6th Grade (Middle School) Complete English Grammar & Essay Writing Class- Semester 2

PREREQUISITE🧠: 
English Grammar and Writing Semester 1 or previous English grammar instruction.
Many concepts in the second semester build on the first. Semester 1 students have learned to diagram the simple subject, verb, direct object, indirect object, predicate complements, prepositional phrases, adjectives. See the FAQ  below to see if your learner would be a good fit for semester 2. 

OVERVIEW🐦:
In this 15-session second semester class, students will exceed state standards as they work through the second half of the comprehensive level 6 English grammar and writing program. Not only will students gain competency in English grammar, but they will also have a blast doing it. This class is excellent for both native and non-native speakers.  The content includes a classic literature theme (Oliver Twist, Secret Garden, Romeo and Juliet, The Diary of Anne Frank, etc.). This class is designed to support parents and students by introducing the material for the week and setting a pace for completing the course. If students need more support, I will have tutoring hours available each week. Learners MUST purchase the books for this course (see links below). The first ten lessons will be provided electronically so that we can get started with learning as some learners wait for their textbooks to arrive. 

CLASS STRUCTURE👩‍🏫👩‍💻:
With the wonderful routine, learners will know what to expect for each class. Learners should be in the waiting room at least one minute before class begins. Class will begin promptly with dictation. Students will  write as the teacher reads a few history or geography themed sentences. Then, through lecture and interactive presentation slides, the teacher will walk students through the new lesson material.  To ensure that they are grasping the new concepts, students will be prompted to participate during instruction and answer questions. During and after instruction, students are encouraged to ask questions. The teacher will break up the lessons with grammar humor, I Spy, Would You Rather?, Read My Lips, and other engaging activities. Each class will cover approximately four grammar lessons and one writing lesson for one week's worth of instruction.  Last, the teacher will give a daily breakdown for homework assignments.  There are five Kahoot tests which will be assigned throughout the semester. 

 After class, students will complete the coursework for the lessons covered during class. A recommended daily homework breakdown will be provided. Students can go back and re-watch the lessons throughout the week as needed. They are welcome to message the teacher throughout the week with any questions on assignments. The answer key is in the teacher guide for students or guardians to check their own work. 

TYPICAL WEEKLY STRUCTURE📚:
Day 1- Class with Teacher Stephanie (all lessons taught for the week), Journal topic
Day 2- Writing assignment, Dictation
Day 3- Grammar assignment, Journal topic
Day 4- Grammar assignment, Journal topic
Day  5- Grammar assignment, Dictation retry, Kahoot Test 

ABOUT THE CURRICULUM📘:
English Grammar: 
This rigorous program focuses on English grammar, writing, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.  Students are not expected to know all the concepts ahead of time. The spiraling incremental lessons are designed with reintroduction of concepts and opportunities to review. By the end of this course, students should have an excellent grasp on these concepts.  This curriculum is designed for 6th grade, but a new to English grammar 7th grader would do well in this class. 

Writing:
Students will have weekly writing lessons, in which they will be given a great foundation for writing style and structure. They will learn how to produce strong interesting sentences, as well as paragraphs, and essays. They will also implement the different purposes for writing (narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive). You can expect students to write many paragraphs and three essays in the first semester. During the second semester, they will write four essays. They will have plenty of opportunities with spelling and mental processing through dictations (writing down sentences spoken orally).  Finally, learners will keep a journal for writing for weekly journal topics provided in class.  

TECHNOLOGY🎧:
To avoid technology complications during class,  I strongly recommend learners invest in a good headset. I use the Logitech H390 which can be found on Amazon. Also make sure you have a strong internet connection. Also, we often use Zoom's annotate (draw on screen) feature during class. Please note that Chromebooks DO NOT support this feature.

DISCOUNTS💰:
***Get a $25 discount on the enrollment of a second learner for any grammar course.***
     One discount per family

RESCHEDULING POLICY ⌛
If a meeting must be cancelled due to teacher illness or outage, it will either be rescheduled for a later date or sent out as  recorded lessons at the teacher's discretion. Recorded, makeup lessons will occur no more than twice in a semester. After this the semester will be extended to make up for the meetings.

WEEKLY LESSON BREAKDOWN 📎
(There are 107 grammar lessons, 38 writing lessons, 10 tests, We cover half this semester)
G = grammar lesson W= writing lesson, * T= test 
Week 16: G 52-55, 28 
Week 17: G 56-58 , W 22-24 (Essay 4)
Week 18: G 59-62, T6, 
Week 19: G 63-65, 105-106
Week 20: G 66-69, T7
Week 21:  G 70-72  W 25-27 (Essay 5)
Week 22: G 73-76, W29
***********Break Week!***************
Week 23: G 77-79, W 35-37 (Essay 6)
Week 24: G 80-83, T8
Week 25: G 84-86, 
Week 26: G 87-90 T9, 
Week 27: G 91-93, W 31-32 (Essay 7)
Week 28: G 94-96, W 33-34 (Essay 7 cont.)
Week 29: G 97-100, 
Week 30: G 101-102, T10, W38-39 

***************FAQ***************

Do I have to buy the books for this course?
Yes, students need the books to follow along in class as I introduce the new material. They will need the books to complete the reviews sets and writing assignments through the week. 

