OVERVIEW
This year-long class is a combo 5th and 6th grade core class that covers American English Literature. It will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00AM to 10:00AM. Students enrolled in this course will be enrolled for the entire class time on BOTH days, BOTH semesters.
The structure of this class will be an interdisciplinary project-based learning approach. Students will read historical fiction novels that align with the historical period from WW1 - current times, create timelines, create book reports, be introduced to essay type writing, and do group projects to help facilitate cooperative learning. Students will be encouraged to speak in front of others and also encourage and help others grow across multiple curricular areas through readings, discussions, projects, and presentations. Learning will take place in a safe, exciting, and interactive environment where they will be challenged to accept and appreciate mistakes as valuable learning opportunities.
My goal with this course is to support, challenge, and encourage all students and spark a love of learning, reading, writing, and collaboration. I am super excited to partner with you as the homeschooling parent in the journey! It’s going to be a fun year!
HOMEWORK:
Weekly homework is assigned and required to be completed to be successful in this course. On average, you should allow for approximately 1 hour on each homeschool day (M, W, F). All students work at different paces, and some may require more time than others. I will not be collecting or grading homework, however, it is important that homework is completed and brought to class for class discussions and activities. Most of the homework will be composed of reading, responding to questions, some writing and class projects/presentations to be finished at home.
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES:
5 Compositions notebooks: 1 for each of the following subjects - Reading, Writing
Mechanical pencils w/ extra lead (no pencil sharpeners please, these are super messy and distracting)
Colored pencils (no markers please)
Yellow and green highlighter
Post-it notes
Tape
Glue stick or elmers glue (we will be doing a lot of cutting and glueing)
Scissors
Additional supplies worth having: supply box, backpack, tissue, and hand sanitizer
REQUIRED CURRICULUM:
All students will be expected to read independently in this class. Throughout the year, we will be reading five novels/literature books. Each book/novel will take about six weeks to read through and study. Chapters will be assigned to be read at home. In class, we will discuss and study different literary elements that include the following: plot, conflict, character, setting, point of view, theme, tone/mood. We will also be discussing the historical context of each of the time periods these novels take place in.
Literature Books/Novels:
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred D. Taylor
Please note: This class solely focuses on reading, and is not a complete Language Arts curriculum (it does not include specific instruction on grammar, spelling, or writing). I will be covering some elements of writing, but my focus is on literature and reading elements. Please be sure to be covering these other aspects of Language Arts elsewhere.
PLEASE PUT YOUR STUDENT’S NAME ON THEIR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES!
PAYMENT METHODS & SCHEDULE:
This two hour core course tuition is $480/semester plus a $10 material fee/semester.
All class tuition payments are paid directly to Ethos Academy through the Learning Management System upon registration. Parents will enroll in classes and set up their chosen payment method (either pay in full or monthly) via Bank ACH. The material fee is collected immediately upfront upon class registration. The material fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Natasha Austin
760-219-6117