IEW: Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons (Part 1)

***PLEASE READ all the way through.*** This class involves instructional recordings as well as live meetings. 

In this class, your learner will be working through the updated Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons from the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW). This course takes the students through unit five of the program. Your learner will learn how to make an outline by determining key words and then move into paragraph writing by summarizing non-fiction texts and then retelling short fictional stories. In the midst of all that writing, your learner will spice up their pieces with sentence dress-ups and decorations, as well as vary their sentence structure with different openers. Your learner will receive detailed feedback based on the rubrics for each lesson in the Student Book. 

To maximize progress, your learner should already be able to construct simple sentences and have some basic knowledge of a paragraph. Because your child will be reading some short articles and stories, a good sense of comprehension of grade-level materials will be helpful.

After the first meeting, your learner will be expected to have an outline completed for the new lesson. If you need assistance with that, a recording will be sent out guiding your learner through that process. It will cover an introduction to the new structural unit if there is one, as well as guided instruction to help with the completion of the outline. If you are unfamiliar with IEW, I highly recommend watching the video with your learner at a time that is convenient for you both. This is not mandatory. 

When your learner attends the live meeting each week, we will review the new unit and/or stylistic technique, and share outlines and information through retelling. This time will also be used to focus on grammar and vocabulary through planned activities that foster brainstorming and collaboration through Nearpod and Google Slides. Vocabulary will be reviewed as well using Quizlet and will be incorporated into the activities. Your learner will also be able to ask questions about the assignment during this time.

Topics will include:

UNIT 1: KEY WORD OUTLINES
           Week 1: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

UNIT 2: WRITING FROM NOTES
           Week 2: The Lighthouse of Alexandria 
           Week 3: Roman Aqueducts
           
UNIT 3: RETELLING NARRATIVE STORIES
           Week 4: The Sword of Damocles
           Week 5: The Trojan Horse

UNIT 4: SUMMARIZING A REFERENCE
            Week 6: The Epic of Gilgamesh
            Week 7: King Tut
            Week 8: The Mayans and Chocolate
            Week 9: Ashurbanipal's Library

UNIT 5: WRITING FROM PICTURES
             Week 10: A Roman Chariot Race
             Week 11: An Egyptian Tomb

Week 12 will be a project. Your learner will create an ebook of their story from Week 10: A Roman Chariot Race using Google Slides.

If your learner is looking for more of a challenge, you can check out this class. It's a great companion! 
https://outschool.com/classes/flex-iew-advanced-style-75DvIewK?sectionUid=78bfa990-5038-48d7-b04c-d668fceb39bf&showDetails=true

*** If you have siblings, I will give you a $10 discount in the form of a refund for the additional learner. 

It is highly recommended that you take Part 2 of this course in the spring.