단어로 놀기: 4-6학년을 위한 1년 언어 예술(진행 중)

Grammar can be confusing.  But sometimes when you break the rules, it can be funny and absurd!  For example, the following sentences have two very different meanings:

"I love cooking dogs and kids." (Ew!)
"I love cooking, dogs, and kids." (Much better!)

Each week in this ongoing class, students are introduced to a humorous example of what happens when you ignore a grammar rule.  Then they learn the rule and the logic behind it.  Finally, they will practice the rule in "The Language Mechanic" workbook by The Critical Thinking Company.  Below is a list of topics covered each week: 

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SPRING 2023
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WEEK of APR 10: Adjective/Noun Agreement in Space & Time
WEEK of APR 17: Double Negatives
WEEK of APR 24: Noun or Pronoun as Subject
WEEK of MAY 1: Here/There with This/That
WEEK of MAY 8: Apostrophe with Contractions
WEEK of MAY 15: Apostrophe with Singular Possessive
WEEK of MAY 22: Apostrophe with Plural Possessive
WEEK of MAY 29: Question Mark
WEEK of JUN 5:  Exclamation Mark

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SUMMER 2023
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Commas

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FALL 2023
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WEEK of Oct 10: Comma with Appositives 
WEEK of Oct 17: Comma with Introductory Dependent Clause
WEEK of Oct 24: Proper Nouns
WEEK of Oct 31: Proper Adjectives
WEEK of Nov 7: Run-on Sentences
WEEK of Nov 14: Interjections
**NO CLASSES NOV 21-25 for THANKSGIVING BREAK**
WEEK of Nov 28: Direct Quotations
WEEK of Dec 5: Sentence Fragments
WEEK of Dec 12: Pronouns as Subject & Object

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WINTER 2024
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WEEK of Oct 10: Possessive Pronouns
WEEK of Oct 17: First Person Last
WEEK of Oct 24: Relative Pronouns
WEEK of Oct 31: Adjectives & Adverbs as Modifiers
WEEK of Nov 7: Comparative/Surperlative Modifiers
WEEK of Nov 14: Articles: A, An
**NO CLASSES NOV 21-25 for Thanksgiving Break**
WEEK of Nov 28: Articles A/An, The
WEEK of Dec 5: Misplaced Modifiers
WEEK of Dec 12: Modifier Review

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SPRING 2024
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WEEK of Jan 16: Past, Present, Future Tense
WEEK of Jan 23: Irregular Verb Forms
WEEK of Jan 30: Parallel Construction for Tense
WEEK of Feb 6: Helping Verbs
WEEK of Feb 13: Linking Verbs
WEEK of Feb 20: Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement in Gender
WEEK of Feb 28: Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement in Number
WEEK of Mar 6: Noun/Verb Agreement in Gender
WEEK of Mar 13: Adjective/Noun Agreement in Number

**NO CLASSES MAR 20 - APR 7 for Spring Break**
NOTE:  Topics cycle back to the beginning once they reach the end

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FULL HOMESCHOOLING CURRICULUM
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This course may be taken alone, but is also part of a full homeschooling curriculum I offer on Outschool for grades 4-6.  If you're interested check out my Outschool schedule for 2023-24 school year classes.