Writers Delight- Summer Adventures
This is a 4-week course where students meet to learn how to improve and later showcase their writing skills about their favorite summer adventure. Perfect summer review for middle schoolers returning back to school!
Erica JH
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(13)
What's included
4 live meetings
2 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Students will work on their homework assigned at the end of each class. The time frame should be no more than one hour outside of class per week. This homework will assigned will eventually lead up to the final short essay presented during the last class.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Intermediate Level
Writers Delight- Summer Adventures is an exciting ongoing course that teaches students how to write a fun small essay about their favorite summer adventure. The topics covered will be sentence structure, paragraph structure, and essay format. This will be taught at the age appropriate level for writing. At the end of the course students will read their essay to the teacher and classmates and receive feedback from both teacher, and students. Students will listen to the teacher teach about sentence structure, paragraph structure, and essay format. They will be able to ask any questions throughout the class. I will teach using the I do, we do, you do method. Students will receive positive feedback and encouragment about their writing. Students may join at any time. This course is 4 weeks long and learners should have basic knowledge for writing a short essay. Week 1 we will review sentence structures and learn about how to choose our topic- summer adventures! Week 2 we will learn and review paragraph structure and tell the teacher our writing topic. Week 3 we will review essay format including how to write an introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph. Week 4 we will read our essays to our teacher and classmates and receive feedback. *ESL students welcome to join! Student writing will be encouraged and students will be given positive/constructive feedback. Students are required to bring a pencil and paper to class to take notes or write down any useful information.
Learning Goals
Students will be able to write paragraphs for an essay.
Students will be able to write a short essay.
Students will be able to read their essay to their teacher and classmates during the last lesson.
Other Details
Supply List
Students should come to class with a pencil and paper.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Empire State College
I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development from Empire State College. I have experience as a college tutor and have helped students at the college level with English writing skills. I am currently a substitute teacher for grades PreK-12. I have tutored thousands of online ESL classes for over 5 years. Reviews
Live Group Class
$10
weekly or $40 for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
1-4 learners per class
