Fun Reading and Creative Writing

Teacher Stacy

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(34)

In this online course, students will be taught how to use English Language Arts skills (vocabulary, reading strategies, text structures, elements of fiction, figurative language, among other things, to develop creative stories with realistic characters, superhero characters, poetry, etc.

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 6

First, students will learn the elements of proficient readers: visualizing, activating schema, questioning, inferring, determining importance, monitoring for meaning and synthesizing.

Second, students will learn the major parts of fiction: plot, point of view, setting, style, and theme.

Students will also implement the writing process in their own writings (planning, drafting, sharing, evaluating, revising, editing and publishing).

Finally, students will enhance their grammatical skills as...

Students will improve their reading and writing skills by practicing habits of proficient readers and writers.

Homework Offered
Students will read at home for at least 20-30 minutes per day, so they can practice the skills taught in class. 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students will be assessed informally and receive specific feedbacks on their reading comprehension and writing.
Grades Offered

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:YouTube (educational)
Youtube

I have embedded educational videos from YouTube into the PowerPoint presentations. 
Some of the videos are short appropriate music or Pixar clips. All of these resources are used to teach English Language Arts skills. The students find them engaging and so do I.

We will read articles from 
e-readingworksheets, lyrics to songs that are online, and appropriate articles on the Internet.

Available times

Pacific

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Meet the teacher

Teacher Stacy

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(34)

My name is Stacy-Ann Facey and I love teaching creative reading and writing.

For the past four years, not including my experiences with virtual instruction in Florida, I have been teaching online to audiences worldwide through Zoom and social...