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The Nitty-Gritty of Literary Analysis and Analytical Writing
Students get down to the nitty-gritty of a piece of literature, thinking analytically, then responding in writing, which prepares them to do the critical thinking and writing required for dual enrollment courses and college.
Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Intermediate Level
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Aligned with State-Specific Standards
Students often wonder why learning to write an essay on a piece of literature is valuable or necessary. After all, they may not want to study literature after high school. It's a good question! The critical thinking required to write an organized, well-designed, and effectively argued piece of writing prepares them for all the writing they will need to do in college. I used to work at a STEM high school and my students learned that the skills they mastered in writing an analysis of a piece of...
- Students will: 1. build confidence in their ability to write effectively as their writing skills also increase. 2. learn to use correct grammar when writing. 3. learn to generate ideas, organize their thoughts, and to think when writing. 4. learn to use a process that strengthens their ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions. 5. learn to work independently, using resources and a reliance on their mastery of new skills.
The founder of Lemons-Aid, Mrs. Lemons has a B.A. in English and an M.Ed in Education Administration. She is certified to teach English, has a principal's license, and has many years of experience at every level. She also supervises teachers in their undergraduate and graduate level teacher preparation programs at Colorado Christian University. She is a teacher of teachers. All teachers who teach this class have an appropriate degree, teaching experience, and training, giving your learner a teacher who is a content-area expert who loves kids. Mrs. Lemons is very selective and only hires the very best. They are star teachers!
Assessment
Frequency: available upon requestDetails: Students will receive authentic and helpful feedback from the instructor during class and when they turn work in.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
5 teachers have teaching certificates
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
New York Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Tennessee 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
Missouri Teaching Certificate
2 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Carson Newman University
Master's Degree in Education from Liberty University
7 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 Early Childhood Education from Missouri State University
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Western Connecticut State University
Since Feb 2021, Lemons-Aid Learning has been 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. We are grateful for the relationship we have with our learners and parents, which is how we retain that...
Group Class
$21
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 23 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
1-6 learners per class