English Writing G3-4 Small Group Class-Ms. Lara

Description

This 3rd 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 3rd 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

About the teacher

Ms. Lara has taught English for fifteen years in different countries around the world. After getting her BA in Sociology and Photography at the University of California, San Diego, she worked with students with special needs for several years, trying to understand every kind of learner and diverse modalities of helping students to utilize their strengths and access learning from their own points of view. She has taught in Honduras and Hungary, as well as many kinds of schools around the US. After teaching English, Science, Art, and Music to 2nd, 6th, 10th and 11th grade students in the Caribbean, she came back to the US, and got her teaching credential at California State Monterey Bay. Following this, she taught at a small high school in Santa Cruz, CA for twelve years, where she instructed 9-12th grade English, Art, Digital Photography, and History as well as Advanced Placement classes for 5 years. In 2012, she took a hiatus to complete a year as a Fulbright exchange teacher in Budapest, where she taught ESL and was an ambassador for the US. She was nominated for Teacher of the Year in 2015, and received a commendation for her work in 2018. She now tutors students in many subjects, while being a student herself, pursuing another degree. She enjoys working with students and learning from them, and finding new ways to communicate and understand the world around us.