This class has no live meetings.

The class is designed to help beginning writers learn how to approach essay exams, timed essays, benchmark writing tests, and state writing testing.  These types of essay tests can be intimidating even for more advanced writers because the topic is a surprise, there is a time limit, and there is no opportunity to receive any support or help while writing. To overcome these challenges, the lessons in this class will help learners break down the writing process and deal with the pressures and constraints of essay exams.

This class specifically deals with essay exams where the learner is required to read multiple sources and refer to them in the essay. In addition, there is one prompt (not a choice). These constraints create challenges, and those are the challenges this class will address.

The first four lessons break down the process and help the learner go through the process step by step.  The final lesson gives the learner the opportunity to put into practice the skills they have been learning in an actual timed writing situation.

I will be supporting your learner throughout the entire process, reading their responses and offering specific, timely feedback that they can put into practice immediately as they continue the writing process step by step.

Each video lesson is around ten minutes. Depending on the lesson, handouts may be given to accompany the material in the video lesson. Articles to read may also be assigned.  If the learner does the recommended one lesson per week, they can finish the course in about five weeks.  


To be transparent, the sources used for references in this class are AI-generated (which I have personally vetted and edited) to protect the copyright of published authors.