College Application Essay | 5-Week Workshop to Write the College Essay (FLEX)
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Go from inspiration to finished essay in 5 weeks; includes interactive activities, discussion, and sample essays, plus feedback and specific suggestions for revision and editing from a teacher with 20+ years of experience.
Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Looking for a comprehensive, asynchronous (flex) college essay application class that will take your learner from inspiration to finished personal essay? You want your learners to become better writers, but it’s not easy to find instruction that will actually improve their skills. Simply explaining what good writing is or giving students worksheets to fill out about characteristics of writing won’t get them anywhere. In fact, it will only teach them that they are “bad at” writing and that...
Students will have a finished college application essay by the end of the course, but more importantly, they will improve as writers and gain valuable skills that they can apply to any kind of writing.
Over the course of the past 20+ years, as a high school teacher and homeschool teacher, I think I've helped somewhere in the range of 1500 students to write college application or personal essays. I've seen a lot! And over that time I've really honed down the specific elements of what makes a good essay. I've also figured out how to make essay writing fun and engaging.
Homework Offered
Students should expect to spend about 90 minutes per week on this asynchronous class including watching the class video--this time also depends somewhat on how quickly students write.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Available times
Pacific
Meet the teacher
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Hi there! My name is Christina, and I have been helping teens to improve their writing, think critically, and find a love for literature for over two decades. I teach college application essay classes, and I also love poetry, Shakespeare, the...
Flex Class
$150
for 5 weeks5 weeks
No live video meetings
Ages 14-18
1-15 learners per class
