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ENGLISH
English Program Highlights
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Diverse program options for every level
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Customized curriculum designed to meet the needs of each student
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Highly experienced teachers who are dedicated to making learning effective and joyful
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Formative and summative assessment is implemented throughout the school year to measure success and determine ongoing support
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Timely parent communication and detail-oriented customer service
Instructor(s)
Mr Daniel
English Teacher
Mr Jake
English Teacher
Miss Paula
English Teacher
Miss Chien
English Teacher
English Phonics
Our Beginner Level Program is a highly interactive Chinese exploration program designed for 3.5 - 6-year-olds who do not have any background in the Chinese language.
IN-PERSON
English Reading & Writing (6+)
This class is for students to practice their oral reading fluency, reading comprehension and writing skills through a range of text types.
IN-PERSON
WW3000 Academy Vocabulary Course
Designed for students in Kindergarten to 2nd Grade, Wordly Wise 3000 focuses on general academic vocabulary and subject matter vocabulary.
ONLINE
2nd Grade Reading & Writing
The program is designed to allow students to closely read and analyze different types of literature.
ONLINE
3rd-4th Grade
Reading & Writing
In this course, students will be taught how to think and write like writers as they read and imitate works of short fiction and academic prose that are appropriate but challenging for their grade level.
ONLINE
Overview
This course offers weekly themed classes aligned with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. The first half of this course focuses on phonemic awareness, phonics, high-frequency words, and category words while the second half of this course offers children opportunities to practice their writing.
Objectives
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Phonomic Awareness: Understand the sound structure of spoken language at a phonemic level
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Sight Words: Recognise grade-appropriate words and reading strategies for approaching new words
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Comprehension of Text: Recognise grade-appropriate words and reading strategies for approaching new words
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Handwriting Skills: Print correct letter shape, size, spacing, and smoothness
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Reading Skills
Class Schedule
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IN-PERSON: Tuesdays, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Overview
This class is for students to practice their oral reading fluency, reading comprehension and writing skills through a range of text types. Every class follows a specific theme and includes two or more text types for students to expose students to a wide array of topics and writing styles. This class is for students who are confident in letter sounds, vowel sounds, and vowel usage, and are able to write sentences on their own with little to no assistance.
Highlights
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Based on Wonders program and materials which offers best-in-class differentiation and ELL resources support strong outcomes for all learners, and meaningful, authentic literature invites students to explore our world and learn more about themselves and each other in the process.
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Provides a 50/50 balance between literary and informational text to enhance content area learning
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Texts provide opportunity for knowledge building, language acquisition and learning of academic vocabulary.
Class Schedule
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IN-PERSON: Mondays, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Overview
The improvement of reading and writing is inseparable from the accumulation of vocabulary. Studies have shown that the accumulation of vocabulary cannot merely be achieved by reading more. In-depth vocabulary study is very important and necessary, especially when it comes to academic vocabulary. At Brighter Bee Academy, we use Wordly Wise 3000, a curriculum that provides direct academic vocabulary instruction to develop the critical link between vocabulary and reading comprehension. It is also used by top private schools across the U.S.
WW3000 Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsIS8VEir2I
In this course, students will be introduced to a wide range of age-appropriate vocabulary, build reading fluency and comprehension skills, as well as develop fluent speaking skills. Students will be introduced weekly to new vocabulary terms that will be mastered through direct instruction, real word recognition, independent application and represented throughout the weekly short stories. Students will complete interactive games, do simple projects and presentations, and have various discussions
Objectives
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Follow the Wordly Wise 3000 curriculum
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Acquire a wide range of age-appropriate vocabulary, build reading fluency and comprehension skills, and develop fluent speaking skills
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Learn new vocabulary terms through direct instruction, real word recognition, independent application and represented throughout the weekly short stories
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Complete interactive games, do simple projects and presentations, and have various discussions about the weekly stories
Class Schedule
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ONLINE: Wednesdays, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (20 classes from the week of Jan 18th to June 14th (No classes for the week of Feb 20 & the week of April 10th)
Overview
This course will take students through three books in the Wayside School series by Louis Sachaar. As we explore the books, we will think about parodies, humor, character maps, and story summaries. We will explore creative writing activities based on the chapters we read. We will act out plays based on some of the Wayside School stories, and we will write our own plays. Students will practice their creative writing and comprehension skills as we navigate through the Wayside School series.
Sample Schedule
Week 1: Introductions, chapters 1-4
Play of: Mrs. Gorf
Week 2: Chapters 5-10
Character Maps
Week 3: Chapters 11-14
Writing Original Chapters from Wayside School in the style of the author
Week 4: Chapters 15-20
Venn diagrams of characters
Week 5: Chapters 21-24
Making Our Own Plays based on the book
Week 6: Chapters 25-28
What is a parody?
Week 7: Chapters 29 & 30
Retelling, Summarizing, and Celebrating Finishing Book 1
Class Schedule
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ONLINE: Thursdays, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST (20 classes from Jan 19th and ends on June 15th.There is no class during the during the week of Feb 20 and April 10th)
Overview
In this course, students will be taught how to think and write like writers as they read and imitate works of short fiction and academic prose that are appropriate but challenging for their grade level. Classic short story authors covered in this course will include Ray Bradbury, Gary Soto, Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson, and Hernando Tellez. These readings will be provided in the form of digital PDFs by the teacher. Students in the course will finish with 2 completed short stories and 1 completed essay that they will be able to build on in future courses and writing competitions.
