1. The student will be able to identify and write declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative sentences with correct punctuation.
2. The student will be able to identify and write an indented paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a strong conclusion.
3. The student will be able to write an essay about a specific topic with three paragraphs that each contain a distinct sub-topic.
4. The student will be able to write various forms of poetry.
5. The student will be able to write a fictional story, including dialogue with the correct use of quotation marks.
6. The student will be able to use sources to write a brief research paper.
7. The student will be able to compose various types of correspondence correctly.
8. The student will be able to write common forms of online communication.

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Homework Offered
Each week, the learner will receive a homework assignment to practice the writing skill that was covered in class. This assignment should take no longer than one hour. The student should upload the assignment to the classroom before the next assigned class. The teacher will make corrections and send the assignment back to the student. The writing assignment will be discussed in the next class briefly before the new class topic is introduced.
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Assessments will be informal unless a parent requests otherwise. Frequent parent feedback will be given to help parents know how their learner is progressing in improving in his/her writing skills.
Grades Offered