Choose the resources below that help you and your student reach your goals. You do no not have to use all of the resources below. However, these resources are suggestions.
- Baldwin's Reader Sixth Year read a section each day and answer the questions at the end of each section (4.73 mb)
- Free Reading (from reading list Below) 20 Minutes a day and report
- Choose one of the following and use the spelling lessons form to practice new words.
- Reeds Word Lessons Pages 145- 183
- Graded Lessons in English 101 lessons 2nd half of 2 year course
- Spelling Lessons form
- Student dictionary for new words "Pupils should be required to keep a list of the words which they misspell, and to rewrite them frequently, in sentences and separately" (Reed, Alonzo, 1896). Write any new words from your reading each day in this work book.
- Scholastic Words Flashcard Maker
- Scholastic Spelling Words Games
- Cursive handwriting practice review cursive writing if your writing is still a bit sloppy or hard to read.
- Year long Story: Once a week add to your year long story in eWriting Forum. Your story will be open to comment by other students, but is not viewable by the public.
Topics to be covered this year
- Reading silently and skimming (from list below)
- Critical reading skills SQ4R
- Introduction to (many resources for) mythology
- Biography
- Types of literature
- Lyric, narrative, dramatic poetry
- Listening skills
- Nonverbal communication
- Extending dictionary skills
- Vocabulary building (optional vocabulary battleships game)
- Homonyms, synonyms, antonyms (worksheet, practice)
- Using roots, prefixes, and suffixes (optional matching game)
- If you like, you can explore more in depth
- If you like, you can explore more in depth
- Concepts of noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb
- Sentence structure
- Diagramming sentences Tips
- Types of writing: narration, description, exposition, persuasion
- Simple note taking Concept Map
- Writing outlines, letters, factual matter (reports, newspaper articles), verse (limericks, Limericks2, ballads), creative prose (diary, stories)
- More here
- More here
Extras
- Internet 4 classrooms has internet links for more practice of all of the above topics
- Wordsearch Factory (Download free)
- Spell Checker
- Free homeschool spelling course online
Instructions
- Read a book of your choice from the list below for 20 minutes.
- Use this form to report on your reading for the day.
- If you finish reading the books below, you may read a book from the school Library.
Materials & Resources
- Flower Fables (pdf)
- Treasure Island (pdf)
- The Secret Garden (pdf)
- The Princess & The Goblin (pdf)
- Around The World In 80 Days (pdf)
- The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine (pdf)
- The Princess & The Curdie (pdf)
- Gritli's Children
- The Adventures of Robin hood (pdf)
- Kidnapped (pdf)
- The Prince & The Pauper (pdf)
- Robinson Crusoe (pdf)
- Call Of The Wild (pdf)
- Captains Courageous (pdf)
- Gawayne And The Green Knight by Charlton Miner Lewis (pdf)
- Swiss Family Robinson & Willis the Pilot
- Dorothy Dainty at GlenmoreA