Class Description

This engaging, literature-based Language Arts class will use games and other fun activities to cover 5th grade level state standards for Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Grammar, and Spelling.  This semester we will be reading "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt.

This class will cover state standards for:

·       Reading, including fluency, vocabulary (Greek & Latin roots), comprehension, use of synonyms/antonyms/homographs, reading for information, drawing inferences, genre characteristics, story elements, and themes.

·       Writing, including multi paragraph summary compositions with critical story elements, use of thesaurus, and citations.

·       Writing genres to include narratives, expository, and persuasive compositions.

·       Writing conventions of grade-appropriate grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

·       Listening & Speaking skills including making inferences, drawing conclusions, interpreting verbal and nonverbal messages, and effect oral communication that engages the audience with appropriate verbal cues, facial expressions, and gestures.

This class is live, online, and interactive.  We will use games and other fun methods to cover the material.

Students will generate at least one written work sample every 3 weeks which may be included in a work portfolio and/or submitted to a charter school teacher.