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Complete Homeschool English/Language Arts for 7th/8th Grade, Semester 1
Julie Willis
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This semester-long full ELA curriculum is great for homeschooling families. Includes writing, grammar, and reading. Appropriate for seventh or eighth grade. (2x/wk)
Class experience
US Grade 7 - 8
Welcome to Semester 1 of Seventh or Eighth Grade English/Language Arts! This class covers grammar, writing, reading, and vocabulary, speaking, and listening. STRUCTURE We will meet twice a week. The first day of the week (Mon) we will cover reading. The first week of class, we will do introductions, discuss procedures for submitting work, get to know each other, and learn some background about our first book. The rest of the semester, Mon. will be reading discussion days. We will cover...
3 units//28 lessons//14 Weeks
Unit 1The City of EmberThe City of Ember10 lessons5 WeeksWeek 1Lesson 1Introduction to City of EmberIn this lesson, we will preview the novel City of Ember and learn some key vocabulary terms learners will encounter in their reading.Lesson 2Master Your Use of VerbsLearners will be able to identify action verbs and helping verbs--and use the correct verb tense in their writing.Week 2Lesson 3City of Ember chapters 1-4City of Ember chapters 1-4Lesson 4When a Noun or Pronoun is a Subject or an Object in a SentenceLearners will be able to identify subject nouns and pronouns and object nouns and pronouns in sentences.Week 3Lesson 5City of Ember chapters 5-9City of Ember chapters 5-9Lesson 6Writing Complete SentencesLearners will check sentences for a subject and verb and write simple sentences. In addition, we will add adjectives and adverbs to simple sentences to make them more descriptiveWeek 4Lesson 7City of Ember chapters 10-14City of Ember chapters 10-14Lesson 8Prepositional PhrasesLearn how to use prepositional phrases to write more interesting sentences.Week 5Lesson 9City of Ember chapters 15-20City of Ember chapters 15-20Lesson 10Using Semi-colons to Create Sophisticated Compound SentencesIn this lesson, learners will write compound sentences.Unit 2MalalaMalala6 lessons3 WeeksWeek 6Lesson 11Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights, chapters 1-6Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights, chapters 1-6Lesson 12Avoid Run-on Sentences, Fragments, and Comma SplicesIn this lesson, learn how to avoid run-on sentences, fragments, and comma splicesWeek 7Lesson 13Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights, chapters 7-15Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights, chapters 7-15Lesson 14Complex Sentences; Sentence VarietyLearn how to write complex sentences. Practice writing with a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences.Week 8Lesson 15Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights, chapters 16-endMalala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights, chapters 16-endLesson 16Parts of a Paragraph; Topic SentencesIn this lesson, we will learn about the basic structure of a paragraph and focus on writing topic sentences.Unit 3Book ScavengerBook Scavenger12 lessons6 WeeksWeek 9Lesson 17Book Scavenger, chapters 1-7Book Scavenger, chapters 1-7Lesson 18Using Evidence to Support Your ParagraphLearn how to to support your paragraphs with well chosen evidence.Week 10Lesson 19Book Scavenger, chapters 8-13Book Scavenger, chapters 8-13Lesson 20Transitions, Coherence, and ExplanationsNow that learners have experience writing a topic sentence and using evidence for support, we will improve our paragraphs by adding transitions and explanations to make the writing more smooth and coherent.Week 11Lesson 21Book Scavenger, chapters 14-22Book Scavenger, chapters 14-22Lesson 22Clincher ConclusionsThe focus in this lesson is on how to conclude a paragraph with a clincher conclusion that leaves your reader satisfied.Week 12Lesson 23Book Scavenger, chapters 23-31Book Scavenger, chapters 23-31Lesson 24Parts of an Essay; Introductory ParagraphsThis lesson introduces essay writing and focuses on the introductory paragraph.Week 13Lesson 25Book Scavenger, chapters 32-37Book Scavenger, chapters 32-37Lesson 26Body ParagraphsFocus on writing solid body paragraphs within an essay.Week 14Lesson 27Book Scavenger, chapters 38-41Book Scavenger, chapters 38-41Lesson 28Conclusion ParagraphsFocus on writing conclusion paragraphs for essays.
I have been teaching ELA since 1997, and I have experience at a variety of levels, including elementary, junior high, high school, and college. I have experience working with with remedial, special needs, and gifted learners. I have taught all of these books in the past, and I am prepared to handle any potentially uncomfortable topics with grace , fairness, and compassion.
Homework Offered
A reading assignment will be due at our first meeting each week (beginning in week 2). A writing assignment or grammar exercise will be due at our second meeting of each week (beginning in week 2).0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights is abridged and retold for a young audience. It is honest about what happened to Malala when she was shot by the Taliban, but it does not dwell on the negative. It focuses on how Malala is a survivor and an inspiration to young people everywhere for standing up for what she believes is right. The book does not get into religious debates, either. It really focuses on how Malala is just a normal kid, dealing with normal things like sibling rivalry and exams--and how she continues to stand up for the right of girls the world over to have an education. Book Scavenger is mainly a fun adventure filled with ciphers, mysteries, and games, but it includes some potentially dangerous situations where the child protagonists do not always make the wisest choices. We will definitely address these issues head on and make sure we understand how to be safe. The City of Ember is set in the future, and things do seem bleak at first, but the whole story is one of hope for a better future. These books do deal with some big issues for big kids. I am committed to addressing hard topics because they are important. Even so, both books have an overall positive message and leave the readers with a good feeling. I have taught these books in the past with success. I promise, as always, to treat all issues and all people with respect and consideration.
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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I have taught English for 26 years at all levels: elementary school, middle school, dual enrollment, and college, and currently I homeschool my lovely children, who are 11 and 13 years old. I have taught mainstream, remedial, and GATE (gifted and...
Group Class
$300
for 28 classes2x per week, 14 weeks
25 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-15
3-12 learners per class
