Saturday Sentence Storytelling (Creative Writing & English Grammar)
Each week, students practice writing various styles of sentences while playing with Story Cubes. Story Cube images are great writing prompts. Students should have previously learned the four main structures and four main types of sentences.
Teacher MoMo , MFA
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What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. After each class, students should post an original sentence in the class site to practice the lesson. In addition, student can read and comment on classmates’ sentences.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
A strong sentence is the foundation in which great stories are told. And in today’s fast-paced lifestyle, writing a quick sentence is how many people communicate. Thus, it’s important that students have a good command of writing sentences, so they can express themselves in the classroom, on social media, and in email communications. Students should have prior knowledge of the four basic types of sentences (exclamatory, interrogative, statement, imperative ) and four basic structures (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex). This class serves as reinforcement and practice of these sentences. ** Students should be able to type sentences independently to fully participate in the class. Or, students should take photo of handwritten sentences and email the photo to teacher after class. Class Format: 1. Welcome Q&A 2. Review of Specific Sentence (complex, exclamatory, etc.) 3. Roll the dice (Story Cubes selection) 4. Teacher’s sentence creation (sentence example) 5. Class creates a sentence with Story Cubes selection 6. Individual student create a sentence 7. Homework Assignment (post sentence in classroom) Class Schedule: Month 1 Week 1: imperative sentence Week 2 : adverb, simple past tense Week 3 : complex- compound *Week 4 : Story in a Sentence (last class of the month) Month 2 *Week 5 : interrogative sentence Week 6 : FANBOYS Week 7 : exclamatory sentence. Week 8 : because *Week 9 : Story in a Sentence (last class of the month) Month 3 Week 10: simile Week 11 : sensory detail Week 12: FANBOYS *Week 13 : Story in a Sentence (last class of the month) OLD CLASSES Week 23 (06/07): simile, Week 24 (06/14): sensory detail Week 25 (06/21): compound sentence *Week 26 (06/28): Story in a Sentence (last class of the month) July Week 1 (07/04) : simple sentence, Week 2 (07/11): but, Week 3 (07/18): adverb, description *Week 4 (07/25): Story in a Sentence (last class of the month) August Week 5 (08/01): compound sentence Week 6 (08/08): present tense Week 7 (08/15): and , sensory detail Week 8 (08/22): exclamatory sentence. *Week 9 (08/29): Story in a Sentence (last class of the month) September Week 10 (09/06): adjectives Week 11 (09/13): because Week 12 (09/20): emotional detail *Week 13 (09/27): Story in a Sentence (last class of the month)
Learning Goals
Students will feel more confident in writing stand alone sentences to express their ideas in various forms of communication (social media, emails, chats, etc.) and in academic work.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
** Students should be able to type sentences independently to fully participate in the class. Or, students should take photo of handwritten sentences and email the photo to teacher after class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from USC
Bachelor's Degree from UCLA
I have a MFA in nonfiction writing. I have taught academic writing in English at universities in Ecuador, Costa, and South Korea. Reviews
Live Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 228 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
3-6 learners per class
