Foundations 2 - English Language Arts | Brain Power Enrichment Programs

About this Virtual Program

Brain Power Enrichment Programs, Foundations 2 - English Language Arts

Virtual Program
Age 9 - 10 (Coed)
Specialized in Instructor lead (group)—offers 4 activities
0 session dates to choose from
Cost starting from $3,476
Special needs support not available

This program is designed to build the following character traits:

Self-regulation: Conscientiousness, discipline, and self-control. The ability to regulate emotions and behaviour. Organization and executive functioning skills
Independence: Ability and willingness to do things on one’s own. Self-initiative, self-motivation, self-care. Decisiveness.

Course Description

Brain Power’s Foundations 2 course is designed to enable students to:

Write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs
Improve reading comprehension
Engage in discussion and debate
Develop critical-thinking skills
Improve their elementary-school grades

Foundations 2 focuses on the four key components of all our English Language Arts courses:

Building sophisticated vocabularies
Improving grammar skills
Improving reading comprehension and critical/analytical skills
Improving critical/analytical writing skills

In short, Foundations 2 will prepare students to excel in their elementary-school classes across a range of subject areas.

Course Structure:

Each class in the Foundations 2 year is designed to introduce student to and/or improve essential reading and writing skills, including:

Writing topic sentences
Choosing evidence
Supporting claims
Pre-writing and drafting
Revising and editing
Writing summary paragraphs
Persuasive writing
Descriptive writing
Comparative writing
Creative writing
Autobiographical/Biographical Writing
Reading for content
Reading for style
Critical analysis

Key terms and concepts are returned to several times over the course of the year, in the context of different readings and assignments, ensuring not only that students retain what they have learned but that they can apply that knowledge in different contexts.

Course Evaluation:

Students will be evaluated on:

Vocabulary homework
Vocabulary quizzes
Weekly in-class grammar exercises
Weekly writing assignments
Novel study
Mid-term and final vocabulary exams
Final test

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