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Club del Párrafo de la Semana

¡Evita el declive veraniego! Escribe un párrafo cada semana. Aprende nuevas técnicas. Gana confianza. Obtén el apoyo, los comentarios personales y el estímulo que necesitas para crecer como escritor.

Julie Willis

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1 reunión en vivo

25 minutos horas de clase por semana

Tarea

1 hora por semana. Learners will write a paragraph outside of class each week. They will start writing during class time but will complete their work independently. Learners should submit their paragraph within one week of the lesson and can expect to receive written feedback within a week after submitting.

Experiencia de clase

Nivel de inglés: desconocido

Grado de EE. UU. 3 - 6

Professional writers love to get together and share their work with each other and support each other's growth. Kids can do the same in this Paragraph of the Week Club designed just for them. Get lots of practice and plenty of specific, constructive feedback with this weekly writing class.

Weekly sessions will include a discussion of a focus skill and time to plan and start writing. Learners will have an opportunity to share their writing if they would like to do so, and we will celebrate our accomplishments. Learners will submit their written work and receive private, written feedback. Feedback will focus on what the writer did well and offer a suggestion of something to focus on to bring their writing up to the next level.

Here is a breakdown of the upcoming lessons:

Week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1
Write a Book or Movie Review Paragraph

Week of Sept. 2-8
Write Clincher Conclusions

Week of Sept. 9-15
Write a Cause and Effect Paragraph

Week of Sept. 16-22
Write a Narrative Paragraph

Week of Sept. 23-29
Write a Problem/Solution Paragraph

Week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Write a Thank You Note

Week of Oct. 7-13
Hook Your Reader

Week of Oct. 14-20
Respond to a Given Writing Prompt

Week of Oct. 21-27
Write a Definition Paragraph

Oct. 28-Nov. 3
Write a Compare and Contrast Paragraph

Week of Nov. 4-10
Focus Skill: Topic Sentences

Week of Nov. 11-17
Focus Skill: Supporting Evidence

Week of Nov. 18-24
Focus Skill: Transitions and Explanations

Week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1
No class

Week of Dec. 2-8
Writing Informative Paragraphs

Week of Dec. 9-15
Writing Persuasive Paragraphs

Week of Dec. 16-22
Process-Analysis Writing: Write a "How-to" Paragraph

Week of Dec. 23-29
Writing a Summary

But what will we write about? Since many people write better and enjoy writing more when they have some say in what they are writing about, learners will be able to choose from a variety of given topics each week--and learners are always welcome to come up with their own topic ideas.

Don't see a time that works? Check out my self-paced paragraph writing class: https://outschool.com/classes/write-solid-paragraphs-3QWamcRQ?usid=TFJoijCE&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

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Recursos externos

Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.

Julie Willis

Se unió el January, 2021

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166reseñas

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Experiencia y certificaciones del docente

Maestría en Inglés desde California State University

I have taught English for 26 years at all levels:  elementary school, middle school, dual enrollment, and college, and currently I homeschool my lovely children, who are 11 and 13 years old. I have taught mainstream, remedial, and GATE (gifted and talented) classes. 

I have bachelor's and master's degrees in English from California State Universities.

I believe that everyone can learn and that how much you learn often depends much on the amount of effort you're willing to invest. To that end, I try to encourage and motivate my students to have a can-do attitude and a growth mindset.  In part, that means that both the learner and the instructor may have to look for outside-the-box ways to approach a topic in order to make it more accessible. 

For fun, I enjoy being outdoors. I love nature, wildlife, and hiking. I also enjoy spending time at home reading and sewing. Every so often I take a class in something I've never done before just to remind myself what it feels like to be new to a topic.  This helps me feel compassion for my learners who are not yet experts in my content area, and it keeps me humble and helps me think of creative ways to reach my learners.