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Essay Writing Essentials: Intro to Essay Writing for Middle School (CEFR: B2)

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Choreography by Rae
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In this 6 week course students will learn to write strong essays.

Class experience

US Grade 5 - 8
Improve Essay writing skills including clarity of writing and the ability to sell edit written work.

This organization has approved the following educators to teach our studio created curriculum:
Ms. Rae has over 8 years of experience teaching creative writing to Middle School students. She holds a TEFL certification and has been teaching ESL learners online for 6 years. She likes demystifying essay writing and help students use writing as an effective communication tool. 
Homework Offered
Each class concludes with a written homework assignment to be completed outside of class. Assignments are submitted via Google Drive. Homework is sent directly to students via the Outschool student inbox (all messages sent to this area are automatically copied to parents as well). Students who do not do the homework on time or skip steps, tend to spend a lot of time trying to catch up. To get the most out of this class we asks that students do the homework (1-2 hours a week), participate in class, and ask questions when in doubt. Students who do not want homework should consider private lessons.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students may be asked to revise their written work before the next in person meeting. Teacher comments are placed in the document's comment section. In some cases the teacher may remit a short video to the student to demonstrate what changes are recommended. The final essay will be reviewed during the final class. Feedback to parents is sent after the last class and may take up to two weeks.
Grades Offered
Students will share material with the instructor via Google Docs and Google Drive. If your child does not have access to Google Docs we will make arrangements for an alternate sharing source for your child.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
  • Google Docs
  • Nearpod
We are able to determine within the first two sessions if a student will benefit from additional support. Because this class is designed to take some of the fear out of essay writing, parents may receive an email from the instructor recommending additional support. Additional support may mean attending another class section for more help, joining our essay practice club, or taking a private lesson.

All homework assignments are broken up into 1-2 hour projects. Students receive about 30 minutes of in class time to work on their essay. Students who do not complete the homework generally end up with more work to do during the week.

The instructor will make 3 attempts to reach families when students either don't show up for class, don't do the homework, or don't participate in class. While this class does not offer a grade, students who do not do the homework will be advised to repeat the course. Families will not be given a discount for repeating the course due to lack of participation.

Attendance policy:
Live classes that are run with only 1 student require a commitment by both the teacher and the student. In the event that this class is not a good fit or that your child's availability changes, we would be happy to assist with providing a class coupon or redirecting to a flex course should we receive notification from the family by the third class. In the event that communication is not relayed or extenuating circumstances arise and your child stops attending class, we will attempt to contact the family. If the student misses 3 consecutive classes then as per Outschool policy, the student will be withdrawn from the course. A class credit will then only be given if the family has had extenuating circumstances and it is solely at the discretion of the organization. 
Students will be invited to run an online search for facts and statistics.
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Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(575)
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Choreography by Rae has been creating self-confidence boosting programming since 2015. We're more than just movement.
Academic and Life Skills:
- Creative Writing
- Essay Writing
- Tutoring
- Decluttering & Organization 
- Storytime

Coding &... 
Group Class

$150

for 6 classes
1x per week, 6 weeks
55 min

Completed by 104 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 11-14
2-5 learners per class

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