What's included
2 live meetings
1 in-class hours per weekAssessment
There will be formal and informal assessments.Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 9
In this semester's course, students will actively engage in stimulating and exciting English lessons. This class uses videos, images, and graphic organizers to deliver the lessons. I use PowerPoint to direct the learning. Skills That Will Be Taught: Verbs Adjectives Nouns Prepositions Figurative Language Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Student will be able to (SWBAT) - SWBAT answer Who What When Where Why questions - SWBAT identify details to describe the problem/solution in a text - SWBAT identify important details that support the main idea of a passage - SWBAT describe the sequence of events in a passage - SWBAT compare and contrast character thoughts, feelings, motivations - SWBAT explain the meaning of the theme to find the lesson of a story Writing - SWBAT write short answer responses to the passage - SWBAT write creative responses in story, poetry, and narrative formats. This is a special education course and will be tailored to the academic needs of the students. With that being said, it is more learner-directed. The skills above are the basic skills that will be taught but more will be added as we continue with sessions. Please message me beforehand if you would like to share anything specific about your child. This is a collaborative class where students will be asked to answer questions, or participate on a document live. Class outline Intro/Warm-Up Activity that aligns with the lesson Intro to new learning Mini Lesson Guided Practice Exit Ticket (Formative Assessment) What We Will Read/Watch Poetry Short Stories Dystopian Hero's Journey Non-Fiction What We Will Learn in Math and Science Money Plots Graphs Estimates More Day 1 of the week is Reader's Workshop- We read passages, short stories, poetry, and more, then answer comprehension questions and Writer's Workshop- We respond to readings with short answer responses, creative writing activities, and more Day 2 of the week is Math mixed with a little science! Word problems, estimating, and so much more.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This is a special education course and will be tailored to the academic needs of the students. The skills above are the basic skills that will be taught but more will be added as we continue with sessions. Please message me beforehand if you would like to share anything specific about your child.
Supply List
Notebook, pencil, a Google account.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in Education from Concordia University
I am a certified ELAR, SpEd, ESL, teacher and have taught for the past 6 years. I am certified in Texas. I use Texas Standards and Common Core to guide my lessons. I taught at an IB for all school with special education and am great at breaking down/scaffolding/chunking learning goals and make it accessible to all. I write curriculum and have taught high school SpEd and Gen Ed 10th Grade English for 5 years to students below grade level.
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Live Group Class
$30
weekly ($15 per class)2x per week
30 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-5 learners per class