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The Secret to Poetry - How to Write College Prep Essays the Fun Way (Self-Paced)
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Over the course of four weeks, learners will discover the ease in which they can create a college worthy essay about poetry. By breaking down the steps into a game or puzzle, we will start from the blank page, working on the major steps of how an essay for poetry is structured differently from a normal essay. From these steps, we will learn the process of preparing for the college world. An essay will not be written during the class, but rather learners will be taught what the difference is...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1First WeekWe will start with how poetry fits into the world of essay writing. In a lecture, I will break down the process of how to read poetry, what to look for when it comes to reading this complicated format. How can learners come up with a study topic from such a short piece of writing? What must we think about to come up with something solid to research? During this lecture, learners will discover how to create an essay for themselves which will be based off the discoveries they make in class.Week 2Lesson 2Second WeekNext students will learn the importance of punctuation. Another lecture will be created, this time showing how this punctuation is used in a real poem. How to work out if information is important will be the product of a game, where learners will participate in a fun, written quiz. They will learn important facts to pick out from sentences and how to find them by playing this game. The quiz will be provided in written form.Week 3Lesson 3Third WeekThe deeper process of reading for poetry begins. A new lecture of how to dig into the deeper wonders of poetry essays begin, as well as go over some of the expectations that are typically required in college. Learners will get to study a bio of a poetry author, which they can discuss how it relates to the broader concepts of the author's work. For my part, I will provide more information through lectures. They will learn how to research authors and discover what that means.Week 4Lesson 4Fourth WeekDuring the fourth and final week, learners will discover what it takes to finish an essay and research the final stretch. Learners will be able to participate in more games, allowing some fun. During this time, learners will get to check each other's ideas for errors. During a lecture, learn how to writing essays for poetry can be very complicated. What if you aren't right? I will go over this, with information on how to reassure this issue.
By the end of four weeks, learners will be able to construct a college level English essay - and learn skills to make essay writing fun.
I am a college level English Tutor. I have worked with students for almost three years to improve essays.
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Self-Paced Class
$8
weekly or $31 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks of teacher support
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1 year of access to the content
Ages: 13-18
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