and how you want by watching pre-recorded videos, completing digital assessments, and posting your work to our classroom.   

What you and your student get:
➡️ 1-2 writing-based assignments per week to practice key writing components
➡️ One example 5-Paragraph essay provided for you as a model to complete your own essay that is due in week 6.
➡️ 1-2 per week - No planning needed on your part! I do the planning for you. 
➡️ Written or Video feedback on submitted assignments
➡️ Teacher-led videos, writing organizers, digital and print assignments
➡️ Work 30-50 min per level (unit)
➡️ Practice and consistent feedback


Each lesson has 3 parts: 
1) Teacher-guided Mini Lesson (Recorded Video w/ Slides)
2) Guided Practice
3) Independent Practice (A writing assignment or application activity submitted for feedback).

See Syllabus for More Details! (Units = Levels)
Level 1 - Writing Effective Sentences
Level 2 - Reading the Prompt and Sources
Level 3 - Writing the Thesis and Essay Outline
Level 4 - MLA Format and Writing the Introduction Paragraph
Level 5 - Citing Sources and Writing the Body Paragraphs
Level 6 - Writing the Conclusion Paragraph and Works Cited Page
Level 7 - Edit and Finalize!

Learning Goals

Students will improve their understanding and application of writing effective sentences in a basic 5-paragraph essay.

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Standards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
7 Units
10 Lessons
over 8 Weeks
Unit 1: Level 1: Writing Effective Sentences
Lesson 1:
Writing Effective Sentences
 Students will be instructed through a video-guided lesson to learn and practice writing sentences with strong subjects and verbs, avoid sentence fragments, and use various lengths of sentences in their writing. 

Students will work through practice activities (handouts) to master skills.

By the end of the lesson students will submit one paragraph using the strategies they have learned in the lesson. 
19 mins of video lessons
Unit 2: Level 2: Understanding the Essay Prompt and Sources
Lesson 2:
Understanding the Essay Prompt and Sources
 Students will be instructed through a video-guided lesson to read and understand the essay prompt provided by the teacher. 

They will then be guided on how to effectively read, annotate (highlight) and take notes while reading related sources. 
*These sources will give them quotes and evidence to add to their essay. 

By the end of the lesson students will submit a note-taking graphic ogranizer for teacher review. 
14 mins of video lessons
Unit 3: Level 3: Crafting the Thesis and Essay Outline
Lesson 3:
Building a Thesis and Outline
 Students will be instructed through a video-guided lesson to start their essay outline by writing a thesis statement (main idea sentence) for their essay. 

Students will then add to their essay outline by writing two main ideas for their body-paragraphs. 

Students will add information from the sources in lesson 2 to their essay outline. 

They will finish the lesson by outlining their conclusion paragraph. 

By the end of the lesson students will submit the essay outline for teacher review. 
18 mins of video lessons
Unit 4: Level 4: MLA Format and Drafting Introduction Paragraph
Lesson 4:
MLA Format
 Students will be instructed through a video-guided lesson to set up a Word Document in MLA Format style. 
11 mins of video lessons

Other Details

Learning Needs
This class is great for visual learner's who need visual cues and color coding to guide learning.
Pre-Requisites
Students should have basic understanding of writing a sentence.
Supply List
A notebook will be helpful! 
All other materials are provided in the course.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined February, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in English from Grand Canyon University
Bachelor's Degree in English from Northern Arizona University
I have 13+ years of teaching English in 6th-12th grade. 
I have 4+ years of teaching English at the Post-Secondary level. 

I hold my Master's (MA) in Secondary English Education with an emphasis in English. 
I hold my Bachelors (BA) in Secondary English Education with and emphasis in Structured English Immersion. 

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