5-6 Language Arts 2025-2026
Mondays, 1:00-2:30
Instructor: Ruthie Ammons ruthie.ammons@gmail.com
Class Tuition: $550 per year or 10 equal installments of $55
Supply Fee: $50 per year, due at registration
Instructor accepts: cash, check, PayPal, and Zelle
*NOTE: There is a minimum of 5 students required for this class to progress; maximum is 15.
Course Description: 5-6 Language Arts will focus on writing, literature, vocabulary and grammar. Each week students will read stories about American adventures, medieval knights, make-believe lands, legendary islands, and other fun experiences. Rod & Staff’s English 5 is a solid, comprehensive program that teaches grammar and mechanics. Vocabulary from Classical Roots is a thematically organized vocabulary program that systematically instructs students about Greek and Latin roots. Frontiers in Writing! is a theme-based writing curriculum in which students write about intriguing topics such as Halley’s Comet, the Mona Lisa, the Wild West, and other interesting subjects while they learn to write with the Structure and Style writing method. Students should be expected to work on assignments at home approximately two to four hours each week. Parents will be responsible for editing writing projects, checking grammar homework, and monitoring novel reading and vocabulary homework.
Required Materials:
Twenty-One Balloons – William Pene du Bois
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Barbara Robinson
The Phantom Tollbooth – Norton Juster
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – E.L. Konisburg
Caddie Woodlawn – Carol Ryrie Brink
Frontiers in Writing Student Book by The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
Rod & Staff – English 5, Following the Plan, student text
Rod & Staff – English 5, Following the Plan, student tests
Vocabulary from Classical Roots – Book 5
Required Supplies:
3-ring notebook with 5-tab dividers, notebook paper and pens/pencils
