In this ongoing class, students will learn one grammar concept per class and will learn to write a well-written paragraph. Students will write simple and compound sentences in this class. This class meets once a week. The classes do not build upon each other so you can join the class anytime. 

***** Background Information on Mentor Paragraphs *****
This course uses a research-based strategy. Students will be presented with a well-written paragraph, which is known as a mentor paragraph. The mentor paragraph is used as a guide when students are learning how to write a great paragraph. Students analyze the mentor paragraph for grammar concepts, sentence structure, and sentence style. They use the mentor paragraph to create their own quality paragraph. 

***** Purpose *****
The purpose of a mentor paragraph is to teach students to write a good quality paragraph. As students progress in their writing, they will be expected to write great paragraphs on their own. Mentor paragraphs are a simple way for students to learn how to recognize a well-written paragraph and how to write their own good quality paragraph. 

***** Class Information *****
In this course, I will present students with a well-written paragraph, which is known as a mentor paragraph. The students will discuss what they notice about the paragraph. They will also learn about a grammar concept in the mentor paragraph. Then, students will revise the mentor paragraph to make it even better. At the end of each class, students will write their own quality paragraph by using the mentor paragraph as a guide. Below is a breakdown of each part in each lesson. 

***** Paragraph and Discussion *****
At the beginning of each class, I will show the mentor paragraph. The students will discuss what they notice. If students struggle to discuss the paragraph, I will use the following questions as a guide:
- What do you notice about the paragraph?
- What punctuation marks do you see?
- What can you tell me about the grammar concepts in this paragraph (verbs, adjectives, nouns, etc.)?
- What do you notice about this sentence structure and style used in this paragraph?

***** Grammar Skill Analysis *****
1.) Introduce Grammar Skill
We will look at the mentor paragraph. I will introduce the grammar skill that we will focus on in our class. We will define the grammar skill and review our knowledge of the grammar skill. 

2.) Highlight/Color
We will look at our mentor paragraph. Students will highlight or color the grammar skill in the mentor paragraph. They will also discuss how the grammar skill is used throughout the mentor paragraph. 

***** Revise the Mentor Paragraph *****
Students will brainstorm ways to revise the mentor paragraph. I will provide specific ways students can improve the mentor paragraph. Then, the group will do a group brainstorming session. They will brainstorm ideas. Then, I will provide a frame, where students will revise the mentor paragraph by using the frame. 

***** Imitate the Mentor Paragraph *****
Students will imitate the mentor paragraph. They will write their own paragraph that is similar to the mentor paragraph. Students will be using the same paragraph structure and style as the mentor paragraph when they write their own paragraph. As students write, they will share their paragraph with me. 

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This class is an ongoing class. You will pay a weekly subscription for this class. If you are unable to attend a week, you will need to unsubscribe before Sunday so you are not charged for the upcoming week. If you are unable to attend a class, I will share a lesson video with you so you can still complete your lesson.
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****** Summer 2024 Focus *****


Week of July 28, 2024: Future Tense Verbs
Week of August 4, 2024: Prepositions
Week of August 11, 2024: Interjections
Week of August 18, 2024: Articles
Week of August 25, 2024: Regular Plural Nouns
Week of September 1, 2024: Irregular Plural Nouns
Week of September 8, 2024: Possessive Nouns
Week of September 15, 2024: Present Tense Verbs
Week of September 22, 2024: Possessive Pronouns
Week of September 29, 2024: Indefinite Pronouns
Week of October 6, 2024: Demonstratives This or These
Week of October 13, 2024: Demonstratives That or Those
Week of October 20, 2024: Be Verbs
Week of October 27, 2024: Irregular Past Tense Verbs
Week of November 3, 2024: Object Pronouns
Week of November 10, 2024: Adverbs
Week of November 17, 2024: Adjectives

* Week of November 24: NO CLASS - STAY ENROLLED ~ YOU WON'T BE CHARGED *

Week of December 1, 2024: Contractions
Week of December 8, 2024: Reflexive Pronouns


Week of January 5, 2025: Common Nouns
Week of January 12, 2025: Adjectives
Week of January 19, 2025: Action Verbs
Week of January 26, 2025: Adverbs
Week of February 2, 2025: Personal Pronouns
Week of February 9, 2025: Possessive Pronouns
Week of February 16, 2025: Articles
Week of February 23, 2025: Proper Nouns
Week of March 2, 2025: Plural Nouns
Week of March 9, 2025: Present Tense Verbs
Week of March 16, 2025: Future Tense Verbs
Week of March 23, 2025: Past Tense Verbs 
Week of March 30, 2025: Be Verbs
Week of April 6, 2025: Commas in a List
Week of April 13, 2025: Commas in Dates
Week of April 20, 2025: Demonstratives - This or These
Week of April 27, 2025: Demonstratives - That or Those
Week of May 4, 2025: Possessive Nouns
Week of May 11, 2025: Prepositions
Week of May 18, 2025: Collective Nouns


**** No Class - May 25 - June 7, 2025 ****

STAY ENROLLED - You will not be charged for the weeks we do not meet. 
 

Week of June 8, 2025: Contractions
Week of June 15, 2025: Dialogue
Week of June 22, 2025: Collective Nouns
Week of June 29, 2025: Irregular Plural Nouns
Week of July 6, 2025: Abbreviations
Week of July 13, 2025: Comparatives (-er)
Week of July 20, 2025: Superlatives (-est)
Week of July 27, 2025: Irregular Past Tense Verbs
Week of August, 3, 2025: Object Pronouns
Week of August 10, 2025: Reflexive Pronouns
Week of August 17, 2025: Indefinite Pronouns