Language Arts
Novel Studies
Each novel study below could fit into a range of grades. For ease of use, I have placed them into a timeline of each grade as a starting point. However, homeschooling is flexible so feel free to use each unit as you see fit.
Oven-Ended Novel Study Resources
Writing Curriculum
This book provides you with 30 weeks of lessons and writing assignments. Each lesson includes an example and a graphical organizer to help guide the student when practicing the writing concept. Created with students in mind for fully independent learning and easy marking for the instructor. Answer keys, marking rubrics, and reproducible graphical organizers are all included at the end of the book.
Concepts covered:
Brainstorming ideas
Expanding sentences
Paragraphs (topic sentence, supporting details, basic, expository)
Friendly letters
Thank-You letters
Fiction summaries
Sequence Writing
Fiction book reviews
Short story writing
Research project
Poetry (acrostic, alliteration, rhyming)
This book provides you with 30 weeks of lessons and writing assignments. Each lesson includes an example and a graphical organizer to help guide the student when practicing the writing concept. Created with students in mind for fully independent learning and easy marking for the instructor. Answer keys, marking rubrics, and reproducible graphical organizers are all included at the end of the book.
Concepts covered:
Figurative language
Expanding sentences
Paragraphs (expository, persuasive, descriptive, and narrative)
Formal letters
Review letters
Fiction summaries
Non-fiction summaries
Compare and contrast
Fiction book reviews
Persuasive essays (including counter-arguments)
Research project
Poetry (rhyming, haiku, cinquain, and limerick)
