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📢The first three weeks of lessons are provided to give needed time for book orders. Last minute enrollments are welcome! I will have everything you need to get started in the classroom.  

📢This is a FLEX course which means that there are NO live classes. While discussion posts are time sensitive, students can complete the course work at their own pace.  

👩‍🏫This class is also offered as a LIVE CLASS and can be found here: 
https://outschool.com/classes/3rd-grade-complete-english-grammar-and-writing-class-semester-1-621peqvn?usid=7rmTFehq&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

OVERVIEW🐦:
In this 15-week first semester FLEX class, students will exceed state standards as they work through the first half of the comprehensive 3rd grade grammar and writing program. Not only will students gain competency in English grammar, but they will also have a blast doing it.  This class is excellent for both native and non-native speakers.  The content includes various history and science themes. This class is designed to take students through the material with daily teaching and assignments and setting a pace for completing the course.  Learners MUST purchase the books for this course (see links below). The first ten lessons will be provided electronically so that we can get started with learning as some learners wait for their textbooks to arrive.

INTERACTION😀 😃 😄:
Learners will interact through structured weekly discussion posts, check-ins, asking questions, taking interactive quizzes and games, completing assignments, receiving feedback on writing assignments, and exploring additional resources and videos provided. The teacher will check-in with each student weekly via the Outschool messaging system. Learners are encouraged to ask questions through the messaging system.

CLASS STRUCTURE👩‍🏫👩‍💻:
Each weekday for fifteen weeks, learners will be sent an instructional video with assignments. After viewing the instruction video, students will complete the coursework. Each week we will cover approximately three to four grammar lessons and one writing lesson. There are five Kahoot tests which will be assigned throughout the semester.  Grammar meetings will be posted on Mondays. For this, a question will be posted for class discussion. Students can give a written or video response.  On Thursdays, students will be given the 🚨Thursday Grammar Challenge🚨. This may be a challenge to find grammar errors or to memorize a grammar chant or song. 

WEEKLY STRUCTURE📚:
Monday - Lesson video & assignment, grammar meeting ( ALL videos and overview sent)
Tuesday - Test or writing lesson video & assignment
Wednesday - Lesson video & assignment, grammar humor
Thursday - Lesson video & assignment,  Thursday grammar challenge
Friday - Lesson video & assignment & catch up

SAMPLE DAILY POST🌞:
🌟Week 4: Wednesday- Lesson 12🌟
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Today we shall learn about helping verbs in lesson 12. I shall post the memory challenge tomorrow. Next, grab your notebook and spend five minutes describing a game that you like to play indoors.✍🏾. Finally, let’s play Spot It! 🕵️‍♀️Look at the cards and find the match for each set. Send the answers in a private message, so the other learners cannot see your answer. ✉️

Here’s what you’ll need to do today:
➤ Here's the link to grammar lesson 12:🖥️ 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1olySPgl9ssJIWEZ6MZEqFjPi1FXuOM21/view?usp=sharing
➤Complete grammar lesson 12 Practice & Review (self-check in teacher guide)📘
➤Helping Verbs Song: [link removed] 🎵
➤Read the “Grammar Humor” and laugh out loud 😂 [picture attached]
➤Spot It!: Find the matches!🕵️[picture attached]
➤Optional journal topic: Have you ever been in a multitude of people? Tell about it.✍🏾
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ABOUT THE CURRICULUM📘:
English Grammar
This rigorous program focuses on English grammar, writing, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.  Because this is an introductory course, students are not expected to know all the concepts ahead of time. By the end of this course, students should have an excellent grasp on these concepts and be well equipped for middle school grammar.  Learners will have repeated opportunities to review through the spiraling incremental lessons. This curriculum is designed for 3rd grade, but an advanced 2nd grader or even new to English grammar 4th grader would do well in this class. After every ten lessons, students will have a Kahoot grammar test, which should take about 10 minutes.

Writing: 
Learners will also be given a great foundation for writing style and structure. They will be taught how to produce strong interesting sentences. Learners will learn to construct sentences and paragraphs and also implement the different purposes for writing (narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive). We will conclude writing instruction by writing a summary for a chapter of a book.  Students will have writing lessons in class after every five lessons. Each of the ten writing assignments should take about fifteen  minutes outside of class. This level does not include journal topics or dictations. 

The curriculum can be bought here:
https://www.rainbowresource.com/product/GW3HSK/Grammar-and-Writing-3rd-Grade-Homeschool-Kit.html?

WEEKLY LESSON BREAKDOWN 📎
(There are 111 grammar lessons, 21 writing lessons, 10 tests, We cover half this semester)
G = grammar lesson W= writing lesson, * T= test 
Week 1-  G1-3
Week 2- G 4-7 
Week 3- G 8-10, Practice Test
Week 4- G11-14, W1
Week 5- G 15-18, T1 
Week 6- G 19-21, W2
Week 7- G 22-24,  W3
Week 8- G 25-27,  T2 , W4
Week 9- G 28-31, W5
Week 10- G 32-35, T3
Week 11- G36-39, W6
Week 12- G 40-43 & W7
Week 13- G44-47 T4 & W8
Week 14- G 48-51  W9
Week 15- G 52-55, T5 & W10

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