PREREQUISITE🧠: 
English Grammar and Writing Semester 1 or previous English grammar instruction.
Many concepts in the second semester build on the first. Semester 1 students have learned to diagram the simple subject, verb, direct object, indirect object, predicate complements, prepositional phrases, adjectives. See the FAQ  below to see if your learner would be a good fit for semester 2. 

OVERVIEW🐦:
In this 15-week second semester class, students will exceed state standards as they work through the second half of the level 5 comprehensive grammar and writing program. Not only will students gain competency in English grammar, but they will also have a blast doing it.   This class is excellent for both native and non-native speakers. The content includes a United States history theme. This class is designed to support parents and students by introducing the material for the week and setting a pace for completing the course. If students need more support, I will have tutoring hours available each week. Learners MUST purchase the books for this course (see links below). The first ten lessons will be provided electronically so that we can get started with learning as some learners wait for their textbooks to arrive.

CLASS STRUCTURE👩‍🏫👩‍💻:
With the wonderful routine, learners will know what to expect for each class. Learners should be in the waiting room at least one minute before class begins. Class will begin promptly with dictation. Students will  write as the teacher reads a few history or geography themed sentences. Then, through lecture and interactive presentation slides, the teacher will walk students through the new lesson material.  To ensure that they are grasping the new concepts, students will be prompted to participate during instruction and answer questions. During and after instruction, students are encouraged to ask questions. The teacher will break up the lessons with grammar humor, I Spy, Would You Rather?, Read My Lips, and other engaging activities. Each class will cover approximately four grammar lessons and one writing lesson for one week's worth of instruction.  Last, the teacher will give a daily breakdown for homework assignments.  There are five Kahoot tests which will be assigned throughout the semester. 

 After class, students will complete the coursework for the lessons covered during class. A recommended daily homework breakdown will be provided. Students can go back and re-watch the lessons throughout the week as needed. They are welcome to message the teacher throughout the week with any questions on assignments. The answer key is in the teacher guide for students or guardians to check their own work. 

TYPICAL WEEKLY STRUCTURE📚:
Day 1- Class with Teacher Stephanie (all lessons taught for the week), Journal topic
Day 2- Writing assignment, Dictation
Day 3- Grammar assignment, Journal topic
Day 4- Grammar assignment, Journal topic
Day  5- Grammar assignment, Dictation retry, Kahoot Test 

ABOUT THE CURRICULUM📘:
English Grammar: 
This rigorous program focuses on English grammar, writing, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary. Many concepts in the second semester build on the first. Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation rules are sprinkled throughout. The spiraling incremental lessons are designed with reintroduction of concepts and opportunities to review. By the end of this course, students should have an excellent grasp on most concepts.  This curriculum is designed for 5th grade, but a new to English grammar 6th grader would do well in this class. 

Writing:
Students will have weekly writing lessons, in which they will be given a great foundation for writing style and structure. They will learn how to produce strong interesting sentences, as well as paragraphs, and essays. They will also implement the different purposes for writing (narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive). You can expect students to write many paragraphs and two essays in the first semester. During the second semester, they will write four essays. Learners will have plenty of opportunities with spelling and mental processing through dictations (writing down sentences spoken orally).  Finally, learners will keep a journal for writing for weekly journal topics provided in class.  

The curriculum can be purchased here:
https://www.rainbowresource.com/product/051749/Grammar-%2526-Writing-5-Full-Bundle-School-Edition.html?

TECHNOLOGY🎧:
To avoid technology complications during class,  I strongly recommend learners invest in a good headset. I use the Logitech H390 which can be found on Amazon. Also make sure you have a strong internet connection. Also, we often use Zoom's annotate (draw on screen) feature during class. Please note that Chromebooks DO NOT support this feature.

DISCOUNTS💰:
***Get a $25 discount on the enrollment of a second learner for any grammar course.***
     One discount per family

RESCHEDULING POLICY ⌛
If a meeting must be cancelled due to teacher illness or outage, it will either be rescheduled for a later date or sent out as  recorded lessons at the teacher's discretion. Recorded, makeup lessons will occur no more than twice in a semester. After this the semester will be extended to make up for the meetings.

WEEKLY LESSON BREAKDOWN 📎
(There are 111 grammar lessons, 38 writing lessons, 10 tests, We cover half this semester)
G = grammar lesson W= writing lesson, * T= test 
Week 16: G 56-59 
Week 17: G 60-62 , W 21-23 (Essay 4)
Week 18: G 63-67, T6, 
Week 19: G 68-70  
Week 20: G 71-74, T7
Week 21:  G 75-77  W 24-26 (Essay 5)
Week 22: G 78-81, W27
***********Break Week!***************
Week 23: G 82-84, W 28-30 (Essay 6)
Week 24: G 85-88, T8
Week 25: G 89-92, W 31 & 32
Week 26: G 93-96 T9, W 33
Week 27: G 97-100, W 34-35 (Essay 7)
Week 28: G 101-104. W 36-37 (Essay 7 cont.)
Week 29: G 105-108 
Week 30: G 109-112, W38 

***************FAQ***************
Will this class be challenging enough/ too difficult for my learner?

Check out the sampler for level 5 and others
http://www.hakepublishing.com/grammar-and-writing-faq.html

Also, try the end of semester one Kahoot quiz to see if the content covered is right for your learner. Click the link, type in a name, and play the game. 
https://kahoot.it/challenge/009028443

Here are some sentences semester one students can diagram:
My prudent cousin eats many green vegetables.
Teacher Stephanie gives the principal a plausible explanation for the crickets in her classroom.
Teacher Stephanie's twelve students appear calmer and braver.

