𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀: 

❶ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 If the class fee is a barrier to your learner's enrollment, message me for more information about payment plan options and scholarship opportunities. 

❷ 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 Learners registering for both the social studies and English Language Arts course of the same grade level in the same school year will be refunded $100 of their course fee. The refund will be made in the week before class meetings begin, at the time workbook links are being distributed to students. For learners on the payment plan, the $100 refund will be applied to the fourth payment. 

❸ 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 During Unit 1, we have four class meetings per week for five weeks, followed by a two-week fall break. We return for Unit 2, with four class meetings per week for three weeks and then a one-week break for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We return for the final two weeks of Unit 2, and then have a six-week winter break. Returning at the end of January, Unit 3 has four meetings per week for five weeks followed by a two-week spring break. After spring break, we finish up the school year by completing Unit 4 with four meetings per week for five weeks. 

❹ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 Students will receive a virtual interactive workbook before the course begins. The workbook is created using Google Slides. Students will complete homework in the workbook and the teacher also provides feedback on homework in the workbook. 

❺ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 No refunds of course fees are given after the workbooks are distributed. 

❻ 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 Learners enrolled in any of my semester courses are invited to attend study hall, held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons during the semester, at no additional cost. This is a time when students can get extra help with assignments, ask questions, work with classmates on group projects, or just log in and work on homework with other learners. 

❼ 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Homework is assigned following each class meeting. Most students will need some adult assistance with the homework. Students are welcome to attend the course and complete as much or as little homework as they and their adult wish. In order to receive a letter of completion, however, students must complete homework in order to earn at least a 70 percent of better on their final grade. 

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𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦

Fourth Grade English Language Arts is taught to common core standards, covering literature, foundational skills, writing, speaking and listening. Students practice reading for fluency, comprehension and vocabulary. They will learn to look for the theme, describe characters and settings, draw inferences from the text, and compare the point of view of different characters. There is a strong focus on grammar, which includes subject-verb agreement, using complete sentences and avoiding run-on sentences and fragments, and correctly using commonly confused words. There are also weekly writing assignments with students practicing opinion writing, storytelling, poetry, dialogue, using a dictionary and more. 

Teaching will include lecture with slides, videos and other multi-media presentations, along with discussion, learning games and activities, worksheets and quizzes. 

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀:
On Mondays we will begin by sharing and discussing the previous week’s writing assignment. We will then have a discussion about the literature in the reading assignment and an introduction of the week’s vocabulary words. The week’s spelling word list will be introduced and students will be assigned a spelling word project for homework. Monday’s main focus will be a grammar lesson introducing the week’s new grammar concept. Monday homework will include a reading assignment and spelling word project.

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: 
On Tuesdays we will share our spelling word homework from Monday and review our grammar concept with grammar homework assigned. Tuesday’s main focus will be reading aloud from the week’s literature assignment with student’s reading paragraph about. Tuesday homework will include a reading assignment and grammar project or worksheet. 

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀:
Wednesdays are 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬! On Wednesdays we play games to practice the week's spelling words and vocabulary words. Wednesday homework will include a reading assignment and preparing for Thursday’s spelling quiz.

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: 
On Thursdays we will have our weekly spelling quiz and do a final review of the week’s grammar concept. The week’s writing assignment will be made and discussed. Our main focus on Thursday will be a writing lesson. Weekend homework will include a reading assignment, writing assignment, reading quiz, and grammar quiz.


This class is for learners who just want to practice their English Language Arts Skills, as well as students who want to get a letter of competition. There is 3-4 hours of homework to be completed each week. See the rubric below for how the learner will be evaluated.

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𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝟭: 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆-𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆
(Students will need a paper or electronic copy of Lynne Kelly's 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆)
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲-𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Possessive, relative, subject and object pronouns
Writing Lesson: Similes
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 1-2
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 3-4
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 5-6
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 7-9

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Action, helping, linking verbs
Writing Lesson: Metaphors
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 10-11
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 12-13
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 14-15
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 16-20

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Subject-verb agreement
Writing Lesson: Personification
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 21-22
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 23-24
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 25-26
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 27-32

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Verb tenses
Writing Lesson: Descriptive language 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 33-34
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 35-36
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 37-38
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 39-43

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and articles 
Writing Lesson: Book report 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 44-45
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 46-47
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 48 and End Notes
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break

𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞: 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝟮: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
(PDFs will be provided for reading assignments)
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟰-𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Prepositions
Writing Lesson: Idioms and proverbs
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Types of sentences 
Writing Lesson: Comparing 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia
Thursday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Subject, predicate, and direct object 
Writing Lesson: Opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Sentence fragments and run-on sentences
Writing Lesson: Narrative
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Combining sentences and compound sentences 
Writing Lesson: Brainstorming your research topic
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from the Arctic
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break

𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞: 𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝟯: 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿
(PDFs will be provided for reading assignments)
𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟳-𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟳

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Punctuation 
Writing Lesson: Doing your research and citing your sources
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 1-3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 4-6
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 7-9
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 10-12

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Contractions, negative words, and double negatives 
Writing Lesson: Main idea
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 1
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 1-2

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Regular and irregular plurals 
Writing Lesson: Supporting details and facts
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 1 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 2
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Possessives 
Writing Lesson: Creating an outline 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Comparative adjectives and adverbs 
Writing Lesson: Introduction 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break

𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞: 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝟰: 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁
(PDFs will be provided for reading assignments)
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟳-𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs
Writing Lesson: Conclusion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Kush
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Aksum 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Qin Dynasty
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Tang Dynasty

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Commonly confused words (to, too, two, their, there, etc.) 
Writing Lesson: First Draft
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader 

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Tricky verbs
Writing Lesson: Editing and revising 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: News article
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: News article 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: News Article
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: News article 

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Capitalization rules
Writing Lesson: State your opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The United States, a Democratic Republic   
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Executive Branch  
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Legislative Branch  
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Judicial Branch   

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Review
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Biography 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Biography 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Biography