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: $850 for entire school year
Non-refundable registration fee of $50 due by July 1.
Remaining tuition of $800 due by August 1.
WHEN: Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:00
REQUIRED BOOKS:
- US History-Based Writing Lessons -- (student/teacher combo)
- Fix It! Grammar, Level 4 (Mowgli and Shere Khan) -- student/teacher combo
- UPDATED literature list: (These will round out a full language-arts course.)
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
- Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes OR Early Thunder by Jean Fritz
- Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
- Tom Sawyer OR Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
- Little Women OR Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
- assorted short stories by O. Henry and others
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 August 1 unless the teacher is unable to continue teaching.