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English Writing for Language Learners: Mastering English Writing with IEW
Class experience
This English Writing class is tailored specifically for English Language Learners (ELLs) who seek to enhance their writing skills. Through the renowned Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) methodology, students will embark on a journey to strengthen their English writing abilities, focusing on structure, coherence, and clarity. Key Components: IEW Methodology Integration: The course will extensively utilize the IEW approach, which emphasizes structure and organization in writing....
32 lessons//16 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Taking NotesHow to organize your notes before your write to help guide writingLesson 2Taking NotesHow to organize your notes before your write to help guide writingWeek 2Lesson 3Practice Taking NotesNow it's time to practice what we learned week 1 to take notes and use them to writeLesson 4Practice Taking NotesNow it's time to practice what we learned week 1 to take notes and use them to writeWeek 3Lesson 5Writing From NotesWe will continue to work on making a Key Word Outline and use it to guide our writing. We will also learn some dress ups to add details to our writing.Lesson 6Writing From NotesWe will continue to work on making a Key Word Outline and use it to guide our writing. We will also learn some dress ups to add details to our writing.Week 4Lesson 7Narrative WritingThis week focuses on how to use a 3 paragraph structure to write in the narrative format.Lesson 8Narrative WritingThis week focuses on how to use a 3 paragraph structure to write in the narrative format.Week 5Lesson 9OdysseusWe will use the Source Text about Odysseus to practice narrative writing.Lesson 10OdysseusWe will continue our narrative and add dress ups and vocabulary to make our story more detailed and interesting.Week 6Lesson 11The Oxen and the BearA new source test will help us continue practicing the narrative writing format.Lesson 12The Oxen and the BearOur narrative will be refined, edited, and completedWeek 7Lesson 13Personal NarrativeThis is taking a culmination of everything we have studied about narratives and dress ups and using them to write our own narrativeLesson 14Personal NarrativeThis is taking a culmination of everything we have studied about narratives and dress ups and using them to write our own narrativeWeek 8Lesson 15Summarizing a ReferenceThis type of writing will focus on factual, report type writing. We will learn about topic sentence and clincher sentences. We will also learn to choose important facts that support our topic and use a source text to practice these skills.Lesson 16Summarizing a ReferenceThis type of writing will focus on factual, report type writing. We will learn about topic sentence and clincher sentences. We will also learn to choose important facts that support our topic and use a source text to practice these skills.Week 9Lesson 17SwansA source text about Swans will help us practice writing a summary and using what we learned to put into practice.Lesson 18SwansWe will add new dress ups and vocabulary words to our summary, continuing to add to our repertoire of words to use and dress ups to add.Week 10Lesson 19Hans Christian AndersenThis week we will continue to practice summaries but will practice a two paragraph summary with different topics from the same Source Test.Lesson 20Hans Christian AndersenTwo paragraph summary work continued.Week 11Lesson 21Writing your own SummaryThis week we will take everything we have learned and put in into our own summary/report about a person, place, or thing of interest. Learners will research a topic, choose important facts, and write their own summary using the skills we have practiced in class.Lesson 22Writing your own SummaryLesson practice continued.Week 12Lesson 23Writing From PicturesThis type of creative writing focuses on coming up with stories from our brain. We will ask questions to be able to learn how to take notes from our brain to help guide our story telling so that it is meaningful and with purpose.Lesson 24Writing From PicturesContinuedWeek 13Lesson 25Writing From PicturesContinuedLesson 26Writing From PicturesContinuedWeek 14Lesson 27Creative WritingUse what we have learned in class about planning a story and using notes from the brain to create your own fun, creative story. Use dress ups, sentence starters, and vocabulary words taught in class to add to your story.Lesson 28Creative WritingContinuedWeek 15Lesson 29Prompt WritingUse what we have learned about Key Word Outlines to guide our writing to answer a promptLesson 30Prompt WritingContinuedWeek 16Lesson 31Prompt WritingContinuedLesson 32CelebrationCelebrate our accomplishments and share our achievements together for a job well done!
This class is taught by an accredited IEW teacher.
Homework Offered
Writing homework will be assigned each class to be completed before the next class. Rubrics will be filled out and feedback offered for each writing assignment.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Welcome! Greater Gains Tutoring was started by Julie Chamberlin when she embarked on her Outschool journey as a teacher about 2 years ago. Since then, her classes have taken off, so much so that she became an organization and added on some other...
Group Class
$25
weekly or $400 for 32 classes2x per week, 16 weeks
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
2-15 learners per class