Excel at Grammar with Fix It- Town Mouse Country Mouse (IEW Book 2)- Part 2
Students learn and apply grammar rules to an ongoing story. This class covers the second half of Town Mouse, Country Mouse, Book 2 of the IEW Fix It series.
Jennifer Crowe
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(351)
What's included
14 live meetings
7 in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
This is the best way to learn grammar! Students find and correct mistakes in this ongoing, fun story. This class begins with Week 17 in the IEW Grammar book, Town Mouse, Country Mouse. It can be found here: www.iew.com Level 2 Town Mouse and Country Mouse continues defining parts of speech, explains basic comma and capitalization rules, introduces complex sentence patterns, and more. We meet twice a week for 14 sessions over 7 weeks, which means we will cover 4 sentences in one day. ***For summer 2023**** We will meet three times a week. This allows you to get through the book at warp speed! I do not suggest this fast pace for everyone, but you may be in a situation where you need this! Usually twice a week works for most students. Weeks 17-18 Sentence Openers begin Weeks 19-20 Verbs- action, linking, helping Weeks 21-22 Adverbs Weeks 23-24 Coordinating Conjunctions Weeks 25-26 Review Weeks 27-28 Review Weeks 29-30 Review After a concept is introduced, it is practiced, applied, and repeated within the context of the story. The remaining sessions reinforce and practice what has been introduced. Each week reinforces and incrementally adds complexity. Students search for and correct grammar errors. I guide and correct as we go along, and add a unique coloring system to help them see different parts of speech. I am very encouraging and many students tell me they enjoy the challenge of searching for errors and improving each day. Students should have a basic knowledge of writing sentences and should know that sentences and names begin with a capital letter and end with end marks. The IEW Grammar books are set up to practice grammar 5-10 minutes a day, for 4 days a week, for 33 weeks. We will cover "4 days," which equals one week, in EACH day of class. Your student will finish this book in 7 weeks. ***Even faster for summer 2023!***** I agree with IEW that your student should take the time to rewrite each week after class. This may take an additional 10-30 minutes. I will not be checking this, but I do recommend it.
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Joined May, 2020
4.9
351reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
UPDATE FOR SUMMER and FALL 2024: My video refers to the 2022-23 school year, but I'm still here! I am super happy to be starting my last year of law school. I will take the bar exam in July 2025.
FIX IT Grammar: In Fall 2024, I will teach all of Book 2 and 3, and the first half of 4 and 5. In spring 2025, I will teach the second half of 4 and 5.
WRITING: For fall 2024, my semester-long classes will use the Modern World History-Based Writing Lessons book from IEW. https://iew.com/modern-world-history-based-writing-lessons-student-book-only
If you want to see if we are a good fit before committing to a long class, drop in on one of my ongoing Friday classes!
I help children overcome their fear of failure, and I coach strong writers to continued excellence. Once children grasp specific writing concepts, they can apply their skills to all content areas. Mostly, I use the writing methods taught by the Institute for Excellence in Writing.
My youngest daughter is dyslexic and in my search to help her organize and communicate her thoughts, I discovered the writing methods of IEW. Over the last 17 years, I have studied and taught these writing methods at my kitchen table, in homeschool co-ops, and in private tutoring. Most recently, I taught IEW for seven years to middle schoolers at a public charter school in Southern California. I am currently a Registered Instructor with IEW.
I graduated from the University of Maryland with an Elementary Education degree, but I've learned way more from my own kids and hundreds of others than I ever learned in a college classroom.
Having taught on two coasts, in public, private, charter, and homeschool co-ops, I have a breadth of experience.
My classes are "pretty fun for a writing class," my students report, but they don't feel like recess. Students will practice significant writing, grammar, organizing, outlining, and speaking skills in my classes. If your child needs support, recovery, or challenge, check out my classes.Reviews
Live Group Class
$100
for 14 classes2x per week, 7 weeks
30 min
Completed by 30 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
6-12 learners per class
