There are 3 units of writing that will be covered in this class. We will write two narratives, three opinion pieces, and three informative/explanatory pieces. Learners will publish 8 pieces of writing. Learners will submit their writing to the teacher for personalized feedback.

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Each lesson includes:
-a mini-lesson/instruction
-studying and analyzing a model of that type of writing (mentor text)
-crafting our written piece
-revising and editing activities
-feedback
-publishing activities

Lessons 1-4: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. 

🎯Focus: Elements of Narrative Writing (beginning, middle, end; characters, setting, plot; problem/solution; dialogue)
📖Mini-Lesson: Choose specific, powerful adjectives and verbs; Use a hook in the introduction to draw the reader in; writing about 'small moments'/seed stories
✅Skills: Correctly use quotation marks and commas in dialogue
📝Publish: Two narrative pieces




Lessons 5-8: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.  

🎯Focus: Elements of Informative/Explanatory Writing (main idea with supporting relevant details; topic and concluding sentences)
📖Mini-Lesson: Choosing relevant supporting details/information; crafting a strong topic sentence and concluding sentence
✅Skills: Find and correct sentence fragments and run-ons; correct capitalization and punctuation; proper nouns; crafting complex sentences
📝Publish: Three informative/explanatory pieces


Lessons 6-12: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

🎯Focus: Elements of Opinion Paragraphs (supporting an opinion with details; focus on one topic)
📖Mini-Lesson: Make a claim and support with details/information; crafting a strong topic sentence and concluding sentence; organizing details
✅Skills: Organize ideas, add opinions, using helping verbs and plural nouns
📝Publish: Three opinion pieces

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We also offer this class for 4th and 5th graders to build off of the skills learned in this class:

https://outschool.com/classes/writing-workshop-4th-5th-grades-W0iCBU22?usid=OpnolQ0w&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

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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!

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