Building Blocks of 5th Grade Reading & Writing
Building Blocks of 5th Grade Reading & Writing is a year-round supplemental class designed for driven 5th graders who don't just want to pass their ELA coursework — they want to truly own it.
Starts Fri, Sep 11
12:00 AM UTC · 1h
4 sessions
Sarah
4.6
Outcomes, not lecture notes.
Classify and analyze fiction and nonfiction genres — including mystery, fantasy, biography, and informational text — by their defining characteristics
Identify and interpret literary devices like simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole, and explain how they shape meaning in a text
Apply active reading strategies — annotation, summarizing, and inference-making — to extract deeper meaning from complex passages
Distinguish between facts and opinions in reading materials and evaluate sources for credibility and reliability
Craft persuasive essays with a clear claim, logical supporting evidence, and direct engagement with counterarguments
Recognize nonfiction text structures — chronological order, cause and effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution — and use them to analyze and organize writing
Build vocabulary through context clues and targeted word study to strengthen both reading comprehension and written expression
Meet Sarah.
Sarah
Sarah Thompson is a forward-thinking virtual educator specializing in elementary education. With a Master’s in Teaching from George Mason University and extensive experience designing multimedia-rich lessons, she transforms online classrooms into vibrant learning communities. Sarah’s innovative approach—incorporating virtual field trips, interactive assessments, and real-time feedback—ensures that every student is engaged and empowered to achieve academic success.
Building Blocks of 5th Grade Reading & Writing is a year-round supplemental class designed for driven 5th graders who don't just want to pass their ELA coursework — they want to truly own it. While school keeps moving at full speed, this class creates the space to go deeper on the skills that show up everywhere: genre analysis, reading comprehension, literary devices, persuasive writing, and the critical distinction between fact and opinion. Students work through real reading and writing challenges that sharpen the kind of thinking their teachers, standardized tests, and future English classes will demand. If you've already covered this material in school and want to make sure it actually sticks at the level that matters, this is exactly where you want to be.
Live Q&A
Cameras / mics optional
Recordings
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Materials
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Building Blocks of 5th Grade Reading & Writing