🔥 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒: Live, 1-1 Parent Conferences are included at no additional cost. Your teacher will meet with you to talk about your learner's progress. We support your homeschooling efforts! 

🧺 𝐁𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓: Purchase semesters A and B in September and get a $50 discount on semester B. 

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ This course has precise units, so students can join late if spots are available. We make newbies feel welcome! :)





𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞: ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕝-𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝔼𝕃𝔸 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝔽𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤: 


𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼:

🧠 inspire learners to think, create, and study hard.

👀 expose learners to different sectors in the real world.

🕹️ get students to reduce gaming time.

💪 encourage learners to do something great! 

🧐 help learners develop a curiosity that will drive lifelong learning and skill development.

💯 equip learners for state testing and their future learning journey.

🙇 maximize student learning despite the hurdles posed by ADHD.

📋 teach kids how to conquer laziness and to create new habits that lead to success.

👔 teach young scholars to dress, look, and act professionally when presenting. 

🙌 set and work to achieve high standards.






Our learners are active, engaged, and they work! This course lays the groundwork for effective communication and critical thinking skills, essential for future leaders. Through a combination of literature, writing, and oral communication activities, students develop a strong foundation in language arts, the bedrock of all other content area studies. 

Students learn reading, writing, speech, research, and technology skills through explicit, direct instruction, and then they apply their knowledge while creating projects and presenting them to the class. This class is different in that we focus on real-world application of ELA skills and content. We talk about how to give presentations, how to make a good impression while pitching a proposal, and students learn to use 21st century literacy skills to deliver quality work. 

𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕪:
🎙️ Investigative Journaling and Podcasting
🎸 Poetry & Music Videos
📦 Time Capsule Project
🎞️ Comic Strips Modernized with Reels

📸 Ｓｎａｐｓｈｏｔ ｏｆ Ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ Ｏｕｔｐｕｔ:
Students will: 
--present 4 major class presentations
--read research on a true crime
--write and present a podcast
--complete grammar and sentence writing exercises each day
--learn to edit video along with poetic devices
--produce a music video
--learn to research a historical time
--write a technical piece of writing
--participate in a Poetry Slam
--plan, edit, and produce a video version of a comic strip
--create a time capsule of the year of their birth


📷 SNAPSHOT OF OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES:
-To create and maintain a friendly environment, we start class by briefly getting to know each other or catching up with life. 
-Students practice a short and sweet grammar/writing mini-lesson
-The instructor explicitly teaches the day's concept or skill, which includes modeling. We often have workshop time where students can get things done and ask questions.
-Students complete their projects in class and for homework.
-Some days include student presentations.






🚨Ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ  Ｎｏｔｅ:
All students receive specific feedback on their work. We are intentional about putting a little pressure on them and teaching them how to handle that pressure. They will rise to the occasion with mental toughness and confidence because they will know what to do, how to do it, and are absolutely capable of pulling it off. We are building leaders who will take on the world as high achievers.






🍋 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨-𝘼𝙞𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙮 🍋
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬-𝐀𝐢𝐝, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬! CLICK THROUGH TO GET A SURPRISE COUPON CODE!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JwlFnta1ZYAlNn8t2GMMA8Bb6dd0ums1IbdtpzZwuRc/edit?usp=sharing

𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺
𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬
𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺
𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬--The back-and-forth work between a student and teacher significantly benefits a student if done well. We follow best practices in designing class time, assignments, and routines. According to Pennington Publishing, effective writing feedback (or grading) is:
• Specific, not general
• Immediate, not postponed
• Routine with a revision / feedback cycle
• Explanatory
• The right amount
• Targeted to the most critical issues
• Varied (written, audio, and video comments)
• Holding students accountable






👩‍🏫 YOUR TEACHER & A FREE CLASS: 
Nervous about the commitment to an entire semester? We offer a little taste in a reading comprehension class. If you take that class and enroll in this one, we will credit you the tuition you paid for the reading class, essentially getting it for free. You just need to send an email asking for it, so we don't miss it!
Ages 11-12: 
https://outschool.com/classes/reading-comprehension-6-steps-to-understanding-paraphrasing-e5lcv2lF?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Ages 13-14
https://outschool.com/classes/reading-strategies-6-steps-to-understanding-paraphrasing-FtXMQBAT?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

🎥 To see teacher introduction videos, go to the Lemons-Aid profile page where you can view the video and also read bios. 
https://outschool.com/teachers/Karen-Lemons?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&authTrigger=follow_teacher&follow=true&utm_campaign=share_leader_link