English 5 (Cypress)

Class Year:  2024-2025
Time:  Wed 01:00 pm - 02:30 pm;
Teacher:  Erica Miller
Tuition:  $540 / Year or $60 / Month for 9 Months (September - May)
Supply Fee:  $50 / Year - Due Upon Registration (Non-Refundable)
Location:  Northwest (Cypress)

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This course will focus on writing, literature, and grammar. We will complete weekly writing assignments, read and discuss several novels, and review grammar along the way! English 5 is a teacher and parent partnership, and I will need your help to make this year a great success for each student. Parents will be responsible for editing writing projects, checking grammar homework, and monitoring novel reading.

Required curriculum, to be purchased by parents for the first day of class.

1. Fix It! Grammar by The Institute for Excellence in Writing. “Students hunt for and correct errors in daily passages that cumulatively tell a story. Fix It! Grammar™ is a six-year, incremental program that encourages students to apply new grammar knowledge in every lesson while continuing to practice what they already know.” https://iew.com/shop/products/fix-it-grammar-level-1-nose-tree-teacherstudent-combo
2. Structure and Style for Students, Year 1, Level A (Binder and Student Packet*) by The Institute for Excellence in Writing. This will be our main in-class curriculum. Utilizing curriculum from the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW), students will learn a variety of stylistic techniques as they work through nine structures of writing including: note-taking & outlines, writing from notes, retelling narrative stories, summarizing references, writing from pictures, summarizing multiple references, inventive writing, formal essay models and formal critique. *This should only cost $35. There are more expensive options that include video streaming that are not needed for our class. https://iew.com/shop/products/structure-and-style-students-year-1-level-binder-student-packet
3. Portable Walls by The Institute for Excellence in Writing. “With Portable Walls students can create a writing station right at their desks. This tri-folder is packed with the Unit Models and several word lists, including prepositions, strong verbs, substitutes for said, and more!” https://iew.com/shop/products/portable-walls%E2%84%A2-structure-and-style%C2%AE-students

Other important info:

Tuition can be paid by check, Zelle, or Venmo. Monthly tuition is due the first class of each month.  Late tuition will incur a late fee of $10.  For students who drop the class after September 30, three months’ tuition will be required as a drop fee.  For students who drop the class after December 15, tuition for the remainder of the year will be required as a drop fee. (If paying by Venmo, please help cover the Venmo business fee. Prices adjusted to $61/month or $549/year.)

Enrollment note: This class requires a minimum of 5 students.

Additional Supplies: Students will need loose notebook paper and pencils or pens. Students will be provided with a folder for homework and graded work, along with a journal.

Novels provided by parents:

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Florence and Richard Atwater

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien

It’s going to be a great year in English 5!!