Writing Advanced Paragraphs: Essential Skills for Essay Writing

In this ongoing class, students will learn how to go beyond the basic paragraph and write advanced, elaborated paragraphs. Students will learn how to elaborate using anecdotes, statistics, analogies, quotes, evidence, explanation, analogies, questions, and examples.

Heidi Ann Lee M.Ed.

52 total reviews for this teacher

Completed by 4 learners

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45 minutes

per class

Once per week

every week

9-11

year olds

1-5

learners per class

per learner

How does an “Ongoing” course work?

Meets on a weekly schedule, join any week, no need to catch up on previous material

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Automatic payment every Sunday, cancel any time

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Description

Class Experience

*Prerequisite: Students should already be able to write a basic 5 sentence paragraph using complete sentences. This class is for students who are ready to write more advanced paragraphs.

Before students can write essays well, they need to deepen their paragraph writing skills.  They need to be able to move beyond the basic 5 sentence paragraph and learn how to elaborate on their points by using anecdotes, statistics, analogies, quotes, evidence, explanation, questions, and examples. Good...

Students will learn how to write elaborated paragraphs that include a topic sentence, supporting details, elaboration of those details, and a conclusion sentence.  
Students will learn how to elaborate using anecdotes, statistics, analogies, dialogue, evidence, explanation, analogies, questions, and examples.
Students will practice writing in a variety of text structures.

I am an experienced elementary teacher and reading specialist. I also teach writing to students from 4th grade to high school.

Students will begin their paragraphs in class but may complete them at home if not finished. Students are welcome to submit their paragraphs to me for feedback.  In order to receive feedback, students must send their paragraphs to me by Thursday of each week.

  2 files available upon enrollment
Please print out the elaborated paragraph template for writing your rough draft. Your final draft should be edited and revised using the checklist provided before turning it in for feedback. You may handwrite your final copy on paper or type it.

Learners are assessed through discussion, observation, and their completed paragraphs.

45 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

Teacher

Heidi Ann Lee M.Ed.

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

B.S. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Reading Specialist

52 total reviews

73 completed classes

About Me

* I'm taking a brief vacation from Outschool after May 5th, 2022. I hope to have classes posted again in the future. It's been a pleasure teaching all of you wonderful students.

I have a Master's degree in Education and have been an elementary...