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Redacción de ensayos en la escuela secundaria (curso semestral de plan de estudios completo)
En este curso de 14 semanas, los estudiantes se embarcarán en un emocionante viaje para dominar el arte de escribir ensayos. La atención se centrará en la elaboración de tres ensayos convincentes sobre temas que despierten sus intereses. ¡Escribir debería ser divertido!
Experiencia de clase
Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 9 - 12
Sigue en plan de estudios Teacher-Created
🌟Limited Time Offer for Brand-New Families to Outschool until the end of July 2024. Use PROMO Code DAYSHAM2020 to save $20 off this class💲 The course will start with the basics and move from smaller essays to the final, culminating essay, which is the argument essay. This class is also a mixture of lecture, in-class practice, and independent work. Learners will have a lot of guidance, super helpful handouts, and many examples to look at. I write each essay alongside them, so they can see...
14 lessons//14 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Introduction to Formal Essay WritingThis lesson covers what formal essay writing is and isn’t, along with the steps to the essay writing process.Week 2Lesson 2Writing a Solid Thesis Statement and Topic SentencesAfter choosing a topic, the first step of the writing process is building the perfect thesis statement.Week 3Lesson 3MLA Crash CourseMost people who write essays don’t understand that there is a specific, universal way of citing evidence and formatting essays. This is called MLA, and this crash course is a guide through the process of properly citing and formatting an essay.Week 4Lesson 4Introduction to the Expository EssayThis lesson describes what expository writing is, what types of topics one can write about, and a demonstration of how to set up the notes document.Week 5Lesson 5The Essay Research ProcessThis lesson explains, in detail, the research process and how to use the notes document created in lesson 4.Week 6Lesson 6Writing the Body ParagraphsThis lesson is designed to show how the notes document connects with the actual writing process. I will be demonstrating how to take your research and build those body paragraphs, using an outline as a guide.Week 7Lesson 7Developing Powerful Introductions and ConclusionsBeing able to write a strong introduction, which starts with an effective attention-getter, is crucial if one wants their essay to stand out! In this lesson, you will be shown several attention-getter styles, examples, and how to build not only the rest of the introduction but the conclusion as well.Week 8Lesson 8Compiling a Works Cited Page and the Editing ProcessJust citing your sources in your essay is not enough, just as doing just a Works Cited page isn’t sufficient. You must have both, and they work together, providing your reader a place to look through your sources if they want to learn more! Paying attention to the finer details of the Works Cited page is crucial.Week 9Lesson 9Introduction to the Literary Analysis EssayThis lesson introduces the literary analysis essay and the different options of things one can analyze in a poem or short story to help build the essay. Literary analysis essays are super fun to write!Week 10Lesson 10Writing the Literary AnalysisThis lesson is a guide through the steps of the literary analysis essay outline and how to build the essay from start to finish!Week 11Lesson 11Introduction to the Argument Essay and Research ProcessIn this lesson, the terms claim, counterclaim, and refutation will be explained, all crucial parts to a strong argument essay. This lesson also explains, in detail, the research process and how to use the notes document to find information to support the claims and counterclaims for the essay.Week 12Lesson 12Writing the Claim and Counterclaim ParagraphsThis lesson goes through the difference between a claim and counterclaim paragraph and how each is constructed, using the research notes and effective sentence starters.Week 13Lesson 13The Argument Essay Introductions and ConclusionsBeing able to write a strong introduction, which starts with an effective attention-getter, is crucial if one wants their essay to stand out! This lesson will review several attention-getter styles, examples, and how to build not only the rest of the introduction, but the conclusion as well.Week 14Lesson 14The Argument Essay Editing Process and Works Cited PageThis lesson reviews tips for editing as well as one more look at how to build the Works Cited page.
- Students will learn the process of writing and write three essays at a high school level, following MLA formatting.
I am a veteran high school English teacher (20 years experience) with a master's in Education and current college writing professor. One of the most exciting parts of teaching for me is helping students better their writing skills and guiding students through the writing and research processes.
0 - 1 horas semanales fuera de clase
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Frecuencia: 1-2 por semanaComentario: según sea necesarioDetalles: There may be some homework to do outside of class depending on how much work learners get done in class. I will be providing written and video feedback through every step of the writing process. To get this individualized feedback, learners must turn in their work to me :)Letra de calificación
Frecuencia: incluidoDetalles: I will be handing out enrichment activities to do the first three weeks of the course, and after that, each essay will be graded on a grading rubric. I use the rubrics as feedback on the final essays. However, if you want a formal, final grade report at the end of the course, please let me know, and I will provide that for you!
notebook, pencil, highlighter, and Internet for research. All handouts and notes will be provided to the students. If learners have access to Google Docs (or Microsoft Word), that would be super helpful!
Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Dakota del Norte Certificado de Docencia en Artes del lenguaje inglés
5 Grado
Maestría en Educación desde College of St. Scholastica
Licenciatura en Música desde Jamestown College
Licenciatura en Educación Secundaria desde Jamestown College
Licenciatura en Finanzas desde Jamestown College
Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa y Literatura desde Jamestown College
Hello, and welcome to my profile! My goal is to guide learners through the enriching world of writing, the practicality of important adulting life skills, and the everyday relevance of consumer math and personal finance. Setting learners up for...
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Clase grupal
255 US$
por 14 clases1 x por semana, 14 semanas
50 min
Completado por 238 alumnos
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Edades: 14-18
3-13 alumnos por clase