$17
weeklyor $50 for 6 classes
Writing for Reluctant Authors
Completed by 1 learner
Ages 9-12
Live Group Class
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(9 reviews)
Live video meetings
2x per week, 3 weeks
2-6 learners per class
30 min
What's included
6 live meetings
3 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Students will be asked to finish any work not completed in class.Progress Report
A progress report will be provided to each parent/ guardian at the completion of the class.Grading
A writing portfolio (Google Drive) will be available for the parent to look at at any time throughout the course.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
In this class, we will be exploring different genres of writing for the most reluctant of authors! Every child is an author in some way and the aim of this class is to bring that out! One essential part of this class is me modeling my own piece of writing, including the think aloud process from the planning to the publishing. We will be working with smaller pieces of writing to develop writing stamina and enjoyment. There will be many opportunities for us to look at strengths and weakness in the writing that is produced through whole class, peer, and teacher to student conferences. Students will be doing a mixture of paper/ pencil and typing via Google Classroom. This is done to incorporate technology skills and also to keep practicing penmanship skills. Each week of class will focus on completing 1-2 writing pieces using the writing process. March Week 1: Informational Writing Week 2: Fictional Narrative Writing Week 3: Poetry - Acrostics April Week 1: Personal Narrative Writing Week 2: Realistic Fiction Writing Week 3: Poetry - Haikus May Week 1: Technical Writing Week 2: Fantasy Writing Week 3: Poetry - Lyrical June Week 1: Opinion/ Persuasive Writing Week 2: Fictional Narrative Week 3: Poetry - Limericks Students are welcome to reenroll in future sections as the writing topics within the genres will change!
Learning Goals
Students will be able to develop writing stamina by writing independently for 5+ minutes.Students will be able to plan, write a rough draft, revise, edit, and publish short pieces of writing.Other Details
Pre-Requisites
Students should be able to write at least a few sentences on their own, with or without a prompt.
Supply List
Google Drive account (can be parent or student's account) Pencils Notebook Basic color pens
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
We will refer to credible content sources such as online encyclopedias for children or www.dictionary.com and www.thesaurus.com for working with word choice.
Meet the teacher
Joined November, 2024
5.0
9reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I have taught writing in grades K-6th over the course of my 12 years as an educator. Writing Essentials by Regie Routman has been a guide for my writing teaching and I'm excited to share what I've learned there with students to help them be better authors. Reviews
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