Welcome, grammar students! 
	Mastering fundamental grammar skills can sometimes be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be! After years of studying and teaching English Language Arts, I have developed a specialized curriculum to help older students acquire the foundational skills they need to become good writers. In this course, we will work to make grammar fun by incorporating games, small and large group practice, and independent practice into our lessons. 
	I have written a workbook for this course that is specifically tailored for online high school learners. The lessons are somewhat "easy" in the beginning: we will review and expound upon topics such as nouns, verbs, and basic sentence structure. As the curriculum progresses, the courses will become more complex and advanced, but don't worry! We're in this together! The best way to learn grammar is to practice, practice, practice. 
	Students will be given a semester workbook. Printing the workbook is strongly encouraged. Students who choose not to print may download the materials and follow along by taking notes on blank notebook paper. 
	This class is a semester-long course. We will meet twice a week. Every class is different, but the general format of the class is as follows: 
-Review the material from the previous class
-Instruction and Teacher-Guided Practice
-Small Group and/or Independent Practice
-CHALLENGE! classes will be every fourth class, and they will consist of games, races, and other fun activities that review the previous content. We will use websites such as Quizlet and Socrative to keep score and record progress.

	Students may sometimes be given daily homework. Quizzes, tests, and studying will also be completed outside of class. Most quizzes are very short and will give students a good idea of how well they are understanding the material. We will discuss the correct answers to the quizzes and tests in class together so that students can ask questions and hear explanations for each answer. Quizzes and tests will be assigned in our Google classroom.

**Using Google classroom requires the student to log in with a Google account. If you are not comfortable creating and using a Google account, please message me A.S.A.P. so that I can make other arrangements for your student.** 

I’m looking forward to growing and learning with all of you this semester! 

Sincerely,
Christina Broadway


Course Topics:
Week one- Nouns and Verbs
Week two- Adjectives and CHALLENGE!
Week three- Adverbs and Pronouns
Week four- Direct Objects and CHALLENGE
Week five- Prepositional Phrases and Indirect Objects
Week six- Appositives and CHALLENGE!
Week seven- Subject-Verb Agreement
Week eight- Subject-Verb Agreement and CHALLENGE!
Week nine- Adjectives and Adverbs In-Depth
Week ten- Comma Usage (pt. 1) and CHALLENGE!
Week eleven- Comma Usage (pt. 2 and 3)
Week twelve- Sentence Structures
Week thirteen- Sentence Structures Continued and ULTIMATE CHALLENGE!


**This is a grammar only class. If you would like to check out my full-curriculum classes (grammar, literature, writing, etc.), check out my high school English classes.
9th Grade: https://outschool.com/classes/high-school-english-english-i-semester-i-BqHXVy58?usid=5mUOFwOA&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

10th Grade: https://outschool.com/classes/high-school-english-english-ii-semester-i-FVvbFALn?usid=5mUOFwOA&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

11th Grade: https://outschool.com/classes/high-school-english-english-iii-semester-i-kW7300qh?usid=5mUOFwOA&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link