Vocabulary Circus: Express Yourself! Take 1
In this eight unit course your ability to think and express yourself freely in speech and in writing will increase with your vocabulary.
Tory Anderson
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8 live meetings
6 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursGrading
includedClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
This class is about having fun with words. We will kick them like footballs, throw them like baseballs, and shoot them like basketballs. We will roll them on our tongues like fine wine to savor their flavor and say them out loud to listen to their music. We will increase our ability to express ourselves beautifully and precisely with words. Each unit is based on a foundation of interactive word games and challenges. The students and I will be asking and answering word questions and showing off new sentences with our words, verbally and in writing. Each unit will feature a new word list, but the general structure will be the same: Review with show and tell – students tell how they used new words during the week Introduction of the new words – Like animals on parade Selection of word games (matching, fill in the blank, write your own definitions game, word scrambles, word finds, and more) Creative sentence writing using the new words Unit 1: Introduction to New Vocabulary List; Word Circus Unit 2: Review, Introduction to New Vocabulary List, Word Circus Unit 3: Review, Introduction to Homonyms, Word Circus Unit 4: Review, Introduction to New Vocabulary List, Word Circus Unit 5: Review, Introduction to Homophones, Word Circus Unit 6: Review, Introduction to New Vocabulary List, Word Circus Unit 7: Review, Introduction to Homographs, Word Circus Unit 8: Semester Review; Verbal Show and Tell; Written Show and Tell The class goal is to introduce students to the joy of words and the freedom of expression they bring. By the end of class students will be using new words naturally, choosing them for their particular nuances.
Learning Goals
The class goal is to introduce students to the joy of words and the freedom of expression they bring. By the end of class students will be using new words naturally, choosing them for their particular nuances.
Other Details
Supply List
Personal size whiteboard and marker, eraser Pen and paper for notes
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Receiving a master’s degree in English from BYU with an emphasis in creative writing was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with all things creative: novels, plays, movies, painting, music, dance, origami, cosplay, juggling, computer games, DnD . . . the list goes on.
On the STEM side of life I spent eight years in the United States Air Force as a radar technician. Working with the highly mobile radar of a forward air control post I traveled the world in C-130s, was buzzed by A-10s, and became proficient with various weaponry. Since the third grade I have been a student of the history of military aircraft, especially World War II.
As a published author of many short stories and four young adult novels I’m ready to help students create with the written word. In creative writing I teach the power of the word, the beauty of the sentence, the joy of the completed story. As a university instructor in critical reading/writing, I learned that a good author won’t tell you anything. A good author wants to see what you see after you read his/her book. We will learn how to know what we see and how to talk and write about it.
As a dad I homeschooled all eight of my children to support positive, independent thinking. I kept reading with my children long after they could read for themselves—until they left for college. I advocate reading and writing with classroom presentations and programs. I’ve been mentoring youth writers in the Juab Jotters writing group for several years.
When I’m not teaching you will find me pursuing my own never ending education, playing computer games with my children (great family time), cosplaying (last year it was Mystery Men), and spending time with my children and grandchildren (soon to be six).
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Live Group Class
$96
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
50 min
Completed by 62 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
4-10 learners per class
