Analysis Course – Paintball With Dragons

Middle Grade students (ages 9-14, grades 5-8) will engage through video, online work, and ‘paper and pencil’ assignments to work a deep Language Arts based analysis of the fantasy Paintball With Dragons by Hope Bolinger. This course is divided into 6 sections of study. Five sections include guided close reading, a focus skill analysis, vocabulary work, and a quiz. The last section includes a focus skill culmination writing assignment and an enrichment project of your choice. All work goes beyond standards and is geared toward student growth as readers and writers, and student choice. 14 videos are part of this course, including 3 from the author.