Grammar, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Journal Writing are the things that middle school students LOVE, right?  
With daily practice and continuous reinforcement students will improve their writing skills and find confidence in English Language Arts. 

Only 30 minutes, 4 times per week will leave students confident that they will not accidentally invite others to eat grandpa. This is an interactive class, student participation is integral to student success.  
******Students are expected to have their cameras on, and to participate verbally.******

Each day will include journal writing while students log in (designed to take 7-10 minutes).  Next is a grammar correction activity that takes about another 10 minutes.  The remaining 10 minutes of class will consist of grammar mini lessons, games and activities centered around the theme of the week.  Each assignment throughout the week will build upon one another.   Structure of the class may change based upon the needs of the learners. 

Each week is unique and does not require prior knowledge from previous classes.   However, students are expected to have basic knowledge of parts of speech (nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions), as well as basic punctuation, capitalization and spelling conventions.  

Week of August 14 -  Function of Clauses
Week of August 21 -  Function of Phrases
Week of August 28 - Sentences, Fragments and Run-ons
Week of Sept. 4       - Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Week of Sept. 11      - Objective, Subjective and Possessive Pronouns
Week of Sept. 18     - Analogies
Week of Sept. 25     - Nonrestrictive Clauses  
Week of October 2 - Connotation and Denotation 
Week of October 9 - Eliminate Wordiness
Week of Oct. 16      - Style and Tone
Week of Oct. 23      - Sentence Variety
Week of Oct. 30      - Function of Root Words
Week of Nov. 6       - Simple Sentences
Week of Nov. 13     - Compound Sentences
Week of Nov. 20     - Dangling Participles
Week of Nov. 27    -  Coordinate or Cumulative Adjectives
Week of Dec. 4      -  Commas and Apostrophes mini-lesson
Week of Dec. 11     -  Verb Tense and Precise Word Usage
Week of Dec. 18     - Synonyms, Antonyms and Thesaurus Usage
Week of Jan. 1        - Figurative Languages: Idioms and Adages
Week of Jan. 8        - Allusions
Week of Jan. 15      - Run-on Sentences
Week of Jan. 22      - Word Meanings
Week of Jan. 29      -  Sentences
Week of Feb. 5       - Commas and Compound Sentences
Week of Feb. 12      - Connotation and Denotation
Week of Feb. 19     - Word Relationships - Analogies
Week of Feb. 26     - Figurative Language (hyperbole and idioms)
Week of March 4   - Figurative Language (onomatopoeia and personification) 
Week of March 11  -  Parentheses and Dashes 
Week of March 18 -  Commas
Week of March 25  - Homonyms and Homophones
Week of April 1      -  Context Clues
Week of April 8     -  Apostrophes
Week of April 15    -  Semi Colons and Colons
Week of April 22   -  Quotation Marks
Week of April 29      -   Similes and Metaphors
Week of May 6     -   Run on Sentences
Week of May 13    -   Active vs. Passive Voice
Week of May 20    -  Commas and Complex Sentences
Week of May 27     -   Compound-Complex Sentences


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Outschool has recently changed its policy regarding class cancellations. We know how disappointing canceled classes can be for learners, so we too are amending our policy.  In the past we have waited for late enrollees, of which we have had MANY!  Unfortunately we can no longer do that. 

Instead we will evaluate class enrollment for ongoing classes on teach Sunday at 5pm Eastern.  IF enrollment falls below 3 students, we will push the class back a week.  When other sections are available students will have the option to transfer to another class. Full refunds will be provided for learners who cannot attend the newly scheduled class time. All other refunds will be provided as per the Outschool Limited Refund policy (see below). Partial refund for missed classes is NOT available.  If a student must miss class, the recording is available for viewing.  If for any reason the class does not meet your expectation, you have the confidence of knowing that Outschool has a Happiness Guarantee and will provide a refund upon request via their Customer Support. 

Transfer requests within 24 hours of a scheduled class will NOT be approved.  At that point it is too late to reschedule the class, and it is unfair to other families who may have enrolled thinking there were multiple learners enrolled. Instead students will be encouraged to watch the video of the class.
 
Thank you for understanding, and for your loyalty.