Essay Writing Intensive 101
Workshop Overview:
Each day will consist of a class time of 3 hours so that each student will get an hour to learn how to affectively approach each focus essay (Basic five paragraph essay, Comparison, Persuasive, Argumentative, and Research essays), one hour to outline and prep for that night’s essay, and then time to ask questions and start actually writing the essay.
Each day will be outlined as previously stated. However, there will be a need for time on each day, other than the first day, for essay review. Essay review is in place so that each student can grow from their mistakes, their peer’s mistakes, and even what they have each done exceptionally well.
Also there is the question, how will students finish a research paper in that short amount of time? I will have the students start the research portion of it on the first day and they will be working on that throughout the week. On the last day, which is the day we will be focusing on research essays, we will go over how to effectively write a research paper and they will write it in class and then do a peer review.
Day by Day Breakdown:
Day One: Basic Five Paragraph Essay
- Basic intro paragraph elements
- Basic first, second, and third body paragraphs
- Go over MLA format
- Outlining basics
Homework: Essay one – Research Paper one
Day Two: Comparison Essay
- Basic ways to analyze stories/ literature
- How to come up with main points
- Go over plans A and B for Body paragraphs
- How to outline for this essay
Homework: Essay two – Research Paper two
Day Three: Persuasive Essay
- Topics they can choose from
- Go over a sample essay for format
- Go over outline
- Go over ways to format
Homework: Essay three – Research Paper three
Day Four: Argumentative Essay
- How to develop the argument (pre-writing)
- Organizing the essay itself
- Writing the other side of the argument
- Outlining and formatting
Homework: Essay four – start Essay five
Day Five: Research Essay
- Go deeper into researching the topic itself
- How to format and write the research paper itself
- Work cited page (MLA)
Homework: NONE!
Details Overview:
Ages: 12-17
Dates: January 9th - 13th
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Place: 1921 McKinley Street Rocklin, CA 95765
Cost: $140
Materials: Three ring binder, loose college ruled paper, red black and blue pens, a pencil, and the class workbook that is available through me and is part of the class fees.
Contact Info:
Hannah Yeager
Email: yeager.hannah17@gmail.com
Phone (text is fine): 916-295-0270
Essay Writing Intensive Intermediate
Workshop Overview:
Each day will consist of a class time of 3 hours so that each student will get an hour to learn how to affectively approach each Honors English and Literature prompt and strategy focus, one hour to outline and prep for that night’s essay, and then time to ask questions and start actually writing the essay.
Each day will be outlined as previously stated. However, there will be a need for time on each day, other than the first day, for essay review. Essay review is in place so that each student can grow from their mistakes, their peer’s mistakes, and even what they have each done exceptionally well.
On the last day there will be an in class essay “final” that will encompass everything the students have learned over the course of the week.
Day by Day Breakdown:
Day One: Close Reading and Literature Analysis Skills
- Basic analyzation elements and vocabulary
- Basic elements to a Passage Free-Response essay
- Go over MLA format
- Outlining basics and essay expectations
Homework: Essay one – Reading one
Day Two: New Reading and Synthesis Essay
- Go over readings for synthesis essay
- How to come up with main points
- Go over plans for Body paragraphs
- How to outline for this essay
Homework: Essay two – Reading two
Day Three: Persuasive Essay
- Topics they can choose from
- Go over a sample essay for format
- Go over outline
- Go over ways to format
Homework: Essay three – Reading three
Day Four: Argumentative Essay
- How to develop the argument (pre-writing)
- Organizing the essay itself
- Writing the other side of the argument
- Outlining and formatting
Homework: Study for In-class free response questions
Day Five: In-Class “Final”
- WRITE :)
Homework: NONE!
Details Overview:
Ages: 12-17 (must take the beginning course first or at least be in or have taken tenth grade English)
Dates: January 9th - 13th
Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Place: 1921 McKinley Street Rocklin, CA 95765
Cost: $140
Materials: Three ring binder, loose college ruled paper, red black and blue pens, a pencil, and the class workbook that is available through me and is part of the class fees.
Contact Info:
Hannah Yeager
Phone (text is fine): 916-295-0270
45 Minute Essay Writing Workshop
Overview:
This class is focused towards standardized testing essay requirements and helps prepare students for that specific portion of the test.
Writing a well thought through essay can be hard enough without the time restraints and, when given these time restraints, many students end up not doing their best because they feel rushed. This class is designed to give students confidence when given a timed essay test and will definitely help with standardized testing timed essays.
Day by Day Outline:
Day one
• Go over how to outline in five minutes or less
• How to write a well thought through thesis statement in two to three minutes
• How to effectively write the essay
• How to quickly review and edit with the time left over
Day two
• Mock timed essay (45 minutes)
• Go over essay in class
• Talk about scoring
Where: 1921 McKinley Street
Rocklin, CA
Dates for Class: January 16-17
Times: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Cost: $50 per student
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