$96
for 8 classesMt. Essay: Critical Reading/Writing Summer Camp Fun
Completed by 12 learners
Ages 8-12
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
4x per week, 2 weeks
3-9 learners per class
50 min
What's included
8 live meetings
6 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Students will review chapters each day in preparation for comprehension games.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
This class will put the summer fun into reading and writing. The first week the teacher will read Saffy’s Angel aloud in class so the students can experience it at the same time and speed. Following the daily reading we will have a fun, but critical discussion of theme, plot development, and character development. The second week we will write an essay on the book together in class. The teacher will lead the class in giving input and together we will build an essay on the book. As a group we will arrive at the top of “Mt. Essay” together. Unit 1: Read chapters 1-3. Guided discussion. Unit 2: Read chapters 3-6. Guided discussion. Unit 3: Read chapters 7-9. Guided discussion. Unit 4: Read chapters 10-12. Guided discussion. Unit 5: Write the Introductory paragraph. Unit 6: Write the body paragraphs. Unit 7: Write the conclusion and start the second draft. Unit 8: Editing workshop. Celebrate our reading and writing achievement.
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to see a good book as more than just entertaining.
Students will have fun building an essay together and gain a unique inside out view of essay writing.
Other Details
Supply List
Each student will need a copy of Saffy's Angel by Hilary Mckay.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Each student will need a copy of Saffy's Angel by Hilary Mckay.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Receiving a master’s degree in English from BYU with an emphasis in creative writing was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with all things creative: novels, plays, movies, painting, music, dance, origami, cosplay, juggling, computer games, DnD . . . the list goes on.
On the STEM side of life I spent eight years in the United States Air Force as a radar technician. Working with the highly mobile radar of a forward air control post I traveled the world in C-130s, was buzzed by A-10s, and became proficient with various weaponry. Since the third grade I have been a student of the history of military aircraft, especially World War II.
As a published author of many short stories and four young adult novels I’m ready to help students create with the written word. In creative writing I teach the power of the word, the beauty of the sentence, the joy of the completed story. As a university instructor in critical reading/writing, I learned that a good author won’t tell you anything. A good author wants to see what you see after you read his/her book. We will learn how to know what we see and how to talk and write about it.
As a dad I homeschooled all eight of my children to support positive, independent thinking. I kept reading with my children long after they could read for themselves—until they left for college. I advocate reading and writing with classroom presentations and programs. I’ve been mentoring youth writers in the Juab Jotters writing group for several years.
When I’m not teaching you will find me pursuing my own never ending education, playing computer games with my children (great family time), cosplaying (last year it was Mystery Men), and spending time with my children and grandchildren (soon to be six).
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