I Know What That Means! English Comprehension Class (Ages 8 - 11)
In this ongoing class, students will read a new fun short story every week and learn how to extract the right information to be able to answer questions about each story.
Teacher Jill
Average rating:
4.8
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What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1-2 hours per week. Students will be asked to complete any questions that may not have been completed in writing before the end of class and should submit them to me as soon as possible after the end of class.Assessment
An informal assessment will be provided should this be requested. Note, students must have taken a minimum of 6 classes for me to be able to assess their progression.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 5
Intermediate Level
This class will help you develop your English comprehension skills by introducing you to a variety of short stories. There will be a new story each week and the stories will be either fiction or interesting non-fiction. Being able to understand what is happening in a story is a key skill required in the SATs. In this class, we will read through the story together and then we will discuss what actually happened (so you will need to have your audio and cameras on so you can fully participate). You will learn how to extract relevant information so that you can answer the questions, learn how to deduce what is meant when the story uses inference, be able to identify the key characters, find phrases or words that tell you about something particular in the story, give synonyms for certain words, be able to describe a character, think critically by learning how to reason why a character does what he/she/it does, give ideas of what may have happened previously or after the story takes place, find connectives, explain why the text is organised in the way it is, explain why some sentences are shorter than others, find powerful verbs, find amazing adjectives, deduce what words mean by using the text that surrounds those words, describe what kind of story you are reading (is it a traditional tale, a fantasy story, some other kind of fiction, or non-fiction).
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to extract relevant information from each story to be able to answer set questions. With a different story each week, over time, they will learn how to deduce what is meant when the story uses inference, be able to identify the key characters, find phrases or words that tell them about something particular in the story, give synonyms for certain words, be able to describe a character, identify alliteration, think critically by learning how to reason why a character does what he/she/it does, give ideas of what may have happened previously or after the story takes place, find connectives, explain why the text is organised in the way it is, explain why some sentences are shorter than others, find powerful verbs, find amazing adjectives, deduce what words mean by using the text that surrounds those words, and describe what kind of story they are reading - is it a traditional tale, a fantasy story, some other kind of fiction, or non-fiction?
Other Details
Supply List
Pen/pencil. Notebook. Downloaded and printed copies of worksheets provided by me.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
All stories and questions are devised, written and provided by me. As such, copyright is mine and the stories and questions may not be reproduced in any format or shared with anyone other than the child/children who are taking the lesson.
Joined June, 2020
4.8
90reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
My short stories and texts have been used within schools for SAT revision throughout the UK for the past three years. As such, I have an innate understanding and ability to teach the skills required for your child to pass their SATs.Reviews
Live Group Class
$25
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 72 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
2-9 learners per class
