Language Arts with an IEW Registered Instructor!
Wednesday mornings at Roundabout Books for the 2024-2025 school year!
Grades 6-8: US History-Based Writing Lessons with Fix It! Grammar
TUITION: $425 for second semester (Students with Frontier, Family Partnership, and IDEA may request direct billing as long as they send proof of all paperwork being submitted to the school before the first class.)
WHEN: Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:00 (January 8-April 23 with no class on March 12)
REQUIRED BOOKS:
- US History-Based Writing Lessons -- (student/teacher combo)
- Fix It! Grammar, Level 4 (Mowgli and Shere Khan) -- student/teacher combo
- Second semester literature list: (These will round out a full language-arts course.)
- Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
- Little Women OR Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
Students will complete assignments at home that will include:
- writing keyword outlines
- practicing style elements (varied sentence openers, strong verbs, descriptive adjectives, etc.)
- writing paragraphs with topic and clincher sentences
- crafting powerful introductions and conclusions
- reacting to literature
- writing stories from pictures
- daily, bite-sized grammar lessons
Important details:
- All parents are strongly encouraged to attend. Parents who are new to IEW are REQUIRED to attend.
- Parents will sign a contract with the teacher that outlines expectations for both parties.
- There will be no tuition refunds after January 12 unless the teacher is unable to continue teaching.