Course Overview:
The Elementary English Language Arts courses provide students with a rigorous and comprehensive look at the ELA standards, focusing on reading foundational skills, reading comprehension strategies through informative and literature texts, writing, grammar, and speaking and listening skills. Students will be exposed to the five essential components of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency) through engaging text and interactive learning. Primary students (Kindergarten–Second Grade) will learn to read and will be given a strong foundation in phonemic awareness and phonics. Intermediate students (Third–Fifth Grade) will focus on reading to learn with the incorporation of more complex text and extensive exploration and use of vocabulary in reading and writing. Students will be taught grammar skills which will be implemented into the rigorous writing lessons and compliment various topics. Students will participate in informative, narrative, and opinion writing compositions throughout the course. Throughout the English Language Arts courses, students will explore a myriad of topics through integration across content areas. Each grade level of the ELA suite will surround student learning with an adventure filled theme, showing students that learning really is the great adventure.
Note: This course is not designed for ELL (English Language Learners) students. ELL students may enroll in this course ONLY if they have adequate mentor support at their home school and are able to fulfill all course requirements.
Required Materials:
Student-Supplied Resources:
- Printer
- Disk space on your computer as well as external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD-ROM, etc.)
- Cell phone to take photo of student's work or scanner to scan student's work
- Interactive Notebook (three-ring binder)
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Scissors
- Crayons and colored pencils
- Glue
- Tape
- Ruler
- Printer paper
- Multi-colored paper
- Highlighter
Module Specific Materials:
Module Five
Free Downloads:
- Java
- Windows Media Player
- Apple iTunes
Syllabus:
Module 01: Being a Team Player
- 01.00 Module One Pretest
- 01.01 Getting to Know You: Astra the Team Player
- 01.02 Character Traits: Astra the Volunteer
- 01.03 Central Message: Astra and the Accident
- 01.04 Literal and Nonliteral: Astra Shoots for the Stars
- 01.05 Module One Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 01.06 Module One Assessment
Module 02: Building a Foundation
- 02.00 Module Two Pretest
- 02.01 Ask and Answer Questions: A Nobel Invention
- 02.02 Unknown Words: What the River Built
- 02.03 Main Idea: Learning About Light
- 02.04 Cause and Effect: The Source of Life
- 02.05 Chronological Order: The Race to Space
- 02.06 Sequence: How to Build a Tree House
- 02.07 Module Two Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 02.08 Module Two Assessment
Module 03: Imagination
- 03.00 Module Three Pretest
- 03.01 Literal and Nonliteral: Over the Moon
- 03.02 Chapters in Stories: The Man of the Moon
- 03.03 Scenes in Dramas: The Moon Landing
- 03.04 Stanzas in Poems: How I Wonder
- 03.05 Point of View: Intergalactic Interaction
- 03.06 Module Three Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 03.07 Module Three Assessment
Module 04: Healthy Places
- 04.00 Module Four Pretest
- 04.01 Unknown Words: How to Be Healthy
- 04.02 Compare and Contrast: Dentists and Doctors
- 04.03 Sequence: How to Wash Your Hands
- 04.04 Cause and Effect: Healthy and Unhealthy Foods
- 04.05 Point of View: The Optometrist’s Office
- 04.06 Module Four Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 04.07 Module Four Assessment
Module 05: Overcoming Obstacles
- 05.00 Module Five Pretest
- 05.01 Illustrations and Meaning: Face Off
- 05.02 Literal and Nonliteral: A Mountain to Climb
- 05.03 Compare and Contrast Settings: Feelings Small, Standing Tall
- 05.04 Compare and Contrast Plots: Feeling Small, Standing Tall
- 05.05 Compare and Contrast Themes: Feelings Small, Standing Tall
- 05.06 Module Five Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 05.07 Module Five Assessment
Module 06: Identification
- 06.00 Module Six Pretest
- 06.01 Text Features: How to Use Digital Devices
- 06.02 Illustrations and Words: How to Enjoy Music
- 06.03 Compare and Contrast: Digital Devices and Newspapers
- 06.04 Compare and Contrast: Music and Video Games
- 06.05 Compare and Contrast: Newspapers and Commercials
- 06.06 Module Six Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 06.07 Module Six Assessment
Module 07: Pursuits
- 07.00 Module Seven Pretest
- 07.01 Characters: The Pursuit of the Dragon
- 07.02 Point of View: The Pursuit of the Dragon
- 07.03 Central Message: The Pursuit of the Dragon
- 07.04 Central Message: The Mouse Deer and the Crocodile
- 07.05 Central Message: The Fox and the Crow
- 07.06 Central Message: The Creation of Maple Syrup
- 07.07 Module Seven Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 07.08 Module Seven Assessment
Module 08: Our Changing World
- 08.00 Module Eight Pretest
- 08.01 Main Idea: Endangered Animals
- 08.02 Chronological Order: Saving the Gray Wolf
- 08.03 Sequence: Food Sources
- 08.04 Cause and Effect: Erosion
- 08.05 Point of View: Preserving Animal Habitats
- 08.06 Text Structures: Animal Adaptations
- 08.07 Module Eight Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 08.08 Module Eight Assessment
Module 09: Making Connections
- 09.00 Module Nine Pretest
- 09.01 Illustrations and Words: The Mystery of the Spooky House
- 09.02 Settings and Plots: Spooky House and Missing Toys
- 09.03 Themes: Spooky House and Missing Toys
- 09.04 Compare and Contrast: Missing Toys and Strange Spaceship
- 09.05 Module Nine Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 09.06 Module Nine Assessment
Module 10: Investigation
- 10.00 Module Ten Pretest
- 10.01 Text Features: Buggy Bioluminescence
- 10.02 Cause and Effect: The Dancing Northern Lights
- 10.03 Text Structure: Eyes that Spy
- 10.04 Compare and Contrast: Bioluminescence
- 10.05 Module Ten Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 10.06 Module Ten Assessment
Module 11: Steps to Success
- 11.00 Module Eleven Pretest
- 11.01 Central Message: The Creation of Niagara Falls
- 11.02 Point of View: The Horn of Plenty
- 11.03 Chapters: A Puppy for Patty
- 11.04 Scenes: My Fair Country
- 11.05 Stanzas: Toby at the Bat
- 11.06 Compare and Contrast: Puppy for Patty and Horn of Plenty
- 11.07 Module Eleven Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 11.08 Module Eleven Assessment
Module 12: Learning from the Past
- 12.00 Module Twelve Pretest
- 12.01 Main Idea: Museum of Ancient Civilizations
- 12.02 Point of View: Museum of Science and Technology
- 12.03 Text Structure: Art and Design Gallery
- 12.04 Compare and Contrast: Memorials
- 12.05 Module Twelve Review and Discussion-Based Assessment
- 12.06 Module Twelve Assessment
