Middle School English: The Essentials of Reading, Writing, and Speech Semester B

🔥 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒: Live 1-1 Parent Conferences are included in this semester class at no additional cost. Your teacher will meet with you to talk about your learner's progress. We support your homeschooling efforts!


𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞: The magic of storytelling and beauty of language! 


💥 THEME: Check Language Arts off your list of subjects to teach and get individualized grading and feedback in this complete English course. This is the second semester of a must-take yearlongclass for middle school English students and emphasizes narrative writing, Socratic Seminars, and developing a love of reading. This is ideal for 7th or 8th-grade learners; however, we often have advanced 6th-graders and young 9th-graders. In this complete semester English course, we've carefully crafted content that will ignite a love for literature while developing essential writing skills. Learners explore literary elements, explore narrative writing, and have discussions that will teach students to think deeply about literature. We will also explore literature through thought-provoking Socratic Seminars that inspire insights into human experiences. Finally, we immerse students in the realm of poetry, where they learn to analyze and appreciate poetry's nuances while crafting their own creative verses. With their required reading of their choice novels and individual "Book Talk" presentations, this class builds confidence, imagination, and critical thinking.



📷 SNAPSHOT OF OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES:
-Catching up with life
-Grammar and sentence work with feedback
-Students report on their daily reading
-Student gives a Book Talk
-Direct teaching with modeling
-Workshop time with immediate feedback to each student
-Students get homework



🔥 SNAPSHOT OF STUDENT OUTPUT: 
𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿:
1 full-length short story
Poetry
Multiple summaries
24 pages of grammar
24 in-class writing exercises with immediate teacher feedback 
𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹, 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀:
4-8 novels of their choice 
poetry
7 seven nonfiction pieces
2 fables
5 short stories. 
𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀:
Two class presentations 
Frequent in-class discussions 
Multiple Socratic Seminars 




💡WHY CHOOSE AN ORGANIZATION:
If your teacher becomes ill or has an emergency, we have other English teachers to step in as subs. Each English teacher is qualified and trained and is likely already. teaching another section of this class. This continuity for learners is a great benefit. We also have ongoing professional development because our teachers are lifelong learners themselves. You are in good hands with Lemons-Aid Learning.




💰 Scroll to the bottom of this page to see our commitment to you. We promise to teach this class all semester! In other classes that offer weekly payments, teachers may cancel the class if enrollment falls below the minimum. We don't do that. 🤜 



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𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨: (𝘐 𝘥𝘰, 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰)
𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺
𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘖𝘯
𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬
𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺
𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬--The back-and-forth work between a student and teacher significantly benefits a student if it is done well. We follow best practices in this area with how we design class time, assignments, and routines. According to Pennington Publishing, effective writing feedback (or grading) is:
• Specific, not general
• Immediate, not postponed
• Routine with a revision / feedback cycle
• Explanatory
• The right amount
• Targeted to the most critical issues
• Varied (written, audio, and video comments)
• Holding students accountable



🎥 To see teacher introduction videos, go here: https://youtu.be/vHavD9LJ_gg

👩‍🏫 YOUR TEACHER AND A FREE CLASS: 
Nervous about the commitment to an entire semester? We offer a little taste in a reading comprehension class. If you take that class, we will offer a coupon for a semester ELA class worth the enrollment fee of the reading class, essentially getting the one-time class for free. 
Ages 11-12: 
https://outschool.com/classes/reading-for-understanding-kids-a-6-step-approach-to-reading-and-paraphrasing-a-text-e5lcv2lF?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Ages 13-14
https://outschool.com/classes/reading-for-understanding-a-6-step-approach-to-reading-and-paraphrasing-a-text-FtXMQBAT?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link



💰 A Quick Note on Why Ask for Full Payment Up Front:
Outschool has a new class payment system, where parents can pay weekly for a semester class. This is helpful for the pocketbook! However, students can unenroll if their schedule changes. If a class falls below the minimum enrollment, teachers may cancel it, leaving remaining learners and their parents in the lurch for a class! We want to offer a consistent learning experience in our semester courses, so we commit to running the course all semester, and learners commit to remaining enrolled. We charge less per class in semester classes because of the upfront investment. A guaranteed semester allows us to build on content and do long-range projects and essays. It also allows us to build a special community of learners—and it’s a little hard to say goodbye at the end! We also offer ongoing middle school English classes, which are wonderful—just different. Hopefully, this helps you understand how our semester classes differ from others that offer weekly payments.