What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
Answers to all exercises will be discussed in class, meaning that students get instant feedback.Class Experience
Using tried and trusted methods, this ongoing class will enable students to master key grammatical concepts and apply them with fluency. The topics will change week by week. Details of upcoming classes are as follows: Week beginning February 3: Capitalization: Institutions, Poems Punctuation: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses Parts of Speech: Conjunctions Identifying Subjects and Verbs Dependent and Independent Clauses Homophones Prefixes / Roots / Suffixes Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning February 10: Capitalization: Quotations, Poems Punctuation: Transitional Adverbs, Quotations Parts of Speech: Adjectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Nouns Correcting Run-On Sentences Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning February 17: Capitalization: Nations, Ethnic Groups, Institutions Punctuation: Times, Letters, Quotations Parts of Speech: Adjectives, Pronouns, Nouns Phrases Fragments / Sentences / Run-Ons Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning February 24: Capitalization: Quotations, Institutions, Titles Punctuation: Ratios, Addresses, Apostrophes Parts of Speech: Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns, Pronouns Analogies Subject/Verb Agreement Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning March 3: Capitalization: Names of People and Places Punctuation: Declarative, Interrogatory and Imperative Sentences, Acronyms Phrases Versus Clauses Infinitives and Participles Participial Phrases Subjects and Verbs Regular and Irregular Verbs Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning March 10: Capitalization: Initials, Titles and Proper Adjectives Punctuation: Contractions, Series, and Lists Verb Phrases and Auxiliary Verbs Parts of Speech: Adverbs and Adjectives Dependent and Independent Clauses Common and Proper Nouns Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning March 17: Capitalization: Titles, Numerals and Special Events Punctuation: Introductory Words, Dates and Letters Prepositions Participial Phrases Regular and Irregular Verbs Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes Concrete and Abstract Nouns Nominative Pronouns Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning March 24: Capitalization: Historical Events, Documents and Projects Punctuation: Possession, Punctuating for Clarity, Addresses Proper and Common Nouns Verb Agreement Coordinating Conjunctions Regular and Irregular Verbs Compound Subjects Phrases Versus Clauses Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning March 31: Capitalization: Titles, Government Bodies, Poetry, Roadways Punctuation: Dates, Apostrophes for Possession Parts of Speech: Verb Participles, Plural Nouns, Concrete and Abstract Nouns, Prepositions Participial Phrases Sentence Types Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning April 7: Capitalization: Events, Structures, Institutions, Businesses Punctuation: Apostrophes, Colons, Hyphens, Titles, Commas Parts of Speech: Predicate and Proper Adjectives, Regular and Irregular Verbs, Adverbs Analogies Identifying Subjects and Verbs Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning April 14: Capitalization: Associations, Subjects, Numerals, Foods Punctuation: Commas, Apostrophes, Appositives Parts of Speech: Conjunctions, Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns, Interjections Homophone Prefixes / Roots / Suffixes Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning April 21: Capitalization: Historical Periods, Careers, Brand Names, Greetings and Closings Punctuation: Quotations, Numerals, Colons Parts of Speech: Verbs, Prepositions, Nouns, Adjectives Analogies Subject/Verb Agreement Phrases Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning April 28: Capitalization: Governments, Religions, Documents, Titles Punctuation: Commas and Quotations Parts of Speech: Adverbs, Nouns, Verbs and Prepositions Phrases and Clauses Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences Week beginning May 5: Capitalization: Quotations, Titles, Poetry, Seasons Punctuation: Commas and Hyphens Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Sentence Types Spelling Rules Combining Basic Sentences into Longer, More Elegant Sentences [Class image from Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A-kid-drawing-or-writing.jpg]
Other Details
Supply List
All student exercises will be displayed on screen, so no textbook needs to be purchased. Student exercises can be completed using Zoom chat or pencil and paper.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
3 Degrees
Doctoral Degree in English from University of Leeds
Master's Degree in English from University of Leeds
Bachelor's Degree in English from Manchester University
I have three university degrees - that's why I get to call myself 'Doctor' Radice. I've also taught English for more than thirteen years in schools, to classes ranging from age nine to eighteen.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$14
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 782 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
1-12 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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