In this ongoing class, students will practice using a grammar concept. In this class, students will review a grammar concept and will apply the concepts in different activities. Each week, learners will focus on a different grammar concept so learners are welcome to join anytime. 

In each class, learners will ....
      - Have a minilesson on a grammar concept
      - Practice using the grammar concept
      - Edit a paragraph (and correctly apply the grammar concept)
      - Complete a story by using the grammar concept correctly

**** BACKGROUND ****

Many times, learners do not receive enough practice with grammar. This course is designed to give learners time to practice and apply each grammar concept. 


**** CLASS BREAKDOWN ****


         ** MINILESSON **
At the beginning of each class, learners will receive a minilesson on the weekly grammar skill. 

The minilesson will include:
      - Definition/explanation of the grammar concept
      - Examples of the grammar concept in sentences


        ** PRACTICE **
After the minilesson, learners will practice using the grammar concept in sentences. 

Learners will ....
     - Fill in sentences with the correct word
     - Write sentences using the grammar concept


         ** EDITING **
Learners will be presented with a paragraph. The grammar concept will not be used correctly throughout the paragraph. Learners will correct the paragraph by applying their understanding of the grammar skill. 


          ** STORY COMPLETION **
Learners will be given part of a story. Students will complete the story. As they write the rest of the story, learners will apply their knowledge of the grammar skill to their story. Learners will share their story at the end of class. 

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**** ONGOING CLASS *****

This class is an ongoing class. This means that you will be charged Sunday morning (EST timezone) for the upcoming week. If you are unable to attend a week or would like to stop your class, you must unsubscribe by Saturday evening (EST timezone) so you are not charged for the upcoming week. 

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**** COMMON CORE STANDARDS COVERED IN THIS COURSE ****

       **ELA-LITERACY. L.1 **
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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    *** QUESTIONS ***

If you have questions about this course, please feel free to message me. 

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*** Winter/Spring Grammar Concepts ***

Week of January 14, 2024: Quotation Marks
Week of January 21, 2024: Coordinating Conjunctions
Week of January 28, 2024: Correlative Conjunctions
Week of February 4, 2024: Prepositional Phrases
Week of February 11, 2024: Object Pronouns
Week of February 18, 2024: Infinitives
Week of February 25, 2024: Present Participle Clause
Week of March 3, 2024: Past Participle Clause
Week of March 10, 2024: Perfect Participle Clause
Week of March 17, 2024: Gerunds
Week of March 24, 2024: Interjections
Week of March 31, 2024: Subordinating Conjunctions
Week of April 7, 2024: Dependent Clauses
Week of April 14, 2024: Independent Clauses
Week of April 21, 2024: Appositives
Week of April 28, 2024: Relative Pronouns
Week of May 5, 2024: Relative Clauses