State of the Art: Sophisticated Grammar to Write Something Beautiful
What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekGrading
Teachers give feedback on the writing learners complete during class.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ? Students need instruction on sentence construction through the upper secondary grades! As they move through middle school and high school, their speech becomes more sophisticated as should their writing. Learners have trouble transferring the grammar knowledge they have learned in isolation, so they often struggle with sentence syntax, punctuation, and other mechanics as they go into high school. By manipulating sentence parts and learning about function and style, students learn how to put grammar to work. Using professional authors as our models, we study the form, function, and aesthetics of sentences. This helps students write, but it also helps them analyze literature. For example, if an author uses four dependent clauses at the end of a sentence, why? What is the author saying by structuring the sentence that way? Upbeat and fun, each live class is short. Pop in and out as you like! This class will run year-round, summer classes depending on enrollment. ๐ดโโ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐! In each class, we work on sentences and how they are constructed. Depending on what sentences we're working on, we may use participial phrases or an adjective clauses. We cycle through the content (listed below), returning to reteach, review, and practice different techniques for making sentences beautiful. We are intentional about transferring the skills learned in this class to other classes, which is quite difficult for students to do. We do this by writing and revising paragraphs, combining and de-combining sentences, elaborating, learning to be creative with language, and other techniques. Based on the class composition, the teacher determines how to move the group forward and develop their skills. For example, as we work on sentences and students have trouble with absolute phrases, we'll spend more time writing those. Students can join at any point in the year! The weekly schedule is learner-led and determined by the learners' skills and content mastery. Students can transfer from section to section without skipping a beat! We cycle through the following skills: ๐บ How to use phrases for impact, variety, sophistication, and elaboration: -Participle phrases -Appositive phrases -Absolute phrases -Gerund phrases -Infinitive phrases -Adjective phrases -Adverb phrases -Prepositional phrases ๐ผ How to use clauses for impact, variety, sophistication, and elaboration: -Independent clauses -Dependent clauses -Adjective clauses -Adverb clauses ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐: August 1-31: Prepositional phrases September 1-30: Participial phrases October 1-31: Appositive phrases November 1-30: Infinitive phrases December 1-31: Gerund phrases January 1-31: Adjective phrases February 1-28: Adverb phrases March 1-31: Absolute phrases April 1-30: Adjective Clauses May 1-31: Adverb Clauses June 1-30: A variety of phrases July 1-31: A variety of clauses *content loops ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐จ-๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ-๐๐ข๐, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ! CLICK THROUGH TO GET A SURPRISE COUPON CODE! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JwlFnta1ZYAlNn8t2GMMA8Bb6dd0ums1IbdtpzZwuRc/edit?usp=sharing ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ & ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ--The back-and-forth work between a student and teacher significantly benefits a student if done well. We follow best practices in designing class time, assignments, and routines. According to Pennington Publishing, effective writing feedback (or grading) is: โข Specific, not general โข Immediate, not postponed โข Routine with a revision / feedback cycle โข Explanatory โข The right amount โข Targeted to the most critical issues โข Varied (written, audio, and video comments) โข Holding students accountable ๐ฅ ๐๐ค ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ค๐จ, go to the Lemons-Aid profile page, where you can view the video and read bios. https://outschool.com/teachers/Karen-Lemons?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&authTrigger=follow_teacher&follow=true&utm_campaign=share_leader_link
Learning Goals
Write sentences for function, purpose, and aesthetics.
Learn essential grammar and put it to real-life work in sentence writing.
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
6 teachers have teaching certificates
New York Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Washington Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Washington Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Washington Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Missouri Teaching Certificate
Tennessee Teaching Certificate in Science
2 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Master's Degree in Education from Western Governors University
11 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Philadelphia College of Bible
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Millersville University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Bachelor's Degree in English from Florida State University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Catawba College
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Missouri State University
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Western Connecticut State University
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from Patrick Henry College
Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from University of Northwestern - St. Paul
Mrs. Lemons has a B.A. in English and an M.Ed in Education Administration. She is certified to teach English and History with many years of experience at the middle school and high school levels, and she has her principal's license. Last, she teaches undergraduate and graduate students at Colorado Christian University in their teacher education programs. She is a teacher of teachers.
All teachers who teach this course have English degrees and teaching certificates. They are qualified experts who love kids!
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Live Group Class
$9
weekly1x per week
25 min
Completed by 51 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-9 learners per class