Words and What to Do With Them: From Vocabulary to Essays
Tory Anderson
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(444)
In this sixteen week, two-semester course students will explore their relationship with words, sentences, paragraphs, and essays and emerge much more confident in reading, writing, and written communication.
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
This class is designed to increase a student’s confidence in the language arts. We start at the foundation—with vocabulary. We will explore words, their meanings, and their history. From there we will explore ways of utilizing those words in colorful, meaningful sentences. We will move on to building paragraphs focusing how to expand upon ideas. From there we will put it all together by creating personal essays full of meaning and colorful expression. Classes will be led in lecture format by...
Students will grow and appreciation for, and a confidence in: --acquiring new vocabulary --building effective sentences of various lengths --creating clear, pleasing paragraphs --communicating clearly and effectively in various essay formats
Homework Offered
There will be approximately one hour of homework each week: --researching assigned words --writing sentences, paragraphs, or essays0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students will receive verbal feedback as they progress through the class.Grades Offered
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(444)
Receiving a master’s degree in English from BYU with an emphasis in creative writing was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with all things creative: novels, plays, movies, painting, music, dance, origami, cosplay, juggling, computer games,...
Group Class
$160
for 16 classes1x per week, 16 weeks
55 min
Completed by 93 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
3-9 learners per class
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