Well-Ordered Language 2

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Well-Ordered Language Level 2 is the second part in a four-level series that presents grammar in a clear, orderly way, while simultaneously seeking to cultivate a child’s wonder of language with instruction in the context of narrative language, attractive illustrations, with samples taken from classic children’s literature and poetry. The carefully crafted pedagogy of this series helps students learn the mechanics of grammar while they also see the power of language unfolding before them as they learn to gather and arrange words to express their thoughts clearly and accurately.

This course will help students increase mastery of concepts introduced in Well-Ordered Language Level 1, beginning with sentence types and working through phrases, clauses and diagramming. Each section investigates a specific grammatical concept and provides examples and exercises to discuss and enjoy. Additionally, each chapter includes instruction on mechanics and grammar of writing: proper punctuation, correct word usage and common mistakes to avoid.

In the first semester, students continue the study of the four kinds of sentences (declarative, interrogatory, imperative, and exclamatory) and encounter principal elements, adverbs, adjectives, predicate verbs and direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, predicate review, and possessive nouns. In the second semester, students start sentence diagramming, and dive into prepositional phrases, compound elements, subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, interrogative pronouns, compound sentences, and relative pronouns and relative clauses. For a closer look at the texts used in this course, please follow these links and click “Look Inside”: Level 2A and Level 2B.

An important aspect of this course is analyzing sentences, which students regularly practice together and independently. This exercise helps students break sentences into parts and determine the importance and role of each element in the sentence.

This course includes beautiful poetry and exemplary literature to encourage and model excellence in writing. Students will regularly engage in discussions over select pieces and share their own writing with one another. In this way, they synthesize the grammatical mechanics they’re mastering with their growing virtues and ideas. The two components together help young writers express their thoughts coherently and properly, according to classical English grammar.

Grammar refers not only to how language works but also to the Classical idea that every study possesses certain “grammar” or building blocks. Mastering the grammar of the English language will enable students to powerfully and clearly communicate ideas as well as deeply appreciate beauty in superb literary examples. Such mastery begins with Well-Ordered Language.
Schedule: This course is designed with young learners’ brains in mind! The course meets 3 times per week for 45–60 minutes, affording adequate instructional time while keeping on-screen sessions to a healthy duration for our youngest learners.

Placement: Please read about our new process in the Student Parent Handbook.

The previous level, Well-Ordered Language Level 1, helped students to master the eight parts of speech, along with object pronouns, prepositional and adverbial phrases, compound subjects, compound verbs, and compound objects. Students who have mastered these concepts are well prepared for the content of Well Ordered Language Level 2.
Students should also be comfortable reading fluently and independently writing sentences (legibly!) by hand.
This course is geared toward rising 5th–6th graders. When considering whether this course is a good fit for your student, please keep in mind that in addition to readiness for the course content, students should be developmentally prepared to engage in a 5th- to 6th-grade corporate learning environment as well as the online classroom dynamic. If your student is outside of the target grade range, or if you have further questions about placement, please contact us. Watch the recent Well Ordered Language Classroom Experience with Alison Johansen

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Required Materials:
Books and supplies are not included in the purchase of the course.

Please note: The Well-Ordered Language Level 2 songs and chants will be provided to the students enrolled in this course at no charge.

Jennifer Armstrong

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Jennifer Armstrong has a B.S. in English and an M.A. in Student Affairs Administration from Ball State University in Indiana. She is a homeschool mom of two and has been homeschooling her daughters with the support of a classical tutorial since 2014. She has been teaching lower school English and History in the tutorial since 2019 where she enjoys looking for the true, good, and beautiful with her students. After more than twenty years working in Higher Education, she’s looking forward to focusing on educating young students in the fundamentals of the English language and giving them the tools to recognize and create beautiful and true things as they grow. When she’s not teaching, she enjoys reading and discussing literature, creating things from fabric and yarn, and trying to make a garden grow.

Kara Lobley

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Kara Lobley, enjoys finding answers and imparting those discoveries to everyone. This passion for truth inspired her to earn her bachelor’s degree in history at Patrick Henry College (PHC), in Purcellville, VA. The classical experience at PHC and her own experience being homeschooled outside the classical tradition (K-12) showed Kara the beauties of each approach. She delights in witnessing how classical homeschooling equips students to identify and discover “the true, the good, and the beautiful” in the world around them and to share those revelations with others.

Kara began working with children as a high schooler at children’s theater camps and at her church’s Vacation Bible Schools. During college and post-graduation, she spent five years as a high school writing tutor and one year as a preschool teaching assistant. Kara has spent the past three years teaching lower school Well-Ordered Language and Writing and Rhetoric with Scholé Academy and is excited to return for a fourth year this year. Outside of the classroom, Kara can be found reading, hiking, or singing.

Quarter 1

WOL Book 2A

Chapter 1: Four Kinds of Sentences and Principal Elements
Chapter 2: Adverbs
Chapter 3: Adjectives
Chapter 4: Predicate Verbs and Direct Objects

Quarter 2

WOL Book 2A

Chapter 5: Predicate Nominatives
Chapter 6: Predicate Adjectives
Chapter 7: Predicate Review
Chapter 8: Possessive Nouns

Quarter 3

WOL Book 2B

Chapter 1: Prepositional Phrases
Chapter 2: Compound Elements
Chapter 3: Subject Pronouns
Chapter 4: Object Pronouns

Quarter 4

WOL Book 2B

Chapter 5: Possessive Pronouns
Chapter 6: Interrogative Pronouns
Chapter 7: Compound Sentences
Chapter 8: Relative Pronouns and Relative Clauses

Computer: You will need a stable, reliable computer, running with a processor with a speed of 1 GHz or better on one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X with Mac OS 10.7 or later; Windows 8, 7, Vista (with SP1 or later), or XP (with SP3 or later). We do not recommend using an iPad or other tablet for joining classes. An inexpensive laptop or netbook would be much better solutions, as they enable you to plug an Ethernet cable directly into your computer. Please note that Chromebooks are allowed but not preferred, as they do not support certain features of the Zoom video conference software such as breakout sessions and annotation, which may be used by our teachers for class activities.

High-Speed Internet Connection: You will also need access to high-speed Internet, preferably accessible via Ethernet cable right into your computer. Using Wi-Fi may work, but will not guarantee you the optimal use of your bandwidth. The faster your Internet, the better. We recommend using a connection with a download/upload speed of 5/1 Mbps or better. You can test your Internet connection here.

Webcam: You may use an external webcam or one that is built in to the computer. Webcam Recommendations: Good (PC only) | Best (Mac and PC)

Headset: We recommend using a headset rather than a built-in microphone and speakers. Using a headset reduces the level of background noise heard by the entire class. Headset Recommendations: USB | 3.5mm

Zoom: We use a web conferencing software called Zoom for our classes, which enables students and teachers to gather from around the globe face to face in real time. Zoom is free to download and easy to use. To download Zoom:

Visit zoom.us/download.
Click to download the first option listed, Zoom Client for Meetings.
Open and run the installer on your computer.
In August, students will be provided with instructions and a link for joining their particular class.

Scanner: In this class, students frequently submit homework assignments by scanning pages from their workbooks. Students and/or their parents should have easy access to a scanner and the ability to use it.

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