독서 동아리: Eerie Elementary (독서 및 영어 언어 예술)

Welcome to our Weekly EERIE ELEMENTARY Book Club—an immersive literary adventure for young minds! In this ongoing course, students will delve into the captivating world of the EERIE ELEMENTARY book series, combining the thrill of storytelling with a comprehensive focus on essential literacy skills. Each week, our dynamic book club will explore a new EERIE ELEMENTARY title, offering an exciting platform for practicing reading, enhancing reading comprehension, and refining various reading strategies.

This course is good for homeschoolers, avid readers, after-school reading practice or ESL students. 

The course goes beyond the pages as students develop language arts proficiency, including literacy, fluency, vocabulary enrichment, and writing skills. Engaging discussions will foster a deeper understanding of the characters, plots, and themes, enhancing both critical thinking and communication skills. Additionally, students will practice grammar within the context of the stories, reinforcing their understanding of language structures.

Course Details: 

We will focus on a new book each week. Students should read the book at home before coming to class. The EERIE ELEMENTARY books can be read in any order, so learners can join at any time. 

Each class will consist of four parts:
1. Greeting and opinion of book
2. Comprehension and vocabulary
3. Reading skills and strategies*
4. Grammar practice**
5. Writing prompt (if time allows)***

*Reading skills and strategies will change/rotate each week. Some of the skills include: prediction, inference, main idea and details, cause and effect, figurative language, sensory images, making connections, summarizing, asking questions, character traits, plot diagram, similes and metaphors, compare and contrast, fantasy and realism, facts and opinions, story elements, visualization and theme. 

**Grammar practice topics will change/rotate each week. Some of the skills include parts of speech, nouns, verbs, adjectives, synonyms, antonyms and adverbs.

***Writing prompt topics will change/rotate each week. Some of the topics include letter writing, persuasive writing, narrative writing, poetry and how-to writing. 

Course Schedule:

Week of Jan. 15 - The School is Alive!
Week of Jan. 22 - The Locker Ate Lucy!
Week of Jan 29 - Recess is a Jungle!
Week of Feb. 5 - The Science Fair is Freaky!
Week of Feb. 12 - School Freezes Over!
Week of Feb. 19 - Sam Battles the Machine!
Week of Feb. 26 - Classes are Canceled!
Week of Mar. 4 - The Hall Monitors are Fired!
Week of Mar. 11 - The Art Show Attacks!
Week of Mar. 18 - The End of Orson Eerie?


Because this class is ongoing, learners can enroll at any time. Classes do not build upon each other. 

Materials will be displayed and used in a Google Slide presentation that is screen shared on the teacher's screen only. Learners should have their own copy of the book for this course. We encourage readers to read and review the book at home prior to class, if possible.