The Excellent Reader Jr: 5th Grade Language Arts (Private Tutoring)

Used in the course are the following excellent children’s literature books, the teacher provided homework assignments, weekly in-class activities, and book discussions.

•	Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil 
•	The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis 
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms,
Newest Edition, Mass-Market Paperback
I strongly recommend purchasing this simple inexpensive Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms because I use the terms in this book when creating all my vocabulary games and activities. 

Embedded within the course will be a review of grammar basics (teacher-provided materials) and skill-building writing lessons. Through grammar and writing lessons, the students will learn to write more creative and interesting sentences by mimicking excellent writers and reflecting those styles in their sentences. 
Detailed course syllabus
 
Week 1: Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil
Class 1: 50 minutes
o	Writing Skills Lesson part 1: Review of the four sentence types including punctuation.
o	Grammar Lesson: Review of simple and compound sentences
o	Writing Skills Lesson Part 2: Constructing a sentence using the spoken word.
o	Red Sails to Capri Vocabulary Introduction
 
Week 2: Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil 
Class 2: 50 minutes
o	Grammar Lesson: Adjectives
o	Red Sails to Capri Book Discussion
o	Writing Skills lesson Part 3: Adding details to sentences
o	Grammar Lesson: Adverbs
o	Writing Skills Lesson Part 4: Adding more details to sentences

Week 3: Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil.
Class 3: 50 minutes
o	Red Sails to Capri Book Discussion
o	Grammar Lesson: Recognizing adverbs and adjectives in sentences.
o	Writing Skills lesson Part 5: Combining sentences to build stronger sentences.
o	Writing Lesson Part 6: Parts of a Paragraph
o	Vocabulary introduction: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
o	Enriching Post Reading Activity

Week 4: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Class 4: 50 minutes
o	Writing Lesson Part 7: Writing Paragraphs Part 1
o	Book discussion of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
o	Writing Lesson Part 8: Similes: What are they and how do you write them?
o	Writing Lesson Part 9: Writing paragraphs part 2

Week 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Class 5: 50 minutes
o	Book discussion of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
o	Writing Lesson 10: Combining 2 paragraphs
o	Focus on Punctuation Part 1 
o	Vocabulary Game

Week 6: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Class 6: 50 minutes
o	Book discussion of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
o	Focus on Punctuation Part 2
o	Writing Lesson 11: Combining 3 paragraphs (Imagine If Story)
o	Enriching Post Reading Activity: Fact vs Fiction

Student Supplies include:
The excellent children’s literature includes five grade-level books with weekly in-class activities and book discussions.
•	Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil
•	The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
•	The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms,
Newest Edition, Mass-Market Paperback
I strongly recommend purchasing this simple inexpensive Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms because I use the terms in this book when creating all my vocabulary games and activities. 

All of these may be purchased on Amazon or another book retailer.
•	A Class 3 ring binder with loose-leaf paper (There will be weekly printable papers associated with this class)

 For each homework and writing assignment uploaded to me in the classroom, I will give specific grammar and writing tips based on the assignments.