Powerful Paragraphs | Weekly Support With Structuring & Organizing Our Writing
Learners will write one descriptive, narrative, or persuasive paragraph each week while learning how to structure a paragraph, use appropriate vocabulary & grammar, & convey their ideas effectively. Personalized feedback provided.
What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per weekAssignments
1 hour per week. If learners do not finish their writing in class, they may choose to finish after class and send to the teacher for feedback.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 5
Have you heard the saying, "practice makes perfect?" Well, lot's of practice may not make one perfect, but it is a guaranteed way to improve upon any skills that are being practiced! This weekly paragraph writing class provides the consistent, routine, weekly practice necessary for developing your learner's writing skills under the guidance of a licensed, experienced writing teacher. In this class learners are introduced to different types of paragraphs, such as descriptive, narrative, and persuasive. They learn how to structure a paragraph, use appropriate vocabulary and grammar, and convey their ideas effectively. 📣This class has a maximum of 7 learners so the teacher can provide extensive, specific, and individualized feedback after EVERY class to EVERY learner. 📝Your learner may choose to complete their writing on paper (take a picture and send to the teacher for feedback) OR the teacher will send a link to a Google Doc that they can write on and share for feedback. Week of: May 18: Opinion (Video Games) May 25: Informative (Always Learning) June 1: Informative (Being a Good Friend) June 8: Narrative (Fly Away) June 22: Opinion (Must See) June 29: Opinion (Best Place to Visit) July 6: Informative (Changing Places) July 13: Informative (Field Trip) July 20: Narrative (Help! I'm Lost) July 27: Narrative (I Did It) Aug 3: Opinion (All I Want Is) Aug 10: Opinion (Brothers and Sisters) Aug 17: Informative (Going on an Expedition) Aug 24: Informative (Hero) Aug 31: Narrative (I Don't Want To) Sept 7: Narrative (If I Could Be Anyone) Sept 14: Opinion (To Be, or Not To Be) Sept 21: Opinion (Fair or Foul?) Sept 28: Informative (Life Without Cell Phones) Oct 5: Informative (Most Important Invention) Oct 12: Narrative (Made a Mistake) Oct 19: Narrative (Message in a Bottle) Oct 26: Opinion (Healthy Lunches) Nov 2: Opinion (Hot or Cold) Nov 9: Informative (My Favorite Book/Game/Show/Movie) Nov 16: Informative (My Invention) Nov 23: Narrative (Mystery Present) Nov 30: Narrative (No Technology) Dec 7: Opinion (Pick My Pet) Dec 14: Opinion (Screen Time) Dec 21: Informative (Something Special) Dec 28: Informative (Special Guest) Jan 4: Narrative (Special Moment) Jan 11: Narrative (Wait...I Can Explain) Jan 18: Opinion (Being Safe or Unnecessary?) Jan 25: Opinion (Too Much Homework) Feb 8: Informative (Time Travel) Feb 15: Informative (Vacation Spot) Feb 22: Narrative (Magic Wand) March 1: Narrative (Winner, Winner) March 8: Opinion (Video Games) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🌟Meet our All Star teaching team! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Uj-ioFqc4jWD3fbWlF7LhUzsyhm5eX6P6Imuzvai7og/edit?usp=sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🌟Leaves of Learning Academy is rated "Popular" by Outschool because we are in the top 10% of all teachers on Outschool. This means we offer classes that are in high demand that fill up quickly! 🌟We have taught over 7,100 learners on Outschool! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Leaves of Learning Academy is an organization on Outschool with about 18 teachers. Occasionally, the teacher for this class may not be able to teach and a substitute teacher from the organization will take her place. Only teachers trained to teach this class will serve as a possible substitute for the class. A message will be posted in the Outschool classroom before the class takes place in the event a substitute will be teaching. I am happy to offer a refund to any learner who prefers not to attend the class with a substitute. Please send a message through Outschool in that event and I will issue a refund. Thank you!
Learning Goals
Learn how to structure a compare/contrast paragraph.
Learn how to structure an opinion paragraph.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
All content will be shared on Google Slides.
Supply List
Paper/Notebook and a Pencil Copies of the handouts sent before class
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
7 teachers have teaching certificates
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Alabama Teaching Certificate in Special Education
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
5 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Xavier University
Master's Degree in Education from Wright State University
Master's Degree in Education from Marygrove College
Master's Degree in Special Education from University of West Alabama
Master's Degree in Education from Concordia University
4 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Ohio University
Bachelor's Degree from Miami University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Ohio University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Meet our ⭐All Star⭐ teaching team:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Uj-ioFqc4jWD3fbWlF7LhUzsyhm5eX6P6Imuzvai7og/edit?usp=sharing
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We are a team of dedicated teachers committed to engaging your learner in our online classrooms to support them in participating to their fullest level of comfort, taking risks, reaching their fullest potential, finding success, and SHINING!
Leaves of Learning Academy has served over 6,500 learners to date on Outschool! The teachers with Leaves of Learning Academy are licensed and degreed professional educators with over 100 years of combined experience educating learners in a variety of settings. We are passionate about bringing the highest quality educational experiences to our learners. We strive to provide a welcoming, inclusive online classroom community where all learners' needs are met through a personalized approach to teaching and learning. We use research based instructional strategies to provide the highest quality and most effective learning opportunities for learners ages 5 through 12. Join a class and "come grow with us!"
All classes are designed and created by me, Kelly Hall, owner and founder of Leaves of Learning Academy. Our teachers go through rigorous training to assure that all classes are taught to the same level of quality no matter which one of our teachers is teaching it! I have strict hiring standards and strive to only hire teachers I would feel comfortable teaching my own children on Outschool.
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Live Group Class
$16
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 75 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
2-7 learners per class