Description
Upper Elementary Language Arts Course Description
This Upper Elementary Language Arts class focuses on building a foundation in various aspects of language arts in order to prepare them for more advanced study.
Key topics will include: grammar, usage, and mechanics, developing sentences to form a paragraph, as well as practicing reading comprehension, basic literature analysis, and critical thinking by engaging with a mixture of genres.
Grade Levels
- 4th – 6th grade
Prerequisites
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No prerequisite courses required, but a student should come in knowing the following basic skills:
- how to write a complete sentence
- reading at a 3rd grade level or higher
- capitals, ending punctuation, contraction words
Required Material
- BJU Press English 5 Writing & Grammar Worktext – 3rd Edition – ISBN 9781646263745
- Literature Books: These can be purchased or found at your local library
- Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr. ISBN-13 : 978-1536203660
- Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson. ISBN-13 : 978-1547606658
- Escape to the Hiding Place by Marianne Hering. ISBN: 978-1-58997-693-1
- Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry. ISBN: 9781416927839
- Finding Gobi: Young Reader’s Edition: The True Story of one Little Dog’s Big Journey by Dion Lenard. ISBN 978-0-7180-7531-6
Course Outline
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Adjective
- Adverbs
- Pronouns
- Prepositions/prepositional phrases
- Subjects and Predicates
- Sentences and Fragments
- Types of Sentences
- Using Commas
- Poems
- Paragraph Structure
- Revise and Proofreading Writing
- Persuasive Writing
- Compare & Contrast Writing
- How to write a Letter
- Email forms & Etiquette
- Identifying Characters, Setting, Theme/Lesson to be learned when reading a book
- Book Reviews
Estimated Workload
- 90 minute live class + 2.5 to 5 hrs of reading, grammar exercises, and writing
