English 5
Teacher: Lani Rodriguez
Monthly Tuition: $65 a month
Recommended grade: 5th grade
Curriculum: Writing Strands, Easy Grammar, Growing your vocabulary with Latin and Greek roots, Critical Thinking Co. Reading Detective
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Course Description: A year of study focused on building a strong understanding of language and writing, English 5 will work on continued knowledge of the proper use of parts of speech, sentence structure and dissection. Students of English 5 will learn vocabulary words by looking at the Latin and Greek roots with similar meanings and will learn explanations of the conventions that govern the word formation. Along with language and vocabulary, the students will focus on the following elements of writing following carefully written directions, including but not limited to:
controlling sentences and structuring paragraphs
creating character thoughts
organizing information in a description
constructing a story
creating characters that readers will like