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Middle School : MS2
Welcome to the Essay Course Overview

Students enjoy learning to write when they have stimulating writing assignments, timely feedback, and are provided with a writing process which helps them.

Students learn structure that helps them express themselves in writing narrative and expository essays.  With writing assignments such as "please describe the most disgusting meal that you've ever eaten", this course will strengthen your students ability to write a well structured effective essay. 

How do I know which course to choose?

First, you'll want to zero in on the appropriate grade range. Knowing that our international visitors may be using a different naming system for the grade levels, we'll lay them out for you below.

  • 3rd-5th grade students (7-10yr olds) will generally use elementary courses.
  • 6th-8th grade students(11-13 yrs olds) will generally use middle school courses
  • 9th-12th grade students (14-19 yr olds) will generally use high school courses.


Next you'll want to decide on what you hope to get from the course.

Students needing help with sentence structure and sentence mechanics will want to use:

  • ES: Sensational Sentences (elementary)
  • MS: Basic Mechanics (middle)

Students interested in gaining skills in paragraph writing will want to use:

  • ES2: Perfect Paragraphs (elementary)
  • MS1: Powerful Paragraphs (middle)

Students looking to better their essay writing skills can choose from:

  • ES1: Intro to Essay Writing (elementary)
  • MS2: Welcome to the Essay (middle)
  • HS1: Essay Writing (high)

Students with interest in writing for specific uses can choose from:

  • MS3: Writing Today (middle)
  • HS2: Writing for Standardized Tests (high)
  • HS3: Writing for Research Papers(high)

Objectives by Unit:

Expository Paragraphs – Unit 1 Students write a well-constructed expository paragraph

Narrative Paragraphs – Unit 2 Students create a colorful narrative paragraph

Narrative Essay – Unit 3 Students write a narrative essayusing an outline or graphic organizer about an event in their lives

Narrative Essay with Descriptive Language – Unit 4 Students use descriptive language to write a narrative about the most disgusting meal they have ever eaten

Narrative Essay with Dialogue–Unit 5 Students write a narrative using dialogue to tell about a time they disagreed with a friend

Expository Essay –Unit 6 Students write a five-paragraph expository essay

Expository Essay Using Research – Unit 7 Students write an expository essay based upon research they do using a variety of sources

Narrative and Expository Essays – Unit 8 Students write both a narrative essay and an expository essay to round out the eight-week course

 

  

 

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Quick FAQ
How much are the courses?

Our courses are $99.
While we would love to offer discounts for additional children, we are a human run organization with a very slim margin.

 

 

How do I know which course to choose?

 

 

 

What's the time commitment necessary for each course?

Approximately 2 hours per week for 8 weeks totaling 16 course hours

 

 

When does the next session start?

Many of our courses start every Monday.
Contact us for further details

 

 

How does communication with the teacher work?

Time4Writing has a messaging system that works much like IMs or email. All student communication with the teacher will be done via the messaging system or via forums (message boards) within the courses. Students with any questions can send their teacher a message whenever they need to.

Teachers will have parent email addresses and will send any necessary notes to parents via email. Teachers will send mid-course and end-of-course progress reports to the parents via email. Parents may request an email conference with the teacher via the messaging system as well.

 

 

 

  
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