Writing Kernel Essays, Text Structures, and Outlines: Make Your Words Pop Out!
In this ongoing class, we'll use a different kernel essay, text structure, or outline each week to strengthen our essay writing. #ACADEMIC
Mrs. Rae Marie (Writing, Poetry, ACE Educator)
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(398)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hours per weekAssessment
Through discussion, sharing ideas, and reading students' in-class products, we'll be able to assess their progress and understanding in real-time.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Oftentimes, when given an essay assignment, writers find the most difficult part of the process is simply getting started. Kernel essays, text structures, and outlines can help you push through the writer's block that many of us face as we begin a new project. Each week, we'll try a different technique to create the structures for essay topics. This will, in a matter of weeks, provide you with a set of writing tools that will be of help to you throughout your life. Several of the techniques we will use are listed below. (Some are based on the Bernabei methods.) Below that list, you'll see the techniques to be introduced for the first several weeks of our sessions. * Quick List * My Two Hands * Heart Mapping * Two Favorites * Action, Senses, Thoughts/Dialogue * Various Text Structures (also known as Chunking) * Several Outline/Planning Styles * and More! **New Sections Starting the week of Monday, January 9, 2023" SESSION #1: 11-Minute Essay (Kernel Essay) SESSION #2: I used to believe.../Then, this happened.../Now, I believe... (Text Structures/Chunking) SESSION #3: Expository Outline (5-Paragraph Essay) SESSION #4: Indelible Moment (A Narrative) SESSION #5: Using Truisms to immediately create a relationship with your reader, and to leave them with something to do or think about. SESSION #6: Heart Mapping (with associated quick-writes) (Many more lessons to be posted!) Remember, we are all expanding our knowledge together (including the teacher). I'm looking forward to learning with you! Mrs. Rae Marie (M.Ed.) (Writing, Poetry, Fantasy Fiction, ACE Educator) If students choose, they can take the miniature essays created in our sessions every week, and develop them into fully developed essays. This would have an immense impact upon writing skills. My suggestion would be to complete them weekly, and save them as an essay portfolio. It would be interesting to view the progress over time. Remember, we are all expanding our knowledge together (including the teacher). I'm looking forward to learning with you! Mrs. Rae Marie (M.Ed.) (Writing, Poetry, Fantasy Fiction, ACE Educator)
Learning Goals
Students will gain confidence as they learn how to more easily begin writing essay assignments through the use of kernel essays, text structures, and outlines. These beginning steps of essay-writing will provide the bones or overall structure of an essay; making it easier to fill in every section of an essay to fruition.
Other Details
Supply List
Please be prepared with pencil/pen and paper. There will occasionally be documents to print before our sessions begin. In those cases, the access will be placed in the classroom 24 hours ahead of the session in which it will be used.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Occasionally, there will be documents to print before a session. In those cases, the access will be placed in our classroom 24 hours ahead of our session.
Joined February, 2019
4.9
398reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from LeTourneau University
I've taught reading and writing to multiple ages for several years, and I also have served as an instructional coach. I have three degrees in Education.
I absolutely love to write and share the joy of writing, and I've taught writing for several years. I understand that writing isn't everyone's cup of tea, so I am beyond happy to share some ways to bring your words to the surface. Oftentimes, it's just a matter of sorting out what's happening in your brain and getting it to come out in the right order. I'm here for you!Reviews
Live Group Class
$22
weekly1x per week
60 min
Completed by 6 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
3-6 learners per class
