$225
for 15 classesFables, Myths and Fairy Tales IEW Semester 1
Completed by 77 learners
Ages 9-13
Live Group Course
Live video meetings
1x per week, 15 weeks
3-14 learners per class
50 min
What's included
15 live meetings
12 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Homework will be assigned each week this will vary, but will come from the book. Homework can be uploaded into the classroom before the next class. Papers are graded on a rubric, based on a checklist provided with each assignment.Letter Grade
Report Card offered by request, grades can also be seen in Google Classroom.Certificate of Completion
At the end of Semester TwoClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Syllabus: IEW Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales (Part 1 of 2) - 15 Week Course Course Overview: This course provides a rich foundation for imaginative and enjoyable writing through a variety of adventures. Students will work through IEW Units 1–7, learning to take notes, retell narrative stories, summarize references, write from pictures, and compose their own fables, myths, and fairy tales. Required Materials: • Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales Writing Lessons Student Book: Link to book Weekly Breakdown: Week 1: The Lion and the Mouse, The Ant and the Grasshopper • Unit 1: Outlining, Lesson 1, vocabulary Week 2: The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner • Unit 2: Writing from an Outline, Lesson 2, vocabulary Week 3: The Four Oxen and the Lioness • Lesson 3, vocabulary, -ly adverb Week 4: The Milkmaid and Her Pail • Lesson 4, vocabulary, title rule Week 5: The Mule and His Buyer • Lesson 5, vocabulary review, who/which clause Week 6:Theseus and the Minotaur, Part 1 • Unit 3: Retelling Narrative Stories, Lesson 6, vocabulary Week 7: Theseus and the Minotaur, Part 2 • Lesson 7, strong verb, banned words: say/said, vocabulary Week 8:Daedalus and Icarus • Lesson 8, banned words: go/went, vocabulary Week 9: Bellerophon and the Chimera • Lesson 9, vocabulary, because clause Week 10: Damon and Pythias • Lesson 10, vocabulary, banned words: see/saw, think/thought Week 11: Neverland • Unit 4: Summarizing a Reference, Lesson 11, vocabulary, topic/clincher rule Week 12: Swans • Lesson 12, vocabulary, quality adjective, banned words: big/small Week 13: Aesop, Author of Fables • Lesson 13, vocabulary, banned words: good/bad Week 14: The Brothers Grimm • Lesson 14, vocabulary, www.asia clause Week 15:Hans Christian Andersen • Lesson 15, vocabulary, banned words: a lot, interesting Homework: Homework will be assigned each week from the textbook. Students are expected to upload their completed assignments to the classroom before the next class. Additional Information: • You are required to purchase the Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales Writing Lessons Student Book, as it is against copyright for materials to be shared over the internet. • Assignments will be reviewed and feedback provided in the classroom. This course will enhance students' writing skills through creative and structured lessons, setting a solid foundation for further writing adventures. Get $15 off my class "IEW Fix It! Grammar” with coupon code JENALBUNDLE215 if you enroll in a writing class too!
Learning Goals
To work through IEW Units 1–7 as they learn to take notes, retell narrative stories, summarize references, write from pictures, and compose their own fables, myths, and fairy tales.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Curriculum15 Lessons
over 15 WeeksLesson 1:
The Lion and the Mouse, The Ant and the Grasshopper
• Unit 1: Outlining, Lesson 1, vocabulary
50 mins online live lesson
1 assignment
Lesson 2:
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
• Unit 2: Writing from an Outline, Lesson 2, vocabulary
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
The Four Oxen and the Lioness
• Lesson 3, vocabulary, -ly adverb
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
• Lesson 4, vocabulary, title rule
50 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Supply List
You are required to purchase this text, as it is against copyright for me to share materials over the internet. https://iew.com/shop/products/fables-myths-and-fairy-tales-writing-lessons-student-book-only-0 You will also need paper, pencil and/or pen. Access to a thesaurus is also useful.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from Capella University
We have been using IEW in our homeschool for 8+ years and I am a true believer in the method. As a registered instructor, I would like to help other children learn the joy and ease of writing using IEW.
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