Class Description

This class will cover state standards for:

·       Reading, including fluency, vocabulary including figurative language and words with multiple meanings, use of vocabulary nuance, comprehension  of informational text, expository analysis/critique, & literary analysis.

·       Writing, including multi-paragraph compositions with clear topic sentence/purpose, detailed/precise verbs, nouns, & adjectives as supporting details that create a visual image in the readers' minds.

·       Writing genres to include narratives, expository compositions, research reports with a bibliography, response to literature, and persuasive essays.

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

·       Listening & Speaking skills including identifying speaker's tone, mood and emotions, restating and executing multi-step oral instructions, organizing and delivering oral communications, analysis of rhetorical devices, and identification of false/misleading information in media/television.

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

Class meeting dates:   1/31, 2/7, 2/14, (no class 2/21), 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4. (2 weeks off),4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 and 5/23.

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