Parts of Speech and Sentence Diagrams (ongoing)

This 12-week class provides a strong introductory overview (or a good, solid review) of basic grammar skills. As an ongoing class, students have the freedom to attend every class or choose to attend specific ones for topics that need extra practice.

In each class, we will discover how the words in our language fit together. We will learn to identify the parts of speech and the functions of individual words in a sentence. Through sentence diagramming and other interactive activities, students will begin to understand the underlying structure of language and gain the confidence they need to become better writers and communicators.

The course includes an overview of the eight parts of speech, the study of word functions (subject, predicate, direct object, etc), and a brief introduction to sentence diagramming. Sentence diagrams are a wonderfully interactive way to visualize how the parts of a sentence fit and work together.  Class time may include a variety of PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, collaborative classwork, puzzles, and games. 

If your learner is outside the ages of 8-12, but you believe they would benefit from the class, please reach out and let me know. Together we can decide if the class would be suitable.

Course Schedule (Spring Section)
Fridays/Wednesdays

Feb 4 / Feb 9
Is it a Sentence? - Sentence Types (Statements, Questions, Commands, Exclamations)

Feb 11 / Feb 16
The Foundation - Nouns: Common/Proper, Concrete/Abstract, Plural/Possessive

Feb 18 / Feb 23, March 2
More Foundation - Pronouns: Subjective, Objective, Relative

Feb 25  / March 9
Adding Interest - Adjectives

March 4 / March 16
The Second Foundation - Verbs (Action, Being, Helping)

March 11 / March 16 
Describing the Action - Adverbs

March 18 / March 23
Location or Relation - Prepositions
Wow! The Excitement! - Interjections 
Holding Things Together - Conjunctions

March 25 / March 30
First Steps Diagramming - Subjects and Predicates (simple and compound)

April 1 / April 6
Modifiers: adjectives, adverbs  (diagramming)

April 8 / April 13
Direct Objects and Indirect Objects  (diagramming)

April 15: Fri
Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives (diagramming)

NO CLASS APRIL 20 or 22

April 27: Wed
Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives (diagramming)

April 29/ May 4
 Prepositional Phrases (diagramming), Review and Writing Spectacular Sentences!