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Personal Narrative Writing for Ages 8-11

In this 4 week multi-day class, students will craft an essay about a meaningful personal experience.
Corinne Huey, Procreate iPad Digital Art
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(462)
Class

What's included

8 live meetings
6 in-class hours

Class Experience

In this four week class, students will craft an essay about a meaningful personal experience. We will use a writer's workshop format, consisting of a mini-lesson, group writing, and then individual writing. I will check in with each learner throughout the writing period to guide them in reflections that will strengthen their writing. Students will be expected to complete their writing outside of class time and must be willing to share what they've written with me. 

A typical class would be 10 minutes of mini lesson, 10 minutes of group writing, 15 minutes of individual writing/conferring time, and 5 minutes to share progress/respond to each other's writing.

Week one: How to generate ideas, select a topic & get your ideas on paper.
Week two: Focus in with even more depth/details, how to craft a beginning.
Week three: How to craft an ending, begin revisions.
Week four: Finish revisions/editing, publishing celebration.
*This schedule may change depending on learner needs.

Learning Goals

This class meets common core standards for writing for grades 3-5.
"Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences."
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2020
4.9
462reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
California Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I love working with young writers and teaching them how to overcome their fear of a blank page. As an elementary school teacher for over 10 years, I have a lot of experience teaching writing. I love the writer's workshop format where students are guided to creating their best work and do not rely on a teacher to tell them whether or not it is "good."

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$100

for 8 classes

2x per week, 4 weeks
45 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
3-10 learners per class

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