English writing (G3-4)-Small Group Class-Mr. Ray

Description

Course Description

This 3nd-4rd grade Reading and writing curriculum helps students focus on becoming reading & writing experts while preparing them for the next grade level. The writing course provides instruction in fundamental composition skills to prepare students for school tests and exams. The course emphasizes the mastery of grammar usage, punctuation, sentence structures, and clear writing purpose.

The 3nd – 4rd  grade Writing students writes a variety of types of texts including:

Students write about an event, describing actions, thoughts, and feelings, and provide a conclusion.

Opinion Pieces: Students state their opinions and provide reasons to support them, closing with a conclusion.

 

Lesson Breakdown:

Lesson 1: Context reading, Prediction writing practice: What Happened Next?
Lesson 2: Four types of Sentences & writing practice
Lesson 3: Stretching sentences: Adding details to sentences,
adjectives and adverbs writing practice
Lesson 4: Plan Your Story: Sequence of Events, logical writing practice
Lesson 5: Fact VS Opinion reading and prompts writing practice
Lesson 6: Letter Write: Persuasive opinion writing
Lesson 7: Research Writing: Animal Life cycles All Around writing practice
Lesson 8: Haiku Syllables and Haiku Poem writing
Lesson 9: Map a Story: Prompts writing practice
Lesson 10: Research Writing: Explore Nature, five senses.
Lesson 11: Here’s What I Think: My Best… Prompts writing
Lesson 12: Analyzing story elements: Dissecting stories
Lesson 13: Information presentation: venn diagram
Lesson 14: Research writing: Holidays Around the World
Lesson 15: The Five W’s Writing Practice

About the teacher

Mr Ray , 7 years of teaching experience, worked at  local middle school as an English Language Arts Teacher . He taught 6th-12th grade students reading and writing for literature and informational texts. His teaching philosophy is to see to every student’s unique needs and demands. He like to use wide range of formative and summative class activities to closely monitor students’ growth. In 2017-2018, he worked with 22% on-grade-level students at the beginning of the school year. By the end of the year, the End Of Grade Exam data have shown that 64%  of his students have achieved on/above Grade level.