📖SPECIFIC CONTENT📖
Grammar Lessons
Lesson 55 Comparison Adjectives
Lesson 56 Irregular Comparison Adjectives
Lesson 57 The Comma, Part 1: Dates, Addresses, and Series
Lesson 58 Appositives
Lesson 59 The Comma, Part 2: Direct Address and Academic Degrees
Lesson 60 The Comma, Part 3: Appositives
Lesson 61 Overused Adjectives • Unnecessary Articles
Lesson 62 Pronouns and Antecedents
Lesson 63 The Comma, Part 4: Greetings and Closings; Last Name First
Lesson 64 Personal Pronouns
Lesson 65 Irregular Verbs, Part 2
Lesson 66 Nominative Pronoun Case
Lesson 67 The Comma, Part 5: Introductory and Interrupting Elements; Afterthoughts
Lesson 68 The Comma, Part 6: Clarity
Lesson 69 Objective Pronoun Case
Lesson 70 Personal Pronoun Case Forms
Lesson 71 Diagramming Pronouns
Lesson 72 Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Lesson 73 Dependent and Independent Clauses. Subordinating Conjunctions
Lesson 74 The Comma, Part 7: Descriptive Adjectives and Dependent Clauses
Lesson 75 Compound Sentences, Coordinating Conjunctions
Lesson 76 The Comma, Part 8: Compound Sentences and Direct Quotations
Lesson 77 Relative Pronouns
Lesson 78 Pronoun Usage
Lesson 79 Interrogative Pronouns
Lesson 80 Quotation Marks, Part 1
Lesson 81 Quotation Marks, Part 2
Lesson 82 Demonstrative Pronouns
Lesson 83 Indefinite Pronouns
Lesson 84 Italics or Underline
Lesson 85 Irregular Verbs, Part 3
Lesson 86 Irregular Verbs, Part 4
Lesson 87 Irregular Verbs, Part 5
Lesson 88 The Exclamation Mark • The Question Mark
Lesson 89 Subject-Verb Agreement, Part 1
Lesson 90 Subject-Verb Agreement, Part 2
Lesson 91 Subject-Verb Agreement, Part 3
Lesson 92 Subject-Verb Agreement, Part 4
Lesson 93 Negatives • Double Negatives
Lesson 94 The Hyphen: Compound Nouns and Numbers
Lesson 95 Adverbs That Tell "How"
Lesson 96 Using the Adverb Well
Lesson 97 The Hyphen: Compound Adjectives
Lesson 98 Adverbs That Tell "Where"
Lesson 99 Word Division
Lesson 100 Adverbs That Tell "When"
Lesson 101 Adverbs That Tell "How Much"
Lesson 102 Comparison Adverbs
Lesson 103 The Semicolon
Lesson 104 Adverb Usage
Lesson 105 The Colon
Lesson 106 The Prepositional Phrase as an Adverb. Diagramming
Lesson 107 Preposition or Adverb? • Preposition Usage
Lesson 108 The Apostrophe: Possessives
Lesson 109 The Apostrophe: Contractions;Omitting Digits and Letters
Lesson 110 The Complex Sentence.The Compound-Complex Sentence
Lesson 111 Active or Passive Voice
Lesson 112 Interjections

Writing Lessons 
Lesson 21 Preparing to Write a Personal Narrative
Lesson 22 Writing a Personal Narrative
Lesson 23 Evaluating the Personal Narrative
Lesson 24 Preparing to Write a Descriptive Essay
Lesson 25 Writing a Descriptive Essay
Lesson 26 Evaluating the Descriptive Essay
Lesson 27 Writing a Chapter Summary
Lesson 28 Preparing to Write an Imaginative Story
Lesson 29 Writing an Imaginative Story
Lesson 30 Evaluating the Imaginative Story
Lesson 31 Writing a Short Story Summary
Lesson 32 Writing in Response to Literature
Lesson 33 Writing in Response to Informational Text
Lesson 34 Preparing to Write a Research Paper: The Working Bibliography
Lesson 35 Preparing to Write a Research Paper: Notes, Thesis, Outline
Lesson 36 Writing the Research Paper
Lesson 37 Evaluating the Research Paper
Lesson 38 Idioms and Proverbs