A students writing skills will be developed by teaching them the essentials of grammar such as parts of speech. Students will learn to use linking words and phrases, words and phrases that show event order, and be able to conduct short research projects to build knowledge. For reading skills, the student learns the difference between literal and nonliteral language. Students will be able to talk about the paragraphs and passages of written work and how these pieces fit together to produce an explanation of an event. Students will be able to follow social rules for discussions, such as staying on topic, being respectful of others turns to talk and point of view, and relating their comments to others.

While reading informational texts, students will be able to describe the main idea, determine the meaning of academic words and phrases, and use maps and photographs to understand the text. Nonfiction texts explain rules and laws, why we need them in our world and the leaders who make these laws. The students will learn what it means to be a citizen and what symbols we use to represent America. Finally, they will learn about how people solve problems and celebrate holidays together.

From this course, here is an example of the essay question.
Write a five-paragraph essay on the following prompt
What do you like to do at a friends house or when a friend visits your house?
Write about your best friend. What are his or her best qualities?
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

This is a sample of Reading Comprehension from this course
Reading paragraph-Ancient Greece The Cyclops
Do you know any stories from Greek mythology? Myths are the stories that the ancient Greeks told about their gods.
The Cyclops are famous figures in Greek mythology. You may have heard of them. The Cyclops were giants. They only had one huge eye, and it was in the middle of their foreheads.
The rulers of the universe hated the Cyclops. They threw the one-eyed giants into the underworld. A powerful god named Zeus decided that he needed the Cyclops help. Zeus freed the Cyclops from the underworld.
Out of gratitude, the Cyclops gave Zeus gifts. Zeus received powerful thunderbolts that he could use as weapons. Zeus used his new weapons to overthrow the worlds rulers. Then Zeus became the ruler of the universe.

In this Reading Comprehension you will get the multiple-choice questions (MCQ) and Answer solution-type questions.

A sample of MCQ type question on this RC.

What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?
a. to compare and contrast Cyclops with other Greek figures
b. to discuss ancient and modern versions of Cyclops stories
c. to persuade the reader that Cyclops is good ruler
d. to describe the Cyclops and tell a story about them
Answer-d

Que-Why were the Cyclops willing to help Zeus and give him weapons?
Ans-The Cyclops was willing to help Zeus and give him weapons because he freed them from the underworld.

Que-How did the Cyclops thank Zeus for freeing them?
Ans- Answers may vary but should include that they gave him thunderbolts or weapons, or that they helped him overthrow the rulers.