Reefgazer Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Does anyone have recommendations for online classes that teach the 5 paragraph essay. DD is in 9th grade, and my teaching of this topic leaves a lot to be desired and I think I need to outsource it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 I don't know if this is where I should put her. She already went through WWS I and did a good job with it. We are in the middle of WWS II (taking it half speed because we don't have the time to do it full speed) and doing OK. In theory, she knows how to write a 5 paragraph essay. But in practice, she hands me garbage - 1 sentence paragraphs, unsupported points, no references. I don't know what to do with this, but I am quite sure I should not be involved; hence, the outsourcing to an online class. WTMA has a Rhetoric prep course that might work for her. You might check and see if they offer it during the summer. But even if she took is as a sophomore she could still get two more years of Rhetoric or another writing class after that and would probably be pretty well set. http://www.wtmacademy.com/courses/classes/preparation-for-rhetoric-writing-a-one-year-catch-up-course/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Bravewriter's Expository Essay class? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) WriteAtHome.com http://www.writeathome.com/Learn_More/Writing_Courses.aspx She could start in one of the shorter "workshop" classes or do a semester class starting in January. Every paper gets detailed feedback and is then revised, instead of just graded and never touched again. My son is taking a lit class with the WriteAtHome founder, Brian Wasko, and he loves it. He's getting really valid, helpful feedback on his writing, and he's become much more motivated in terms of his level of effort in writing. I'm very pleased with the course and because of our experience DS is also now signed up for HS Comp 1 in the spring. Edited December 13, 2016 by TarynB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Wilson Hill's Honors Composition teaches it, albeit slowly and with lots of other things built in. I'm not sure I can recommend the class, though. We'll see how the rest of the year goes. DD#1 is taking that this year & I'm going to have her reinforce it with online Bravewriter courses next year. (Not sure what we'll start with or which ones she will take, but Exp Essay 1 will definitely be on the list.) DD#2 is taking Wilson Hill's Fundamentals of Exp. Essay this year, which I think would be a great non-Honors 9th grade course. It teaches literary analysis essays (building up to 5 paragraph stuff), literary terms, common word bungles (they're/their/there, its/it's, etc.). (I mention this for others who have younger kids coming up.) I think it is more difficult and more valuable (at this point, anyway) than Honors Comp. Might be the teacher because Mrs. Lange is phenomenal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Brave Writer Expository Essay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 CLRC's Lit and Comp classes teach 5 paragraph essays. They use prompts to write a thesis connected to their reading assignments and then provide evidence -examples/quotes from the book - and explanations. In their intro class they use an outline to organize the essay and then write the actual essay step by step over several weeks. At least 2 per semester. It has been a good class for my student that is new to this type of writing. The instructor gives very detailed feedback on each step. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 What is CLRC? CLRC's Lit and Comp classes teach 5 paragraph essays. They use prompts to write a thesis connected to their reading assignments and then provide evidence -examples/quotes from the book - and explanations. In their intro class they use an outline to organize the essay and then write the actual essay step by step over several weeks. At least 2 per semester. It has been a good class for my student that is new to this type of writing. The instructor gives very detailed feedback on each step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 What is CLRC? I believe CLRC is this: http://clrconline.com/lit-comp/ btw, I reported the post above yours which revived this old thread as spam... they're linking to a site which offers to write essays for money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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