Essay Writing for Everyone! - G5-6 Booking form
Essay Writing for Everyone!
Designed for the needs of students in Grades 5-6
What students will discover:
The basic five-paragraph essay format is used for so many assignments including articles, business letters, book reports, reviews, fun essays about a favourite animal, and more. All lessons will be grade-specific and include helpful hints to make essays not only easy but fun!
Outcomes:
- Students will familiarize themselves with the five main types of five-paragraph essays,
Persuasive essay
Comparison and Contrast Essay
Expository essay,
Evaluation essay
Narrative essay/Personal Narrative
- Learn to plan, research, and organize an essay, as well as keep track of their sources,
- Find out what a thesis statement is and how to use it.
- Explore acceptable grammar, reference formatting, citations, footnotes, hooks, statistics, anecdotes, and other ways of engaging your readers.
- Finally, students can learn other ways essays are used in the larger world and what they can do with an essay they particularly liked.
Curriculum Touch Points:
Grades 5-6
- Explore the historical, social, and cultural contexts behind texts, and understand authors’ perspectives and/or biases
- Effectively communicate ideas through writing, including planning, organization, and editing, to utilize language and develop a distinctive personal writing style.
- Develop research and academic writing skills, such as writing research questions and structuring informative essays
Cost for schools
This program is best taught as a single session or half-day program. Multiple classes can experience this workshop over a day.
- $350.00 a session (60-90 minutes)
- $650.00 half-day session (morning or afternoon)
- $1200.00 for a full day
Save money by booking multiple classes!
For example: For the single full-day fee, you can book two single sessions in the morning and a half-day session in the afternoon.
Not in the Calgary area? Contact us about getting a remote instructor.
School on a tight budget. Let's chat. We may be able to work something out.
