Fifth-Grade
English Language Arts

Once you submit a request or sign up for an existing class, our team will reach out to you with final details. Classes are live on Zoom and use Google Classroom for communication and assignments.

No problem! You can still enroll. Each class reviews prior concepts and includes a lesson independent of the prior one. Feel free to join any session that works for your schedule.

No! No prior knowledge or experience is needed. Our teachers meet your child where they are and work from there!

A paper and pencil is all they need. The teacher will post a message in the classroom if they need anything else.

We keep our group sizes small so that each child gets the attention they need to succeed. You can expect a maximum of 6 students.

At this time, we cannot guarantee that a recording will be available.

Yes! In addition to being credentialed and experienced, every teacher is background checked every year.

Yes! This course is everything your child will need.

Learning

Unit 1- Where can an idea begin?

Class 1: Meeting a Need (Sequence, Realistic Fiction, Sentence Fragments)
Class 2: Trial and Error (Problem & Solution, Realistic Fiction, Idioms)
Class 3: Seeing for Yourself (Cause & Effect, Homographs, Simple vs Compound Sentences)
Class 4: Inventions (Sequence, Biography, Greek Roots)
Class 5: New Technology (Author’s Point of View, Persuasive Article, Greek/Latin Prefix)
Class 6&7: Persuasive Essay

Unit 2- What does it take to put a plan into action?

Class 1: Reaching a Compromise (Problem & Solution, Expository Text, Context Clues)
Class 2: Seeking the Answer (Compare/Contrast, Fairy Tale, Simile, Metaphor)
Class 3: Investigations (Sequence, Biography, Greek/Latin Suffixes)
Class 4: A Plan of Action (Predictions, Folktale, Personification)
Class 5: Making It Happen (Poetry, Repetition, Rhyme, Homographs)
Class 6&7: Poetry

Unit 3- What kinds of experiences can lead to new discoveries?

Class 1: Cultural Exchange (Theme, Realistic Fiction, Context Clues)
Class 2: Being Resourceful (Summarize, Theme, Fantasy)
Class 3: Patterns (Main Idea, Key Details, Expository Text)
Class 4: Teamwork (Main Idea, Key Details, Expository Text)
Class 5: Into the Past (Author’s Point of View, Persuasive Article)
Class 6&7: Biography

Unit 4- How do we decide what’s important?

Class 1: Sharing Stories (Visualize, Point of View, Tall Tale)
Class 2: Discoveries (Drama, Adages & Proverbs)
Class 3: Take Action (Summarize, Author’s POV)
Class 4: Consider Our Resources (Summarize, Expository Text)
Class 5: Express Yourself (Poetry, Stanza and Meter, Simile and Metaphor)
Class 6&7: Presidential Report

Unit 5- In what ways can things change?

Class 1: New Perspectives (Predictions, Compare/Contrast, Context Clues)
Class 2: Better Together (Compare/Contrast, Historical Fiction, Idioms)
Class 3: Our Changing Earth (Ask and Answer, Compare/Contrast, Expository Text)
Class 4: Now We Know (Ask and Answer, Cause & Effect, Greek Roots)
Class 5: Change for Good (Author’s POV, Vocab, Connotation)
Class 6&7: Rocks and Minerals Report

Unit 6- How are we all connected?
Class 1: Joining Forces (Summarize, Theme, Historical Fiction, Homophones)
Class 2: Getting Along (Summarize, Theme, Realistic Fiction, Connotation & Denotation)
Class 3: Adaptations (Cause & Effect, Expository Text, Context Clues)
Class 4: Making a Difference (Problem & Solution, Biography, Synonyms & Antonyms)
Class 5: Out in the World (Poetry, Consonance & Assonance, Personification)
Class 6&7: Coming soon!

Unit 7- Narrative Essay Writing
Class 1: The Essay Process and Parts-What is a narrative essay?
Class 2: Brainstorm
Class 3: Draft
Class 4: Draft and Peer Reviews
Class 5: Peer Reviews, Revisions, and Edit
Class 6: Finishing Touches and Final Formats

Unit 8- Expository Essay Writing
Class 1: The Essay Process and Parts-What is an expository essay?
Class 2: Brainstorm
Class 3: Draft
Class 4: Draft and Peer Reviews
Class 5: Peer Reviews, Revisions, and Edit
Class 6: Finishing Touches and Final Formats

Unit 9- Persuasive Essay Writing
Class 1: The Essay Process and Parts-What is a persuasive essay?
Class 2: Brainstorm
Class 3: Draft
Class 4: Draft and Peer Reviews
Class 5: Peer Reviews, Revisions, and Edit
Class 6: Finishing Touches and Final Formats

Unit 10- What is Plagiarism and How to Research
Class 1: Plagiarism Intro
Class 2: Plagiarism Goblin Game
Class 3: Plagiarism
Class 4: Research 101
Class 5: Research 101
Class 6: Research 101

Unit 11- Research Essay Writing
Class 1: The Essay Process and Parts-What is a research essay?
Class 2: Brainstorm
Class 3: Draft
Class 4: Draft and Peer Reviews
Class 5: Peer Reviews, Revisions, and Edit
Class 6: Finishing Touches and Final Formats

Unit 12- Creative Writing
Class 1: Flipped Fairy Tale
Class 2: Flipped Fairy Tale
Class 3: Floipped Fairy Tale
Class 4: Fan Fiction
Class 5: Fan Fiction
Class 6: Fan Fiction

Learning Goals

CCSSRL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
CCSSRL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSSRI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSSRI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
CCSSW.5.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSSW.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSSL.5.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).

Miscellaneous

This class has 72 individual sessions and will run for 36 weeks with 2 sessions a week.
Classes are stand-alone sessions, so students can enroll and withdraw at any time, except for the essay classes.