🚨 New Class Alert! 🚨 Use code LAURENTZONE15 for $15 off my class "Literary Twists & Turns of The Twilight Zone | A Self-Paced ELA Course" 
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Hello, Outschool! My name is Teacher Lauren, and I'm so happy to meet you.

My Outschool schedule includes a variety of English classes. Want to learn some literary terms? Try The Literary Twists and Turns of the Twilight Zone! Want to write something weird? Try Weird Writing Weekly or One Weird Writing.  Want to write about your cat? Try Cat Tales! Or maybe you're looking for more of a challenge? Try a class in the Write Now, Right Now Series! Whichever class you choose, you are sure to have fun and learn something new in the process.

Most of my classes are 5 learners or less, especially for my writing classes. I prefer smaller groups for a more personalized class, where your voice matters. I want you to feel like you're part of a writing club, not lost in a sea of students. I encourage interaction and sharing ideas, all in a friendly and laid-back space. 

*All About Me*
⭐️I'm an public school English teacher turned online educator wanting to nurture a love of reading & writing in young people in a fun and creative way.

*Education*
🎓 Master of Arts in Teaching
🎓 Bachelor of Science in English
🎓 Minor in Film Studies

*Teaching Experience*
📚 English Language Arts public school teacher: grades 6-10, 12 (2008-2016)
🇨🇳 ESL Teacher (2018-2021)
✏️ Outschool Teacher (2020-present)
👩‍🏫 Outschool ACE Educator & Star Educator (2024)

Other than a teacher, I'm also a...
✔️cat mom to a spoiled tabby named Mocha
✔️backyard pumpkin grower
✔️music lover
✔️YouTube content creator
✔️writer
✔️chocolate enthusiast 

*All About My Classes*
⭐️ Featured Classes: 2 New Self-Paced Courses! ⭐️
-The Shockingly Grim World of Grimm's Fairy Tales (self-paced): listen to 6 dark tales, then get creative with accompanying writing activities ($10 off with code LAURENGRIMM10)
☀️Summer Fun 2024☀️
-Spend this summer in The Twilight Zone! A new self-paced class exploring a variety of literary terms. ($15 off with code LAURENTZONE15)

📝Weekly Writing Classes📝
-Weird Writing Weekly: My most popular and longest running class! Write a story made up of a random combination of character, setting, conflict, and random things.
-Cat Tales: Your cat is now the main character in a short story with a variety of topics, chosen by you! Cats welcome!
-The "Write Now, Right Now" Series: 3 different classes of seven minute writing challenges (Creative Writing, Journal Prompts, and Grammar Practice)
📝One Time Writing Classes📝
-Randomly Scary Stories for Writers Who Wish Halloween Lasted All Year: Put random Halloween inspired ideas together to create a scary story
-One Weird Story: the one week version of Weird Writing Weekly!
📺 Movie/TV Themed Classes 📺 
-Horror or Horror-ble Movie Night! (meets weekly): Come watch an old horror/sci-fi film (during class!) & discuss
-Literary Twists & Turns of the Twilight Zone (new! self-paced): Learn 10 literary terms from 10 episodes of this classic tv show

Coming This August!
-Weird Grammar Weekly: Practice parts of speech while you learn weird and random facts about weird and random things.
⏱️Coming Eventually⏱️
-Solving Unsolved Mysteries (self-paced): See if you can solve true crime mysteries by writing your own theories

Please contact me with any questions. The calendar below is far from accurate, so just ignore it. Class listings will have the most up to date information. If you have class ideas/requests, I'm certainly open to those! Feel free to send a message any time of day. I'm a bit of a night owl, so don't be surprised if you get a reply at 10 pm. 

I hope to see you in my classroom soon. Thank you! -Teacher Lauren