English Language Arts, Grade 4

$579.00

This comprehensive language course covers relevant reading, writing, and grammar objectives for 4th grade students. These objectives are cycled throughout the year on increasingly deeper levels of understanding.

This class has two sessions available. Please choose one when enrolling.

  • Tuesdays at 3 pm, Eastern Standard Time.

  • Wednesdays at 1 PM, Eastern Standard Time

Language Arts for 4th graders meets once per week for an hour over Zoom. During class, students can expect to discuss grade-level reading assignments and receive direct instruction for reading and writing objectives. Outside of class, students complete weekly grammar, reading, and writing assignments. Reading material varies from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with an emphasis on novel studies. Students receive a list of discussion questions to keep in mind while they read the assigned section.

Writing assignments range from one paragraph responses to a 2-page biography report that takes multiple weeks. Assignments include responding to reading, persuasive essays, a book review, an ode, an adventure story, and an original fairy tale.

Grammar lessons are completed independently and include simple quizzes to check for understanding. True comprehension of grammar goals is observed organically in student writing. Grammar lessons focus on complete and detailed sentences, root studies, parts of speech, and punctuation rules.

This class is designed for the average 4th grade student, but will challenge and support all levels of learners with specific, personal feedback from the teacher. The workload averages 30 minutes-1.5 hours, 3-4 times per week. Observer involvement in reviewing teacher feedback and assisting student pacing is highly encouraged.

    • Geology for Kids by Megan Vestal

    • Holes by Louis Sachar

    • Kid Innovators: True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers by Robin Stevenson

    • From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

    • The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant

    • The Random House Book of Fairy Tales by Amy Ehrlich

    • In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord

    • Frindle by Andrew Clements

    • PLUS teacher-provided articles and resources