Essay Writing Workshop

Register for the Middle School Class
Register for the High School Class

About the Class:

Middle School Students: Monday, November 25th, 9am-12pm

High School Students: Monday, November 25th, 1pm-4pm

Where: TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St., Portland

Limited to 10 students

Cost: $75

As a writing teacher, I see so many of my students jump right into the essay writing, skipping the crucial planning stages that save time and provide solid structure. This Essay Writing Workshop is designed to help you plan your essay so that you are able to bring your ideas and research together easily. Join this class to save yourself time, avoid overwhelm, and develop skills that will help you in future years of essay writing.

What you can expect:

  • Learn in a supportive, small-group setting where it is okay to work quietly or ask all your questions.
  • Improve your skills by immediately putting them into use in class with a mock essay. Bring your laptop and a notebook.
  • You will be guided step by step, so that learning feels easy and supported.
  • Sarah will teach well-prepared content that she has developed working 1:1 with students. The class is also flexible to respond to the needs and questions of the students that sign up.
  • The time will go quickly, but we will not be rushed. You can expect a productive, focused, enjoyable learning experience.

What you will gain:

  • Review the structure and key elements of a 5-paragraph essay.
  • Practice strategies for brainstorming productively.
  • Make and use an outline to guide and organize your research.
  • Allow your research and your outline to “talk to each other”, so that you can adapt and change based on what you learn in research.
  • Learn simple strategies to keep information, sources, and ideas in order so that you save yourself time when its time to write

Limited Seating

This class is in-person and is limited to 10 participants. Register now and breath easy when you write your next essay.

Register for the Middle School Class
Register for the High School Class

About Sarah:

Sarah is passionate about writing and her enjoyment for it is contagious. She allows students to write about topics that matter to them and moves at the student’s pace, teaching them skills in the process. She has inspired the writing of hundreds of students across Portland in after-school writer’s workshops, summer camps, university classes, and online. She is a writer and a writing teacher with a masters degree in education and over 25 years of teaching experience.