Will this class be challenging enough/ too difficult for my learner?

📖SPECIFIC CONTENT COVERED📖
Grammar Lessons
Lesson 52 The Comma, Part 3: Greetings and Closings, Last Name First
Lesson 53 Personal Pronouns
Lesson 54 Irregular Verbs, Part 2
Lesson 55 Nominative Pronoun Case
Lesson 56 The Comma, Part 4: Introductory and Interrupting Elements, Afterthoughts, Clarity
Lesson 57 Objective Pronoun Case
Lesson 58 Personal Pronoun Case Forms
Lesson 59 Diagramming Pronouns
Lesson 60 Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Lesson 61 Dependent and Independent Clauses. Subordinating Conjunctions
Lesson 62 Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Lesson 63 The Comma, Part 5: Descriptive Adjectives, Dependent Clauses
Lesson 64 Compound Sentences • Coordinating Conjunctions
Lesson 65 The Comma, Part 6: Compound Sentences, Direct Quotations
Lesson 66 Relative Pronouns
Lesson 67 Pronoun Usage
Lesson 68 Interrogative Pronouns
Lesson 69 Quotation Marks, Part 1
Lesson 70 Quotation Marks, Part 2
Lesson 71 Demonstrative Pronouns
Lesson 72 Indefinite Pronouns
Lesson 73 Italics or Underline
Lesson 74 Irregular Verbs, Part 3
Lesson 75 Irregular Verbs, Part 4
Lesson 76 Irregular Verbs, Part 5
Lesson 77 The Exclamation Mark, The Question Mark. The Dash
Lesson 78 Subject-Verb Agreement, Part 1
Lesson 79 Subject-Verb Agreement, Part 2
Lesson 80 Subject-Verb Agreement, Part 3
Lesson 81 Subject-Verb Agreement, Part 4
Lesson 82 Negatives • Double Negatives
Lesson 83 The Hyphen: Compound Nouns, Numbers
Lesson 84 Adverbs That Tell "How"
Lesson 85 Using the Adverb Well
Lesson 86 The Hyphen: Compound Adjectives
Lesson 87 Adverbs That Tell "Where"
Lesson 88 Word Division
Lesson 89 Adverbs That Tell "When"
Lesson 90 Adverbs That Tell “How Much"
Lesson 91 Comparison Adverbs
Lesson 92 The Semicolon
Lesson 93 Descriptive Adverbs • Adverb Usage
Lesson 94 The Colon
Lesson 95 The Prepositional Phrase as an Adverb, Diagramming
Lesson 96 Preposition or Adverb?. Preposition Usage
Lesson 97 The Apostrophe: Possessives
Lesson 98 The Apostrophe: Contractions, Omitting Digits and Letters
Lesson 99 The Complex Sentence. The Compound-Complex Sentence
Lesson 100 Active or Passive Voice
Lesson 101 Parentheses • Brackets
Lesson 102 Interjections
Lesson 103 Spelling Rules: Silent Letters k, g, w, t, d, and c 
Lesson 104 Spelling Rules: Silent Letters p, b. I, u, h, n, and gh
Lesson 105 Spelling Rules: Suffixes, Part 1
Lesson 106 Spelling Rules: Suffixes, Part 2
Lesson 107 Spelling Rules: ie or ei

Writing Lessons
Lesson 19 Preparing to Write an Expository (Informative) Essay
Lesson 20 Writing the Expository (Informative) Essay
Lesson 21 Evaluating the Expository (Informative) Essay
Lesson 22 Preparing to Write a Personal Narrative
Lesson 23 Writing a Personal Narrative
Lesson 24 Evaluating the Personal Narrative
Lesson 25 Preparing to Write a Descriptive Essay
Lesson 26 Writing a Descriptive Essay
Lesson 27 Evaluating the Descriptive Essay
Lesson 28 Writing a Chapter Summary
Lesson 29 Writing a Short Story Summary
Lesson 30 Developing an Outline
Lesson 31 Preparing to Write a Research Paper: The Working Bibliography
Lesson 32 Preparing to Write a Research Paper: Notes, Thesis, Outline
Lesson 33 Writing the Research Paper
Lesson 34 Evaluating the Research Paper
Lesson 35 Preparing to Write an Imaginative Story
Lesson 36 Writing an Imaginative Story
Lesson 37 Evaluating the Imaginative Story
Lesson 38 Writing in Response to Literature
Lesson 39 Writing in Response to Informational Text







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