5th Grade Full Curriculum English (Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar, Essay Writing)

Linda Lu

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(80)

In this 10-week class, students will practice 5th grade reading comprehension, essay writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. We will do a novel study of The Secret Garden and write a 5-paragraph essay.

Class Experience

US Grade 5

This 10-week class for 5th grade English Language Arts course is designed to enhance your child's reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary skills.

**This is a FLEX Class. There are NO Live Meetings.**

Our curriculum includes:

Reading: We'll explore the novel "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, fostering reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Writing: Students will progressively develop a five-paragraph essay, refining their writing abilities and...

This class is taught in English.

I'm a licensed teacher for grades K-12. I have 4 years of experience when it comes to teaching English Language Arts. My education includes a Master's in Teaching and a Bachelor's in English.

Homework Offered
Reading Assignment: Independent reading assignment that students must read outside of class. Students may listen to the audiobook if they prefer.

Vocabulary and Spelling Practice: Weekly exercises on the 10 new words, including spelling practice and sentence creation. Weekly quiz will be given via Google Forms that students will complete outside of class.

Writing Assignment: Progressive work on a five-paragraph essay, with different components due each week. Feedback will be given each week using a rubric to help students clearly understand their work. At the end of the 10 weeks, the teacher will use a rubric to assess the final draft of the essay.

Grammar Exercises: Weekly activities to reinforce the grammar concept taught. Weekly quiz will be given via Google Forms that students will complete outside of class.

Time Commitment: Homework is expected to take around 2-3 hours per week, depending on the student's pace. Please communicate with me if your learner is struggling.2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Weekly Google Forms Quiz: Every week, students will be expected to complete a quiz via Google forms about spelling, vocabulary, and grammar concepts. Each quiz will be 20 multiple choice questions. Students will see the results immediately. Students can take every quiz as many times as they like.

5-Paragraph Essay Weekly Feedback: As we work through the essays, students will get weekly feedback based on a rubric. Students are encouraged to ask questions and get extra support as needed.

5-Paragraph Essay Final Draft Feedback: At the end of the 10-weeks, the final draft of the essay will be assessed by the teacher using a rubric.

Multiple Choice Test: During the last week of this class, students will be given a 50 question multiple choice test to assess how well they read and understood the novel. The test will be given using Google Forms. Students will see the results immediately. Students can take the test as many times as they like.
Grades Offered

A copy of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett in print or digital format. Listening to the audiobook is also fine. This book is in the public domain. You can read it for free at projectguttenburg.com.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Gimkit
Google Docs
Google Forms
Khan Academy
Kahoot
Youtube

The Secret Garden is a classic novel that was published in 1911. The novel takes place during 1901. The novel takes place during the time period when England colonized and ruled over India.

While the overall message and themes of the story are timeless and wonderful, there are some aspects of this book that may be offensive to some readers today. For example, the maid expresses excitement about meeting a "black" from India and the main character gets very offended by this. There is also a boy who is physically disabled and is referred to with terms such as "cripple" that we no longer use today. This kind of language will be addressed when and if it is encountered during close readings of the text in class.

The main character also deals with neglect from her parents at the beginning of the story. She is also somewhat neglected by the uncle she is sent to live with after the death of both her parents. The first chapter has a scene where the main character is left alone in a house after everyone who lives there dies of illness or leaves suddenly.

The novel deals with themes of illness, despair, and death. It also deals with themes of new beginnings, becoming a nicer person, showing empathy, finding happiness after loss, and hope.

I will talk a bit about the background of the novel and address outdated language as sensitively as possible as it comes up. I will help put this language in context.

It important to remember that this book was published in 1911, over 100 year ago. I acknowledge that some of the language is insensitive and hurtful to some readers.

However, it is also worth noting books and movies we enjoy today may be considered offensive to people living in the future. This is something we may discuss in class as we deal with scenes and/or language that feel outdated and even offensive by today's standards.

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Meet the teacher

Linda Lu

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(80)

Hello families! 

My name is Linda Lu. I teach English Language Arts and social studies at a middle school in the United States.

My education includes a Master's Degree in Teaching and a Bachelor's degree in English. Additionally, I am certified...