The Excellent Reader Jr: 4th Grade Language Arts Course Book One of Five
My Father's Dragon Book One of Five (Ages 6-10)
Course Summary
The Excellent Reader Jr: 4th Grade Language Arts Book One My Father’s Dragon
Course Materials
Copy of My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles (Print, Digital, or Audio versions are fine)
Copy of The Merriam-Websters Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms ISBN 978-0877799061 (This book will be needed in all of my Language Arts Courses.)
Detailed course syllabus:
Week 1: My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (2 weeks/4 classes)
Class 1: Video 1
a. My Father’s Dragon Vocabulary Introduction
b. Grammar Lesson: Focus on Subjects and Predicates
c. Enriching Pre-Reading Book Activity: Drawing Dragons
Class 2: Video 2
a. My Father’s Dragon Video Review
b. Writing Skills Lesson part 1: Sentence types
Week 2: My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Class 3: Video 3
a. My Father’s Dragon Vocabulary Practice
b. Grammar Lesson: Focus on Compound Sentences
c. Writing Skills Lesson Part 2: Parts of a sentence
Class 4: Video 4
a. My Father’s Dragon Video Review
b. Enriching Post-Reading Book Activity: Video share of family stories
It is my goal to be very responsive when answering emailed questions, however, please allow me about 24 hours to respond to a question. If your question is urgent, please place the word URGENT at the beginning of your message. Parents: Please be sure to download the 109 General Book Discussion Questions for use as you guide your students in their comprehension growth.
Instructor: Evelyn VanZant
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