This four-class workshop will focus on introducing students on how to write five-paragraph persuasive essays. Students will learn how to successfully follow the steps of writing an essay: prewriting, drafting, editing/revising, and polishing. Additionally, students will learn how to write interesting introductions, concise thesis statements, detail-oriented body paragraphs, effective topic sentences, strong counter-arguments, and powerful conclusions. They will also learn how to use productive transitions, precise word choice, varied sentence structure, and accurate conventions. 

During each class, students will follow along with a Nearpod presentation to learn about various writing skills, followed by a series of discussions and evaluations of textual examples from sample essay prompts. Half of the class will focus on lecture and discussion, and the other half of the class will give students the opportunity to practice writing different parts of a five-paragraph persuasive essay. During the course, students will write two essays (one draft and one rewrite), which will be given feedback by the teacher. 

As an asynchronous class, there will be no live lessons. Students will have access to Google slides that detail each topic with examples from sample essay prompts.

Learner Interaction: Students will be given an essay prompt during Class #3 and will submit a written essay pertaining to the prompt. The students will receive feedback from the teacher. During Class # 4, students will rewrite the essay according to the teacher feedback and receive additional teacher feedback. 

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