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Reading and Writing • Series

💫📃Intro to Essay Writing: Everything you Need to Succeed📃💫

Amanda O

Series Details

Sessions

Public Discussion

This series ended on June 22, 2024. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

About

Once or twice a week, we'll go over the steps to writing powerful and noteworthy essays by breaking essay writing into chunks and engage in fun exercises to build stronger academic writing. 
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We will create an essay together with a topic of your choice and also sample a variety of topics through practice exercises.
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There are 10 total sessions that span over 5 weeks. 
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UPDATE: There are 2 versions of this series. Version 1 is on Saturdays and spans 90 minutes. Version 2 is on Mondays, with a focus on lessons, and Fridays, with a focus on completing work. Version 2 sessions are 60 minutes each.
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Let me know if you are interested in participating, but the times and/or dates don't work out for you. I may be willing to make an adjustment!

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Dates

May 20 - June 22

Learners

47 / 50

Total Sessions

About the Tutor

Hello! My name is Amanda. I am a freshman student from Virginia. I specialize in essay writing here on Schoolhouse, as well as the development of creative narratives. I'm also introducing new topics in enrichment! My favorite books include mysteries, such as those by Agatha Christie, and dystopia novels like Scythe, Shatter Me, and Divergent. I have a wide taste, so DM me if you need/have book suggestions or need writing help! Beyond reading, I'm a creative writer and I've won a Scholastic Writing Regional Silver Key award in my first year submitting. I also enjoy expressing myself through content creation and blogging. I love participating in school clubs, and I'm a member of Black Student Union, Debate, and Key Club.

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Upcoming Sessions

Past Sessions

May

Session 1

Essay Writing

Mon May 20, 10:00 PM

We will enjoy ice-breakers, go over typical essay structure, and brainstorm topics for our essay.

May

Session 2

Essay Writing

Fri May 24, 10:00 PM

Version 1, Session 1, Part 2: We will select our essay topics and begin research for our ideas. Those who are ready will brainstorm thesis ideas to condense their thoughts into bite-sized topics.

May

Session 3

Essay Writing

Sat May 25, 3:00 PM

Version 2, Session 1: We will enjoy ice-breakers, go over typical essay structure, and brainstorm topics for our essay. We will select our essay topics and begin research for our ideas. Those who are ready will brainstorm thesis ideas to condense their thoughts into bite-sized topics.

May

Session 4

Essay Writing

Mon May 27, 10:00 PM

Version 1, Session 2, Part 1: This session will be dedicated towards developing thesis statements and understanding body paragraph structure.

May

Session 5

Essay Writing

Fri May 31, 10:00 PM

Version 1, Session 2, Part 2: Our workshop will focus on compile our body paragraphs bullet-point notes.

Jun

Session 6

Essay Writing

Mon Jun 3, 10:00 PM

Version 1, Session 3, Part 1: This time will be dedicated towards writing essay conclusions and turning our body bullet points to paragraphs. We'll also work on transitioning our text.

Jun

Session 7

Essay Writing

Fri Jun 7, 8:00 PM

Version 1, Session 3, Part 2: We will finish writing our essays and finalize important details through the use of quotes, powerful conclusions, and flowing body paragraphs.

Jun

Session 8

Essay Writing

Sat Jun 8, 3:00 PM

Version 2, Session 3: This time will be dedicated towards writing essay conclusions and turning our body bullet points to paragraphs. We'll also work on transitioning our text. We will finish writing our essays and finalize important details through the use of quotes, powerful conclusions, and flowing body paragraphs.

Jun

Session 9

Essay Writing

Mon Jun 10, 10:00 PM

Version 1, Session 4, Part 1: We will focus on self-edit our essays as a group, and learn about the importance as well as key steps of the editing process.

Jun

Session 10

Essay Writing

Fri Jun 14, 10:00 PM

Version 1, Session 4, Part 2: Our second to last day will be focused on peer review for our work.

Jun

Session 11

Essay Writing

Sat Jun 15, 2:00 PM

Version 2, Session 4: We will focus on self-edit our essays as a group, and learn about the importance as well as key steps of the editing process. Our second to last day will be focused on peer review for our work.

Jun

Session 12

Essay Writing

Fri Jun 21, 10:00 PM

Version 1, Session 5: We will make up lost time and center around general work time to finalize our essays and practice weak skills. For our last session, we enjoy post-course fun activities, and present our essays if we have time.

Jun

Session 13

Essay Writing

Sat Jun 22, 3:00 PM

Version 2, Session 5: We will make up lost time and center around general work time to finalize our essays and practice weak skills. For our last session, we enjoy post-course fun activities, and present our essays if we have time.

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