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
Developing the Craft of Writing
Grades 5-6
Writing with Purpose
Grades 7-8
Building Blocks of Language
Grades 3–4
2026/2027 School Year
Location: Pleasant Hill Senior Center, Classroom 3
Session 1
Wednesdays | 10:15–11:45 AM
August 19, 26
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
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
Cost: $400
Session 2
Wednesdays | 10:15–11:45 AM
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4, 18, 25
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
Cost: $400
Session 3
Wednesdays | 10:15–11:45 AM
Christmas-Themed Session
December 2, 9, 16
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
Cost: $200
Session 4
Wednesdays | 10:15–11:45 AM
January 6, 13, 20, 27
February 3, 10, 17
Cost: $400
Session 5
Wednesdays | 10:15–11:45 AM
February 24
March 3, 17, 24, 31
April 2, 7, 14
Cost: $400
Session 6
Wednesdays | 10:15–11:45 AM
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
Wednesdays | 12:00–2:00 PM
August 19, 26
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
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
Cost: $500
Session 2
Wednesdays | 12:00–2:00 PM
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4, 18, 25
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
Cost: $500
Session 3
Wednesdays | 12:00–2:00 PM
Christmas-Themed SessionDecember 2, 9, 16
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
Cost: $300
Session 4
Wednesdays | 12:00–2:00 PM
January 6, 13, 20, 27
February 3, 10, 17
Cost: $500
Session 5
Wednesdays | 12:00–2:00 PM
February 24
March 3, 17, 24, 31
April 2, 7, 14
Cost: $500
Session 6
Wednesdays | 12:00–2:00 PM
April 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19, 26
June 2
Cost: $500
Writing with Purpose
Grades 7-8
Session 1
Not offered for the 2026/2027 school year.
Session 2
Not offered for the 2026/2027 school year.
Session 3
Not offered for the 2026/2027 school year.
Session 4
Not offered for the 2026/2027 school year.
Session 5
Not offered for the 2026/2027 school year.
Session 6
Not offered for the 2026/2027 school year.
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