Gramática para la escritura académica y creativa | Habilidades gramaticales y práctica de escritura para ADOLESCENTES

🌟 General 🌟 
In this grammar class, students will practice grammar points in the context of great writing. Grammar often seems boring or useless because we don’t learn it within the context of applying it to our writing. When we understand how grammar knowledge can help us become stronger writers, it suddenly makes sense! 

In this class, I aim to teach grammar that is essential for strong writing. I give direct instruction with grade-level appropriate examples that help students see how they can apply grammar to their own writing. Together, we practice the skills within the context of real writing. 

🌟 Weekly Breakdown 🌟 

🍁 Fall Semester
1. September 5 - September 11: Punctuation & punctuating sentences
2. September 12 - September 18: Sentence parts, parts of speech, basics of diagramming sentences
3. September 19 - September 25: Clauses & types of clauses in a sentence
4. September 26 - October 2: Using clauses to package information and show relationships between ideas

5. October 3 - October 9: Sentence Openers
6. October 10 - October 16: Conjunctions
7. October 17 - October 23: Relative clauses & connectors
8. October 24 - October 30: Relative clauses & connectors part II
9. October 31 - November 6: Paragraphing

10. November 7 - November 13: Passive voice
[🦃November 14 - November 20 Thanksgiving Break **NO CLASSES]
[🦃 November 21 - November 27 Thanksgiving Break **NO CLASSES]
11. November 28 - December 4: Ordering information

12. December 5 - December 11: Connection old & new ideas
13. December 12 - December 18: TBD/REVIEW
14. December 19 - December 25: TBD/REVIEW

[☃️ December 25 - January 1: Winter Break **NO CLASSES]

🌸 Spring Semester 2023
1. January 2 - January 8: Describing a system
2. January 9 - January 15: Describing a procedure
3. January 16 - January 22: Describing causal relationships
4. January 23 - January 29: Indirect language: making requests
5. January 30 - February 5: Written requests: letters and emails

6. February 6 - February 12: Using modal verbs (would, could, might) in requests
7. February 13 - February 19: The future tenses
8. February 20 - February 26: Will & going to
9. February 27 - March 5: Future Perfect

10. March 6 - March 12: Verbs of intention to express the future
11. March 13 - March 19: The past tenses
12. March 20 - March 26: Using past v. present
13. March 27 - April 2: Using past v. present perfect

14. April 3 - April 9: Using past v. past perfect 
15. April 10 - April 16: Reported speech
16. April 17 - April 23: Using nouns & adjective to improve writing
17. April 24 - April 30: Packaging ideas: noun phrases with premodifiers 

18. May 1 - May 7: Packaging ideas: noun phrases with postmodifiers 
19. May 8 - May 14: Summary nouns
20. May 15 - May 21: Drawing conclusions
21. May 22 - May 28: Modal verbs in speculation
22. May 29 - June 4: Speculating with noun phrases

23. June 5 - June 11: Speculating about the past
24. June 12 - June 18: Third conditional: Would have
25. June 19 - June 25: Making recommendations

Schedule subject to change based on student interest/need

🌟 Class Structure 🌟 
- After introductions, we start with a mini-lesson on the day’s grammar topic
- Then, together, we complete a few exercises where we apply skills from the mini-lesson 
- Lastly, students complete an application exercise independently and we share out one or two answers before signing off

🌟 Teaching Methods 🌟 
This grammar class is centered around direct instruction and skills practice. I strive to incorporate lots of encouragement and support while still maintaining high expectations and rigor. 

🌟 Interaction 🌟 
Students will collaborate to build understanding of the grammar through questions and collaborative skills practice.

🌟 Prior Knowledge 🌟 
Students don’t need any specific prior knowledge. However, they should be at the appropriate grade level where they are ready to study the grammar topics.

🌟 About the Teacher 🌟 
Meg Connolly is a certified teacher with bachelors degrees in literature and philosophy. She has masters degrees in teaching ELA, grades 7-12, and in teaching students with disabilities. In addition to her masters, she is TESOL certified and experienced in working with ESL students. She has nine years of teaching experience both in the US public school system and online. She also writes her own fictional short stories for podcasts. Check out her teacher profile for more info.

🌟 Meet and Greet 🌟
If you or your learner are hesitant to sign up before meeting me (understandably!), feel free to book a meet and greet here: https://outschool.com/classes/meet-greet-15-minute-session-MGpwi3mP#usXSuDFS3Z