In all our time meeting students and hearing about what they like to do for fun, no single student has said, "I just love writing essays." 😱  We get it. However, essay writing is a must-have skill that you will need through high school and college and even into the workplace. Further, writing builds brain power and makes you smarter. We promise! 

𝓒𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓼 𝓓𝓮𝓼𝓬𝓻𝓲𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷:
In this class, students learn to pound out quality essays quickly! 💪 In our live class, the instructor directly teaches a skill or concept. We give students graphic organizers and writing guides to help them through the process. As students practice the skill during in-class workshop time, the instructor gives feedback on the spot in real-time. They complete their writing after class. Throughout the following week, the instructor gives detailed feedback and suggestions when students turn in work. The student can go back and forth with the teacher on revisions as long as they are enrolled. Students need the repetition of week-to-week along with explicit teaching and guided practice to become proficient writers. These weeks are packed with instruction, workshop time, writing, practice, feedback, and revision, and students get good at churning out all types of essays. 💥 


📆 𝓒𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓼 𝓢𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓭𝓾𝓵𝓮:
We focus on a different type of essay each month. As the month progresses, each class builds on the previous one, but students can join at any time. We have ways to help them jump in and start learning right away! This general plan is subject to change, based on each section's meeting schedule and holidays. 

🚀 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝: 𝙋𝙧𝙚-𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 - Brainstorming, researching, generating ideas, planning, organizing, outlining) AND writing the body paragraphs

🏗️ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝: 𝙀𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. Using four techniques, writers improve the body paragraphs with elaboration (this is hard!)

🎢 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤 & 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣

🚑 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝: 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜

**If there's a fifth week, we work on grammar and improving sentence sophistication.**


𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬:

🤜 The month of Aug: Argument Writing (the GOAT)
💂 The month of Sept: Literary Analysis (film)
🩻 The month of Oct: Literary Analysis (short story)
📖 The month of Nov & Dec: Literary Analysis of Music & Poetry (compare/contrast)
📕 The month of Jan: Writing About Issues (argumentative writing--understanding: claim, reasons, evidence, analysis)
❤️ The month of Feb: The Research Essay (historical figures)
🎬 The month of Mar: The Research Essay (historical events)
🧙 The month of Apr: The Advanced Argumentative Research Essay (historical significance)
💬 The month of May: Persuasive Writing (persuasion & rhetoric)
🚩 The month of June: Informative Writing (offering information on a well-known topic)
🏄‍♀️ The month of July:  Research-Based Informative Writing (the how-to essay)



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𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬-𝐀𝐢𝐝, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬! CLICK THROUGH TO GET A SURPRISE COUPON CODE!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JwlFnta1ZYAlNn8t2GMMA8Bb6dd0ums1IbdtpzZwuRc/edit?usp=sharing

𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺
𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬
𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺
𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬--The back-and-forth work between a student and teacher significantly benefits a student if done well. We follow best practices in designing class time, assignments, and routines. According to Pennington Publishing, effective writing feedback (or grading) is:
• Specific, not general
• Immediate, not postponed
• Routine with a revision / feedback cycle
• Explanatory
• The right amount
• Targeted to the most critical issues
• Varied (written, audio, and video comments)
• Holding students accountable

📽️ 𝙏𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨, 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨-𝘼𝙞𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚 where you can view the video and read bios. 
https://outschool.com/teachers/Karen-Lemons?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&authTrigger=follow_teacher&follow=true&utm_campaign=share_leader_link


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🍋 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨-𝘼𝙞𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙮:

This class is part of a series that prepares students to do dual enrollment college classes or are entering college. The series gets progressively more difficult and are scheduled in order. You can still jump in whenever you'd like! Completing all of these classes, which takes about 6-7 months will cover all necessary high school writing! They make up a complete high school writing plan.
1️⃣ 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀/𝟭𝟬 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀)
𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦: https://outschool.com/classes/foundations-of-essay-writing-build-the-skills-necessary-for-high-school-writing-UoXwOiP9?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥: https://outschool.com/classes/essay-essentials-flex-build-the-skills-necessary-for-high-school-writing-SumsZ8ml?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
2️⃣ 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟵𝟭𝟭 (𝟭𝘅 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻)
This is an inexpensive way for students to practice the skills they learned in the last class and get consistent teacher feedback
Live: https://outschool.com/classes/essay-writing-911-ongoing-essay-writing-practice-with-feedback-and-support-PRZGSHHn?sectionUid=329fedbf-d23d-4da8-b83c-0b759a32415e&usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
3️⃣ 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 (𝟯 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀/𝟲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀)
Live: https://outschool.com/classes/pen-to-paper-essential-high-school-writing-the-literary-analysis-essay-Rx0cRQE5?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
4️⃣ 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀/𝟭𝟬 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀)
Live: https://outschool.com/classes/assert-reason-and-counter-essential-high-school-writing-the-argumentative-essay-xTL0qcUm?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
5️⃣ 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 / 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 (𝟳 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀/𝟭𝟰 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀)
Live: https://outschool.com/classes/this-that-and-the-other-essential-high-school-writing-the-historical-research-essay-8ShTiXMG?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
6️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 (𝟰 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀)
Live: https://outschool.com/classes/college-application-essays-a-writing-workshop-to-complete-your-college-essay-swgVVYSv?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
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