Writing the 5 Paragraph Essay (Take 2): A Collaborative Approach to Learning
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Learning to write the five paragraph essay can be confusing and frustrating. By collaborating on an essay together as a class with the teacher as guide the students will face each step of the task together. A typically lonely task will become a group project. As each student lends their thoughts and ideas to each step they will see a good essay take form before their eyes—an essay they helped create. Unit 1 – Introduction to Bud, Not Buddy: author, setting, voice, context Unit 2 – Critical...
Students will gain a thorough understanding of the five paragraph essay and tools to find deeper understanding in what they read.
Homework Offered
Students will be asked to read Bud, Not Buddy within the first five weeks of class if they haven't already read it. Over the eight units students will be tasked with short writing assignments (a thesis, an opening paragraph, a supporting statement, a concluding paragraph) that they will offer as their ideas to the collective essay effort.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
A copy of Bud, Not Buddy. Can be borrowed from a library or purchased.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Receiving a master’s degree in English from BYU with an emphasis in creative writing was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with all things creative: novels, plays, movies, painting, music, dance, origami, cosplay, juggling, computer games,...
Group Class
$96
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 106 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
3-8 learners per class