The course will cover a wide variety of writing topics specific to both creative and academic writing. We will start by focusing on writing at the sentence level, then move on to the paragraph, and finally discuss what it takes to complete a story and essay. Creative writing topics will include narrative structure, plot, characterization, description, noticing, narration, dialogue, climaxes, emotional arcs, and endings. Academic writing topics will include hooks, context, thesis statements, supporting points, the sandwich method, objectivity in writing, body paragraphs, citations, and conclusions.
Each week students are expected to read and write based on prompts the teacher provides. The reading or writing techniques will then be reviewed in the following class session to inspire further student writing. Students should also upload their writing exercises to the Course’s Google Classroom page, and the teacher will provide highly specific, individualized edits and feedback for each student.
Sample Schedule
Class 1 Introduction: Creative Beginnings
–Topics: Narrative Concepts; Narrative Exercises; Strong Sentences; Punctuation
–Reading: TBD
–Writing: Strong Sentence Description Practice
Class 2 Creative Beginnings: Hooks
–Topics: Hooking a Reader; Types of Hooks; Exemplary Novel Beginnings; Essay Beginnings
–Reading: TBD
–Writing: Write a Perfect First Paragraph
Class 3 Creative Beginnings: Exposition
–Topics: Exposition; Description; Strong Adjectives; Active Voice; Detail; tension
–Reading: TBD
–Writing: Use Details to Build Tension
Class 4 Sentence Composing 1: Subjects & Predicates
–Topics: Subjects, Predicates, Completeness, Punctuation, Verbs, Active Voice, Description
–Reading: TBD
–Writing: Write Complete Descriptive Sentences for Story #1
Class 5 Sentence Composing 2: Complexity
–Topics: Compound Sentences, Commas, Connecting Words, Conjunctions, Inciting Incident, Tension
–Reading: TBD
–Writing: Write Complete Sentences to Build Tension
Class 6 Sentence Composing 3: Finishing Sentences
–Topics: Sentence Endings, Characterization, Building Toward Climax, Suspense, Punctuation
–Reading: TBD
–Writing: Bring Back Detail From Story Beginning
Class 7 Action Sequences
–Topics: Writing Action, Dynamic Verbs, Compound Sentences, Independent Clauses & Dependent Clauses
–Reading: TBD
–Writing: Write the Climax of Story #1
Class Schedule
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ONLINE: Tuesdays, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (22 classes from the week of 1/9/2023-6/16/2023. There is no class during the week of April 10th.)
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ONLINE: Wednesdays, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (22 classes from the week of 1/9/2023-6/16/2023. There is no class during the week of April 10th.)
Overview
In this course, students will be taught how to think and write like writers as they read and imitate works of short fiction and academic prose that are appropriate but challenging for their grade level. Classic short story authors covered in this course will include Ray Bradbury, Gary Soto, Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson, and Hernando Tellez. These readings will be provided in the form of digital PDFs by the teacher. Students in the course will finish with 2 completed short stories and 1 completed essay that they will be able to build on in future courses and writing competitions.
The course will cover a wide variety of writing topics specific to both creative and academic writing. We will start by focusing on writing at the sentence level, then move on to the paragraph, and finally discuss what it takes to complete a story and essay. Creative writing topics will include narrative structure, plot, characterization, description, noticing, narration, dialogue, climaxes, emotional arcs, and endings. Academic writing topics will include hooks, context, thesis statements, supporting points, the sandwich method, objectivity in writing, body paragraphs, citations, and conclusions.
Each week students are expected to read and write based on prompts the teacher provides. The reading or writing techniques will then be reviewed in the following class session to inspire further student writing. Students should also upload their writing exercises to the Course’s Google Classroom page, and the teacher will provide highly specific, individualized edits and feedback for each student.
Sample Schedule
Class 16 Introduction: Editorial Writing
–Topics: Editorials, Op-Eds, Balance of Objective & Subjective
–Reading: Winning Samples Editorial 3.1, 3.2
–Writing: Pick Topic & Begin Editorial #1
Class 17 Using Sources
–Topics: Finding Reliable Sources, Quoting Experts, Providing Context for Evidence
–Reading: Winning Samples Editorial 3.3, 3.4
–Writing: Add Quote + Quote Introduction to Editorial #1
Class 18 Interpretation
–Topics: Evidence Interpretation, Glossing, Providing Significance, Adding Original Ideas, Close Reading
–Reading: Guest Published Sample #7
–Writing: Add Interpretation + Big Ideas of Evidence
Class 19 Concluding
–Topics: Editorial Conclusions, Coming Full Circle, Subjective/Objective Balance
–Reading: Winning Samples Editorial 3.5, 3.6
–Writing: Finish Editorial #1
Class 20 New Topics & Thesis
–Topics: Brainstorming a Less Familiar Topic, Challenging Yourself to Write about a New Topic, Bringing Ideas into Your Writing
–Reading: Guest Published Sample #8
–Writing: Start Editorial #2
Class 21 Deep Interpretation
–Topics: Interpretation, Using Evidence, Tying Evidence to Thesis
–Reading: Winning Samples Editorial 3.7, 3.8
–Writing: Continue Editorial #2
Class 22 Editing & Looking Ahead
–Topics: Providing Solutions to Problems, Sentences, Paragraphs, Ordering, Proofreading, Editing
–Reading: Guest Published Sample #9
–Writing: Finish Editorial #2
Class Schedule
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ONLINE: Thursdays, 6:30 pm = 7:30 pm EST (20 classes from Jan 19th and ends on June 15th.There is no class during the during the week of Feb 20 and April 10th)