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Overview
Overview
Big Brainers’ Language Arts lessons are an excellent way to further and strengthen your student’s command of the English language and supplement their learning in school. Strong communication and reading skills are needed every day; in daily life as well as in schools and competitions. Through book studies, interactive lessons, journaling, test prep, and worksheets, students will develop life-long skills in reading, writing, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary. No matter the age, a love of reading and strong writing skills will carry your student to success.
Grouping Levels
(based on the student's 2020-2021 grade level)Grouping Levels
Beginner
Beginner
Grades 1-2
Grades 1-2
Active Reading Strategies
Responding to the text both through journaling and discussing
Checking comprehension of key details, characters, setting, and conflict
Writing Conventions (capitalization, punctuation, spelling)
Identifying the main idea of the text
Deep-diving into various poems, books, stories, and articles
Exploring various forms of writing (creative, poetry, opinion, etc)
Intermediate
Intermediate
Grades 3-4
Grades 3-4
Preparation for state and school ELA testing
Answering comprehension questions by referencing the text
Inferring, predicting, and comparing texts
Describing theme, characters, setting, plot, and conflict of a text
Developing strong essay writing skills
Research and informational writing skills
Practice in various forms of writing (creative, persuasive, informational, etc)
Language & Grammar (Parts of Speech, Sentence Structure, Greek/Latin Roots, etc)
Advanced
Advanced
Grades 5-6
Grades 5-6
Preparation for state and school ELA testing
Preparation for middle-school style English courses.
Citing and explaining evidence
Analyzing and explaining plot, characters, setting, and conflict of a text
Finding and describing the theme
Analyzing the usage of language and literary devices
Evaluating arguments and claims by analyzing the evidence given
Skillful writing craft and styles (informative, argumentative, creative, etc)
Essay Writing
Advanced Grammar (Greek/Latin roots, sentence structure, more parts of speech, etc)
Materials Needed
Materials Needed
A Notebook/Journal for responding to prompts and completing assignments
Specified books for class book studies
A Big Brain to think creatively!
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