Bju Press English Grade 4 (3rd Edition)

Description

Start your student on the journey to becoming a writing craftsman who utilizes a biblical worldview, with God as the source of language, truth, goodness, and excellence. Students will develop strong listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills—each one complementing the other in a spiral-learning approach. Working through 6 larger assignments, your student will practice the 5 stages of the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, proofreading (and revision skills with proofreading marks), and publishing. Students study and practice the narrative, informative, and persuasive skills. The biblical worldview is integrated through a process of recalling and then explaining biblical teaching, evaluating, and understanding potentially controversial concepts, and applying a biblical understanding to life. Don't let the phrase, "controversial concepts" frighten you. These include such things as biblically handling negative traits in reading samples (such as a tall tale hero), evaluating research sources for trustworthiness, the idea that plagiarism is stealing, etc. There will be a focus on practicing such 21st century skills as critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, and technology literacy. Still, the key teaching approach utilizes the teaching process for which Bob Jones is known (engaging, instructing, applying, and assessing). Course components include Student Worktext, the 2-part Teacher Editions, Assessments, and Assessments Key. These can be purchased separately or as a homeschool kit. In the teacher edition, you will see some potentially unfamiliar terminology, such as "entrance" or "exit" tickets (quick, informal pre- and after-learning assessments); peer conference (students evaluating another's writing), etc. These tasks can be easily implemented in the home. Homeschool parents have access to BJU's HomeschoolHub.com which provides teacher management, scheduler, gradebook, and planner materials. This requires creating a free online account.

In the student worktext, grammar (orange tabbed) and writing chapters (blue tabbed) are interspersed. All grammar chapters will end with students composing journal entries highlighting that chapter's biblical worldview focus. Students learn and practice beginning diagramming skills. The writing chapter assignments include an acrostic poem, a book review, a story, a tall tale, comparison/contrast (among other possible assignments), culminating with a research paper. Students will learn to use research tools, take reading notes, outline, and create bibliography pages. Sounds daunting? Never fear! This course makes those seemingly formidable steps extremely attainable, helping your student toward success. ~ Ruth

Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.