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Summer Essay Writing Crash Course

Completed by 54 learners
Ages 13-16
Live Group Class
In this 4-day summer course, students will learn about the structure of the 5-paragraph essay, presented in easy-to-follow steps using a foolproof "formula."
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(249 reviews)

Live video meetings
4x per week, 1 week
3-8 learners per class
70 min

What's included

4 live meetings
4 hrs 40 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. After class, students may need to complete any writing that is not finished during class.

Class Experience

US Grade 8 - 10
Essay writing is - or will become - a significant part of your student's academic life. This 4-day summer course will help your learner head into the school year equipped with a better understanding of what a 5-paragraph essay is and how to write one with skillfulness and confidence. 

Using a combination of handouts (Word documents outlining the structure of an essay and listing transition words and phrases, graphic organizers, etc.) and PowerPoint slides, I'll teach your learner the basics of good essay writing, from structuring paragraphs to making strong points and effectively supporting and analyzing those points.

During each class, I'll be walking students through the essay writing process step by step. Students will be encouraged to share their theses and paragraphs with me privately in the chat during and after class so that I can offer individualized feedback and guidance in real time, as well as between classes. They'll also be asked to send their first drafts to me.

Please note: While I will be walking students through the process of structuring their essays and giving them time to complete each section of their graphic organizers as we go along, they will be required to do their writing independently. I want them to learn to read and analyze the text (using critical thinking skills), as well as express themselves in written form.

Class 1: Thesis development, brainstorming, research
Class 2: Body paragraph structure, transition words and phrases, critical thinking skills (thoroughly developing a point)
Class 3: Introductory paragraph (hook, background information, thesis)
Class 4: Concluding paragraph, editing, proofreading

Although there are several types of essays (e.g., literary analysis, compare and contrast, persuasive, opinion, personal, etc.), each having a different purpose and therefore requiring a slightly different approach, this class aims to teach some fundamental skills (e.g., good paragraph structure and organization, critical thinking and analysis, etc.), that can be applied to all essay writing.

Other Details

Supply List
Students will need a word processing software (e.g., Google doc, Word doc, Pages) to use when writing and editing essays.
Learners may require access to an Internet search engine (e.g., Google or Duck Duck Go) in order to research topics and find supporting evidence for their essays.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Learners will be provided with a handout that outlines the structure of an essay and another handout containing a list of transition words and phrases for reference. Learners may require access to an Internet search engine (e.g., Google or Duck Duck Go) in order to research topics and find supporting evidence for their essays.

Meet the teacher

Joined November, 2019
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249reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I'm an American Writers & Artists Institute trained copywriter and editor with professional freelance experience. I've been teaching English Language Arts on Outschool since 2019. I'm currently writing my first non-fiction book on essay writing.

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