$30

weekly

or $600 for 60 classes

Writing Quest: Fifth and Sixth Grade Writing - Full Year Course

New class

Ages 10-12

Live Group Course

In this engaging class, students will develop their writing skills and reading comprehension. Students will also learn to apply these skills across social studies and science topics.

Debbie Davey Fukuda, M.Ed.

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(88 reviews)

Live video meetings

3x per week, 20 weeks

2-12 learners per class

50 min

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What's included

60 live meetings

50 in-class hours

Projects

1-2 hours per week. Students will have a final paper or project due at the end of each unit

Letter Grade

Students will receive a letter grade for each project

Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 6

Intermediate Level

In this engaging and interactive class, students will go on exciting journeys through writing! They'll explore Ancient Egypt while mastering informational writing, make a splash in the water cycle with narrative writing, dive deep into ancient cultures through research writing, and blast off to Mars for compare-and-contrast writing—plus much more!

Each class begins with a fun journal prompt, where students receive personalized feedback to help them grow as writers. They'll then enjoy a short, engaging lesson through YouTube videos or teacher-created Google Slides. After practicing the skill together as a class, students will dive into their own writing projects using Google Docs.

With small class sizes, each student gets individualized support, making this an enriching and confidence-boosting experience. Get ready to write, explore, and discover!

Learning Goals

Write strong argumentative, informational and narrative writing

Improve writing through the writing process - brainstorming, planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.

Syllabus

Standards

Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

6 Units

60 Lessons

over 20 Weeks

Unit 1: Informational Writing - Ancient Egypt

Lesson 1:

Welcome and Introductions

 Get to know each other, expectations, and introduce the unit

50 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:

What Makes a Good Topic Sentence

 Identify and practice writing strong topic sentences

50 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:

Adding Details that Matter

 Use relevant facts and examples to support ideas

50 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:

Exploring Ancient Egypt

 Read and take notes on cool facts about ancient Egypt

50 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Learning Needs

I am a certified English as a Second Language teachers for grades 1-12. Students are provided with sentence starters, prompts and write in a journal based on their own level and are assessed on their skills.

Pre-Requisites

Students should be at a level in writing in which they can form paragraphs.

Supply List

Each student will receive a Google Doc for their journal writing and in class writing, however, its strong suggested students bring a pen/pencil and paper for class especially when doing research.

Students will also choose a simple science experiment to complete and will need to provide materials for that.

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Sources

Material comes from Britannica Kids, Kids Discovery, Ducksters and National Geographic Kids

Meet the teacher

Debbie Davey Fukuda, M.Ed.

Joined February, 2023

4.9

88reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Massachusetts Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education

I have a Master's in Elementary (Grades 1-6) with certification in Massachusetts. I have an English for Speakers of Other Language certification for grades 1-12. I am, also, passionate about history and social studies.