This course’s content will provide students with a meaningful foundation in the various aspects of language arts in order to prepare them for more advanced study. Students will use the Rod and Staff 6th-grade grammar text to expand their background in grammar, usage, and mechanics. They will practice communicating clearly, effectively, and eloquently in their own writing through paragraph length compositions for various purposes and audiences. Students will also encounter excellent literature that includes both timeless children’s classics and well-written modern works, practicing comprehension, early literary analysis, and critical thinking as they read.

This course is appropriate for 5th grade.