School Year Classes

2026–27 Homeschool Writing & Language Courses

We’re now offering in-person English Language Arts classes for grades 3–6, held weekly at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center.

Building Blocks of Language

Grades 3-4

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Developing the Craft of Writing

Grades 5-6

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Writing with Purpose

Grades 7-8

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Building Blocks of Language

Grades 3–4

2026/2027 School Year

Location: Pleasant Hill Senior Center, Classroom 3

Session 1

Wednesdays | 12:30–2:00 PM

August 19, 26
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

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Literature Selection: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Writing Focus: Narration (Summarizing, Sentence Construction)

Grammar Focus: Is it a complete sentence? Nouns & Verbs

Reading Focus: Plot Structure & Making Inferences

Nuts & Bolts: Punctuation/Endmarks

RL 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.2, 4.3, RI 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, W 5.9, RL 4.1,W 3.3, 4.3, 3.4, 3.5

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Cost: $400

Session 2

Wednesdays | 12:30–2:00 PM

October 14, 21, 28
November 4, 12, 18, 25
(Please note that Nov 11 is a holiday, so class will be held on Thursday, Nov 12 instead)

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Literature Selection: Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary

Writing Focus: Point of View

Grammar Focus: Adjectives & Adverbs

Reading Focus: Compare & Contrast

Nuts & Bolts: Capitalization & Improving Sentence Structure

RL 3.6, 4.6, RI 3.6, 4.6, RL 3.10, 4.10, RI 3.9, W 3.3, 4.3, 3.4, 3.5

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Cost: $400

Session 3

Wednesdays | 12:30–2:00 PM

Christmas-Themed Session
December 2, 9, 16

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Literature Selection: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Writing Focus: Voice (Precision in Language)

Grammar Focus: Modifiers & Interjections

Reading Focus: Allusions & Connections

Nuts & Bolts: Dialogue

RL 3.10, 4.10, RI 4.5, RI 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, W 3.3, 4.3, 3.4, 3.5 

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Cost: $175

Session 4

Wednesdays | 12:30–2:00 PM

January 6, 13, 20, 27
February 3, 10, 17

Cost: $400

Session 5

Wednesdays | 12:30–2:00 PM

February 24
March 3, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Cost: $400

Session 6

Wednesdays | 12:30–2:00 PM

April 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19, 26
June 2

Cost: $400

Developing the Craft of Writing

Grades 5-6

2026/2027 School Year

Location: Pleasant Hill Senior Center, Classroom 3

Session 1

Mondays | 12:15–2:15 PM

August 17, 24, 31
September 14, 21, 28
October 5

Literature Selection: By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman

Writing Focus: Narration (Summarizing, Sentence Construction)

Grammar Focus: Parts of Speech

Reading Focus: Plot Structure & Making Inferences

Nuts & Bolts: Sentence Construction

RL 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.10, RI 5.5, W 5.3, 5.4, 5.5

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Cost: $500

Session 2

Mondays | 12:15–2:15 PM

October 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 23

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Literature Selection: The Van Gogh Deception by Deron Hicks

Writing Focus: Point of View

Grammar Focus: Compound & Complex Sentences

Reading Focus: Figurative Language

Nuts & Bolts: Commas, Colons & Semi-Colons

RL 5.4, 5.6, RI 5.6, 6.4, RL 5.10, W 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, L 5.5, W 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

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Cost: $500

Session 3

Mondays | 12:15–2:15 PM

Christmas-Themed Session
November 30
December 7, 14

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Literature Selection: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Writing Focus: Informational Writing

Grammar Focus: Transition Words

Reading Focus: Text Annotation

Nuts & Bolts: Homonyms

RI 5.2, 5.3, 5.8 5.9, W 5.2, 5.9, RL 5.10

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Cost: $200

Session 4

Mondays | 12:15–2:15 PM

January 4, 11, 19*, 25
February 1, 8, 16*
(Please note that Jan 18 and Feb 15 are holidays, so class will be held on Tuesdays: Jan 19 & Feb 16 instead)

Cost: $500

Session 5

Mondays | 12:15–2:15 PM

February 22
March 1, 15, 22, 29
April 5, 12

Cost: $500

Session 6

Mondays | 12:15–2:15 PM

April 19, 26
May 3, 10, 17, 25
June 7

Cost: $500