Beginner Writing: Grades 4-6

U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons

Tuesdays 2:30 – 3:40pm                                                   August 18, 2020 – December 1, 2020 (Fall Break 10/13)   January 5, 2021 – April 7, 2021 (Spring Break 3/9)

Class Cost:  $350 ($50/mo X 7 months)                                               Materials Fee:  $35 (Student Workbook)  (click for Registration Form)

IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing)

Learn the simple secrets of great writing that will be used for a lifetime!

Combine History, writing & grammar! From IEW.com: “Travel back in time to early United States history! This theme-based writing curriculum allows students to delve into the excitement of explorers, battles, land expansion, famous ships, and founding fathers while learning to write with the Structure and Style® writing method. Offering a full year of instruction for students in grades 6–8, these lessons cover all nine IEW Units. Vocabulary cards, literature suggestions, and access to helpful PDF downloads are also included.”

This Student Book includes assignments, blank outlines, source texts, checklists, and grammar helps for two levels of students—basic and advanced.

Intermediate Composition & Literature:  Grades 7-10

Class Cost:  $450 ($64/month X 7 months)  Materials Fee:  $45 (Student Workbook) + Cost of literature (click for Registration Form)

The Lost Tools of Writing (LTW1)

• Combine great Literature with writing and analysis
• The Lost Tools of Writing is a year-long program that covers the persuasive essay.
• We will gradually work through 8 essays as we read through six books, with each essay building on on the last.  The primary focus is learning to write persuasively – stating a thesis and defending it.  We start very simple, and, as we build skills and learn various stylistic techniques, move toward a well-organized full persuasive essay.
• Each essay will be reviewed and given specific feedback – what was good, and what can be improved.
• Literature includes Greek Mythology, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Tempest (William Shakespeare), and Out of the Silent Planet (C.S Lewis).

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