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Elementary Writing IEW SSS Level A Year 1 & Fix It Grammar Book 1 (2nd Semester)

In the 15-week class, students will learn how to write using IEW's structure and style method.
Mrs. Brown - Certified IEW Instructor
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Class

What's included

15 live meetings
15 in-class hours
Homework
2-4 hours per week. Students will watch the video lessons for homework and complete the Fix It! Grammar lessons. Students should plan to spend 1 hour per day to complete homework.
Assessment
Students will receive feedback in the form of a completed checklist with a grade on all papers they turn in on time.
Grading
included

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 4
This is the SECOND semester of this course. Students MUST have completed the first semester in order to enroll.

The lessons in this course will teach IEW Structure and Style in writing.  Structure teaches students how to organize their thoughts before they write. Style teaches students how to engage the reader with literary devices called dress-ups and decorations in IEW. 

Students watch the video lesson and complete the work each week prior to class day. On class day, the content covered in the video lesson is reinforced and opportunities for students to share their work with peers is provided. 

Week 1:  Unit 4: Summarizing a Reference
Week 2-5:  Unit 5: Writing from Pictures
Week 6-9:  Unit 6: Summarizing Multiple References
Week 10-14:  Unit 7: Inventive Writing
Week 15: Review

Stylistic Techniques Covered:
quality adjectives
www.asia clause
#2 prepositional openers

Students who take online classes with Mrs. Brown benefit in four ways:

1.  With engaging instruction from a certified IEW instructor, students receive live teaching that reinforces and provides added insight into the video instruction.
2.  Through the live classes, students benefit from lively interaction with other students while receiving direction and accountability for composition and grammar assignments.
3. Learners get to interact with the instructor and other students through lectures, games, slides, video clips, and discussion.
3.  Perhaps most importantly, students receive timely and helpful feedback on every written composition they submit.

***REQUIRED MATERIAL: https://iew.com/affiliate/161737/shop/products/structure-and-style-students-year-1-level-basic-plus-forever-streaming-or-dvd

Syllabus

15 Lessons
over 15 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Unit 4: Marco Polo
 Unit 4 is a report writing unit that teaches students how to summarize a reference. Students learn to use one reference, write an outline on a specific topic, and draft a summary that includes a topic and clincher sentence. Your child will learn how to write strong body paragraphs for an essay. 
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Unit 5: Camel in Tent
 Unit 5 is a creative writing unit where students write from pictures. Students learn how to ask questions in order to fill in the details. They continue to practice adding solid topic sentences, supporting details, and clincher sentences. Your child will learn the art of asking questions in order to determine what to say is the core skill that is built in this unit. 
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Unit 5; Overdressed Children
 Unit 5 is a creative writing unit where students write from pictures. Students learn how to ask questions in order to fill in the details. They continue to practice adding solid topic sentences, supporting details, and clincher sentences. Your child will learn the art of asking questions in order to determine what to say is the core skill that is built in this unit. 
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Unit 5: Book and Dinosaur
 Unit 5 is a creative writing unit where students write from pictures. Students learn how to ask questions in order to fill in the details. They continue to practice adding solid topic sentences, supporting details, and clincher sentences. Your child will learn the art of asking questions in order to determine what to say is the core skill that is built in this unit. 
60 mins online live lesson

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***REQUIRED MATERIAL: https://iew.com/affiliate/161737/shop/products/structure-and-style-students-year-1-level-basic-plus-forever-streaming-or-dvd
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Joined October, 2017
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Park University
I am a certified IEW instructor.

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$450

for 15 classes
1x per week, 15 weeks
60 min

Completed by 91 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-10
6-10 learners per class

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