Grooving With Grammar Eight-Week Course: Vocabulary & Diagramming
In this 8-week course, students will learn to identify 50 basic grammar vocabulary terms and practice identifying them in sentences. They will practice diagramming sentences to further develop their skill in breaking down sentences
Susan Franklin
Average rating:
4.7
Number of reviews:(48)
What's included
16 live meetings
14 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursAssignments
1-2 hours per week. Complete assigned worksheets and assessment page.Assessment
The final exam will consist of grammar terminology, sentence combining, correcting sentence errors, and sentence diagramming.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Intermediate Level
Become a better self-editor with Groove with Grammar! Each lesson will begin with a slideshow presentation giving definitions and explanations of the grammar topic for the day. We will complete practice exercises together and individually, discuss questions about the topic, and end with a game or written activity to reinforce the concept. In the end, each student should know about fifty grammar terms, correct common sentence errors, and diagram both a compound and complex sentence.
Learning Goals
Lesson Sixteen: Advanced Sentence Diagramming
-Modeling simple, compound, and complex sentence diagrams
-Practice parsing sentences to be diagrammed
-Review games
Syllabus
16 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
Parts of Speech and Parts of a Sentence
Subject & Predicate
Fragments, run-ons
Compound subjects & predicates
Diagramming subjects & predicates 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Sentence Types & Parts of Speech
Interrogative, declarative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences
Simple, compound, and complex sentences
Eight parts of speech
Diagramming a simple sentence
Review of Lesson 1 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Prepositions
Recognizing fifty common prepositions
Prepositional phrases
Objects of the preposition
Diagramming prepositional phrases 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Nouns & Pronouns
Types of nouns: concrete/abstract, common/proper
Types of pronouns
Jobs of nouns and pronouns in a sentence
Predicate nouns
Diagramming nouns and pronouns as subjects 55 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
This course is fast-paced and designed for students who love writing and want to become a better self-editor and writer.
Pre-Requisites
Students should be able to read at the fourth-grade level and write a complete sentence.
Supply List
Weekly handouts will be provided for students. They will need pencils and erasers. Scratch paper may come in handy.
Joined October, 2019
4.7
48reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Susan Franklin has taught high school English, speech, and theater, homeschooled two children, and tutored students one-on-one in reading and English grammar and writing for six years. Reviews
Live Group Course
$30
weekly or $240 for 16 classes2x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
2-8 learners per class
