Writing Workshop | Mastering the Skills of Effective, Powerful Writing

Welcome to our 3rd/4th/5th Grade Writing Workshop, where we'll learn how to make our writing go from ordinary to extraordinary!  💥

What Sets This Writing Class Apart From Other Writing Classes on Outschool?
✅Unique Writing Class: This class offers a distinctive approach compared to other writing classes.
✅Teacher Access: Learners can communicate privately with their licensed, expert writing teacher before or after class sessions for support.
✅Personalized Feedback: Students receive live, tailored feedback on their writing.
✅Conference-Style Interaction: The class emphasizes individualized support in a conference format.
✅Focus on Skill Improvement: This approach helps learners overcome writing challenges and develop specific skills.
✅Learners also have the option to submit their writing through Outschool to receive written feedback from the teacher if they prefer not to meet live for feedback. 

(See below for details regarding setting up a time to meet privately with your teacher.)



Here is what one Outschool parent as to say about this class:
💬"This is fast results class. My learner has always struggled with 'writer's block'. Her Year 5 essays never exceeded a half page in length and essays given as homework always end in tears. Within the first month of taking this class her writing has dramatically improved both in quality and quantity. She is confident and more concise in essay planning. Her sentences no longer contain descriptors like good and nice, and her previous 2 sentence paragraphs are now effortlessly written with 4-5 sentences.  This is a well paced class. Each style of writing is broken down step by step.  The teaching is both effective and encouraging."


Two elements of this class that make it successful and produce results with writers:
-We look at "mentor texts," or published models, of each type of writing to see how our completed writing should look.
-We apply what we learn in the lesson to craft our own piece of writing and receive personalized feedback (during or after class) 


Each lesson includes:
-a mini-lesson/instruction
-studying and analyzing a model of that type of writing
-crafting our written piece
-feedback is given (during or after the class)


Lessons:
Lesson 1: Find a Topic That Matters
Lesson 2: Search for a Topic
Lesson 3: A Writer's Notebook
Lesson 5: Find the Focus
Lesson 6: Stretching a Moment
Lesson 7: Limit the Topic
Lesson 8: Topic Web
Lesson 9: Let the Title Show Focus
Lesson 10: How a Story Is Developed
Lesson 11: Focus with a Lead

Lesson 13: Experiment with Leads
Lesson 14: Show, Don't Tell
Lesson 15: Develop With Details
Lesson 16: Sharpen The Picture

Lesson 17: Using Action Verbs
Lesson 18: Vivid Verbs
 Lesson 19: Writing That Shows
Lesson 20: Compare To Make It Clear
Lesson 21: Figurative Language

Lesson 22: Replace Overused Words
Lesson 23: Using Dialogue
Lesson 24: Paragraphing
Lesson 25: Point of View

Lesson 26: Satisfying Endings
Lesson 27: Writing a Summary - Fiction



All lessons are independent of each other. There is no 'beginning' or starting point for this class. Learners can jump in at any time. 


🎉We are proud to offer your learner private, live, individualized feedback from their teacher on their writing! Here are the details:
👉Learners may meet with the teacher one time for every 3 weeks of classes attended.
👉The feedback session is limited to 10 minutes.
👉The parent or learner should message the teacher to schedule the session.
👉The session can only take place 10 minutes before or 10 minutes after any scheduled class session.
👉Sessions will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis.
👉After a date and time are agreed upon, the teacher and the learner will join the regular scheduled class session for that day/time 10 minutes early or stay 10 minutes after class for their conference.


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🌟Meet our All Star teaching team!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Uj-ioFqc4jWD3fbWlF7LhUzsyhm5eX6P6Imuzvai7og/edit?usp=sharing

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🌟Leaves of Learning Academy is rated "Popular" by Outschool because we are in the top 10% of all teachers on Outschool. This means we offer classes that are in high demand that fill up quickly! 🌟


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*Leaves of Learning Academy is an organization on Outschool with about 18 teachers. Occasionally, the teacher for this class may not be able to teach and a substitute teacher from the organization will take her place. Only teachers trained to teach this class will serve as a possible substitute for the class. A message will be posted in the Outschool classroom before the class takes place in the event a substitute will be teaching. I am happy to offer a refund to any learner who prefers not to attend the class with a substitute. Please send a message through Outschool in that event and I will issue a refund. Thank you!