This a *FLEX* class that must be taken at the exact same time as Teacher Jade Weatherington's course "Combo Class: Hamburger Paragraph & Mastering the Five-Paragraph Essay". Teacher Jade and I have teamed up on several courses for students to gain the best and most effective learning. 

Please check out her course here: https://outschool.com/classes/combo-class-hamburger-paragraph-and-mastering-the-five-paragraph-essay-*flex*-G8Gnqnh3?sectionUid=133cb6fa-e61b-42c0-8710-e360fb7ea5c8#us7L6POINR

Applying grammar through authentic application in writing is the most effective way to exercise the skill. 
Students will do this each week as they :
-attend Teacher Jade's class
-learn a grammar concept in my class
-develop their writing
-receive specific feedback from me on their writing
-revise their work
-submit to Teacher Jade
-complete a fun mystery challenge game

Week 1: The first will be the first half of "Parts of Speech Review: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Pronouns"
    -Students will complete an assignment as well as a short piece of writing describing each in their own words. This will provide a window into their current writing skills so I know how to best help them. They will receive feedback in Google Docs as well as a personalized video from me.

They will also post their paragraph to the classroom and comment on one other student's work.

Week 2: The second week will cover the second half "Parts of Speech Review: Prepositions, Conjunctions, Adverbs, and Interjections"
    -Students will complete an assignment as well as a short piece of writing describing each in their own words. This will lay the foundation as we move into the essay writing portion of the class in Week 3. 

They will also post their paragraph to the classroom and comment on one other student's work.

Week 3: 
Grammar Concept: Pronoun Usage
This will pair with the Definition Essay.
Materials Needed: Printed Handout, All materials from "Mastering the Five-Paragraph Essay" Week 3
Objective: Students will learn the difference between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person pronouns, when to use each, and the reasoning behind the rule.
Students will do a variety of writing exercises on a handout to prepare for correct usage in the Definition Essay.

Week 4:
Grammar Concept: Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices 
This will pair with the Compare and Contrast Essay.
Materials Needed: Printed Handout, All materials from "Mastering the Five-Paragraph Essay" Week 4
Objective: Students will learn the two parts of a sentence: the subject and the predicate as well as the Independent Clause. They will learn a strategy to recognize and correct both common writing errors. 
Students will do a variety of writing exercises on a handout to prepare for correct usage in Compare and Contrast Essay.

Week 5 :
Grammar Concept: The Compound Sentence
This will pair with the Persuasive Essay.
Materials Needed: Printed Handout, All materials from "Mastering the Five-Paragraph Essay" Week 5
Objective: Students will learn how to properly join two independent clauses using one of the 7 coordinating conjunctions, resulting in a compound sentence.
Students will do a variety of writing exercises on a handout to prepare for correct usage in Persuasive Essay.

Week 6:
Grammar Concept: The Complex Sentence
This will pair with the Analysis Essay.
Materials Needed: Printed Handout, All materials from "Mastering the Five-Paragraph Essay"  Week 6
Objective: Students will learn how to join an independent and dependent clause, resulting in a complex sentence. They will be able to determine when a comma is necessary or unnecessary.
Students will do a variety of writing exercises on a handout to prepare for correct usage in Analysis Essay.

Organization of the week should be:
1. Watch Flex video in Teacher Jade's "Combo" 
2. Watch Flex video in Teacher Molly's "Grammar Combo"
3. Submit practice exercises to Teacher Molly in "Grammar Combo"
4. Submit a written essay to Teacher Molly in "Grammar Combo" for feedback on the grammar concept
    - NO OTHER FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN ON ESSAY OTHER THAN GRAMMAR/ PUNCTUATION CONCEPTS
5. Receive video feedback for grammar work from Teacher Molly
6. Make changed through revision
7. Submit the revised written essay in "Mastering the Five-Paragraph Essay" to Teacher Jade for Peer and Teacher Feedback
8. Play the mystery challenge to spin the wheel!


ALL formal writing assignments will be completed in Google Docs.

*Please note, in both courses, grades (letter/percentage) are not issued.