Chelsea Tutorials
2024 - 2025
Essay Writing for Middle School (7th through 8th grade)
Course Description: In this course, students will write the standard five-paragraph essay including an introduction, thesis statement, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Choosing from a variety of topics, students will write different types of essays such as comparison and contrast, expository, descriptive, persuasive, and a research essay. Students will be required to complete and/or edit papers at home. Papers will be shared with the instructor via Google Classroom and Google Docs prior to class time. Students will be expected to use proper grammar, punctuation, and assigned vocabulary, which will be given each week. Quizzes on the vocabulary will be given in class.
Students must have access at home to a computer/laptop/iPad and the internet for this class. They are required to bring a laptop/iPad to class. Grades and assignments will be shared through Google Classroom. Developing executive functioning skills as well as using technology in the classroom are also emphasized in the class.
Students will be encouraged to do their best and develop as writers with the talent that God has given them in the area of academic writing.
Instructor: Mrs. Beth Moore. Mrs. Moore holds a B.A. in English from Samford University with a minor in History. She has an M.A. in English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has seven years of teaching experience at Pelham High School where she taught General English, Advanced English, and AP Prep English classes. After receiving her master’s degree, she taught Composition 101 - level courses at UAB and Composition 101- and 102- level courses at Jefferson State Community College (Shelby Campus) until the arrival of her first child. She has taught at Chelsea Tutorials for the past thirteen years and also teaches at Briarwood Junior High School. She is married and has four boys. She is a member of Shades Mountain Baptist Church. Mrs. Moore addresses subject matter from a biblical worldview.
Contact info: phone: 205-601-9236
email: moorebeth4@gmail.com
Required Materials: A supply list will be sent closer to the start of class
Location: Liberty Baptist Church, 11050 Chelsea Road, Chelsea, AL
Day: Tuesday
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Grade Level: 7th - 8th grade
Homework Level: 2 – 2 ½ hours per week
Tuition and Fees:
Administrative Fee: $50 per student enrolled in the program, due at the time of registration, refundable through 6/30/24, payable to Grace on Main, PCA.
Registration Fee: $25 per student, due at the time of registration, nonrefundable, payable to Beth Moore. Venmo to Beth-Moore-84.
Tuition: $195 per semester, due on the first day of class, payable to Beth Moore. Venmo to Beth-Moore-84.
Facility Fee: The annual facility fee for this class is $30 per student, not to exceed $180 per family. This fee is payable to Grace on Main, PCA, on the first day of class.
Class Minimum: If a class minimum of 5 students is not reached, class may be canceled. A maximum of 12 students will be accepted.