Outschool
Open currency, time zone, and language settings
Log In

State of the Art: Sophisticated Grammar to Write Something Beautiful

In this rigorous grammar class, we use published authors, masters of language, to improve writing at the sentence level so that syntax is not only functional and correct but artful, standing out from the rest.
Lemons-Aid Learning
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(667)
Popular
Class
Play

What's included

1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per week
Grading
Teachers give feedback on the writing learners complete during class.

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
๐Ÿง ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ?
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. 





๐Ÿšดโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐‚๐˜๐‚๐‹๐„, ๐๐‘๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„, ๐Œ๐€๐’๐“๐„๐‘!
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: 
๐ŸŒบ 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
๐ŸŒผ How to use clauses for impact, variety, sophistication, and elaboration: 
-Independent clauses
-Dependent clauses
-Adjective clauses
-Adverb clauses





๐Ÿ“† ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž:

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





๐Ÿ‹ ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‡๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ-๐˜ผ๐™ž๐™™ ๐™’๐™–๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ‹
๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ-๐€๐ข๐, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ! CLICK THROUGH TO GET A SURPRISE COUPON CODE!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JwlFnta1ZYAlNn8t2GMMA8Bb6dd0ums1IbdtpzZwuRc/edit?usp=sharing

๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ & ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ
๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ
๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ
๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด
๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ
๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ--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:
โ€ข Specific, not general
โ€ข Immediate, not postponed
โ€ข Routine with a revision / feedback cycle
โ€ข Explanatory
โ€ข The right amount
โ€ข Targeted to the most critical issues
โ€ข Varied (written, audio, and video comments)
โ€ข Holding students accountable

๐ŸŽฅ ๐™๐™ค ๐™จ๐™š๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ค๐™จ, 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.
learning goal

Other Details

External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
4.9
667reviews
Popular
Profile
Teacher expertise and credentials
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Kimberly Parinisi
New York Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Kimberly Parinisi
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Jenn Riale
Tennessee Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Elizabeth Leavitt
Washington Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Karen Lemons
Washington Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Karen Lemons
Washington Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Karen Lemons
Missouri Teaching Certificate
Ali Marie
Tennessee Teaching Certificate in Science
Danielle Mortimore
Master's Degree in Education from Carson Newman University
Elizabeth Leavitt
Master's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Karen Lemons
Master's Degree in Education from Western Governors University
Danielle Mortimore
Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University
Becky Padgett
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Philadelphia College of Bible
Kimberly Parinisi
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Millersville University
Jenn Riale
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Kristen Freeman
Bachelor's Degree in English from Florida State University
Karen Lemons
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Missouri State University
Ali Marie
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Western Connecticut State University
Blake Dahlmeyer
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from Patrick Henry College
Brian Smyth
Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Middle Tennessee State University
Danielle Mortimore
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from University of Northwestern - St. Paul
Kendra Mancuso
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!

Reviews

Live Group Class
Share

$9

weekly
1x per week
25 min

Completed by 51 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-9 learners per class

Aboutโ€‚
Supportโ€‚
SafetyPrivacyCA PrivacyLearner PrivacyManage Data PreferencesTerms
ยฉ 2024 Outschool