Class Structure: 
     📕 Welcome to class! 
          ~ All learners are individually greeted and welcomed to class. 
          ~ Your child’s safety in my classroom is of the utmost importance. **All learners must have working audio and video per Outschool’s safety and learner privacy policies. Students must turn their videos on at the beginning of each class to verify their identity. No exceptions will be made. If you have questions about this policy or are concerned about technical trouble before entering the classroom, please reach out to Outschool Support.  
     📕 Supply check-in: Let’s ensure you have what you need to succeed! 
          ~ Students must come to class prepared with two items — something to write with and something to write on.  
          ~ If your student plans to type their story during the second part of the class, they should come prepared with an open Google Doc or another word processor.  
     📕 What are we learning today?
          ~ Class learning goals and outcomes will be discussed. 
     📕 Discussion of class rules: 
          ~ Have fun
          ~ Do your best
          ~ Ask questions
          ~ Be respectful and kind to yourself and the other learners in our class.
     📕 Writing Prompts: 
          ~ Learners will each have a turn to read aloud one (or more) teacher-provided prompts to the class. 
     📕 Mini-Lesson: 
          ~ Students will participate in our weekly mini-lesson. 
                   Examples of topics discussed include: 
                        ✏️ Editing & Revising
                        ✏️ Awesome Endings
                        ✏️ Brilliant Beginnings
                        ✏️ Show, Don’t Tell
                        ✏️ Interjections
                        ✏️ Homophones & Commonly Misused Words
                        ✏️ Grammar Rules
                        ✏️ Comma Usage
                        ✏️ Adding Details
  📕 Writing Time:
          ~ Students will have approx. 20 minutes to work on writing their stories. During this time, students can expect to conference with the teacher. After our conference, students will return to their writing to apply the feedback they received to revise and expand upon their drafts.
     📕 Share Time:
          ~ All interested students will have time to share what they have written during the class.  
     📕 Class Summary & Review: 
          ~ Students will have the opportunity to ask questions about the lesson, their writing, etc. 
     📕 See you next time! 
          ~ Submit your student’s work to me via classroom. I will provide personalized feedback and encouragement to share with your learner.