6 Week English & Lang Arts Course for 4th/5th-Grade Learners (Course 4 Of 5)

Description
For six weeks, learners will meet twice a week to develop 4th and 5th grade reading, grammar, and writing fundamentals. Students will build reading comprehension, vocabulary, and understanding of the writing process, as well as how to become independent readers and writers.

Learners will work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary while reading and writing. They'll learn to identify the subject, describe people and surroundings, make conclusions from the text, and compare different characters' points of view. A major emphasis is placed on grammar, which includes subject-verb agreement, the use of complete sentences rather than run-on phrases and fragments, and the right usage of commonly misunderstood vocabulary. Weekly writing tasks allow students to practice writing a research report.

Class Experience
Each week, the first lesson will focus on specific reading skills, followed by grammar and writing in the second lesson. (See the chart below for weekly focus skills by week.) Learners will develop comprehension skills through reading and answering guided discussion questions, expand grammar skills, learn how to proofread a text carefully, and finally enrich creative writing skills.

Each lesson will follow the same basic routine.

15-minute mini-lesson (see sequence chart for weekly focus skill) {I do…}

30-minute activity 
(Day 1) Reading passage followed by an activity to practice the focus skill. {We do…}
(Day 2) Writing independently, meeting with Teacher Robin or peers to seek assistance, sharing, or assisting others to include the focus skill in our writing. {We do…}

15-minute group discussion
(Day 1) Learners will participate in a discussion about what they have learned about the focus skill and how this will be used cross-curricular. {You do…}     
(Day 2) Learners will share how they have decided to incorporate the focus skill in their writing, what they like about others’ writing, and ask questions that may help classmates' writing. {You do…}

Weekly Focus Skills
Week 1: 
Respond to multiple texts (answering open-ended questions)
Synonyms & Antonyms
research report writing (ideas)

Week 2: 
Respond to multiple texts (sharing my opinion)
Dialogue- Commas & Quotation Marks
research report writing (planning)

Week 3: 
Identify Supporting Details
Relative Pronouns
research report writing (add details & descriptions-adjectives, adverbs)

Week 4: 
Generate Questions While Reading
Gather Relevant Information
research report writing (revise)

Week 5: 
Explain Procedures (How To Project)
Cite Sources
research report writing (edit)

Week 6: 
Integrate ideas from multiple texts to express ideas and thoughts
research report writing (publish & share)

Please note: 
*If you would like to cover the full curriculum, this is part 4 of 5. 
**Taking the classes in order is optional. 
***A $25 refund will be issued with each additional course in the series.
****Class size will be kept to a minimum so that each student will get individualized instruction as needed.