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IEW Ancient History Writing for Upper Grade Students Semester 2 With Literature

Learn to write using the IEW method while also learning about Ancient History.
Mrs. Jen Altman MSEd
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15 live meetings
13 hrs 45 mins in-class hours
Homework
2-4 hours per week. Assignments, which will consist of 1-3 paragraphs, will be posted each week in the Google Classroom and are due one week after they are assigned (unless otherwise noted). Checklists will be provided to remain on task and reach the hightest score possible. Resubmissions are allowed should corrections need to be made. Source texts, note posters, and other items to help remember concepts will be provided. In some cases students will need to research and bring their own sources to class to complete assignments. Several assignments will be linked to the reading of the literature, therefore the literature reading is a required portion of this course and required for success of the course.
Assessment
Checklists will be provided to remain on task and reach the hightest score possible. Resubmissions are allowed should corrections need to be made.

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 9
This is an continuation two semester course (if you did not take part 2, it is highly recommended that you have prior IEW experience though unit 5)

Each week we will talk about the historical topic that goes with our lesson.  The IEW techniques and assignment will also be introduced, explained, demonstrated, etc..  Assignments, which will consist of 1-3 paragraphs, will be posted each week in the Google Classroom and are due one week after they are assigned (unless otherwise noted).  We will complete kahoot quizzes at the complete of each literature assignment, as well as discuss the book each week. 

Each week new dress-ups, sentence openers, decorations, advanced additions, etc., will be introduced to help enhance your child's writing.  Checklists will be provided to remain on task and reach the hightest score possible. Resubmissions are allowed should corrections need to be made.  

Source texts, note posters, and other items to help remember concepts will be provided.  In some cases students will need to research and bring their own sources to class to complete assignments.  Several assignments will be linked to the reading of the literature, therefore the literature reading is a required portion of this course and required for success of the course.

Literature - Greek Myths 
Week 1 - Lesson 16 - Unit 6 - Ancient America
Week 2 - Lesson 17 - Unit 6 - Ancient India
Week 3 - Lesson 18 - Unit 6 - Persians part 1
Week 4 - Lesson 19 - Unit 6 - Persians part 2
Week 5 - Lesson 20 - Unit 7 - Choose a hero from a story and describe what makes them heroic. Compare this person with someone you know today who is also heroic.
Week 6 - Lesson 21 - Unit 7 - There were many traditions in Ancient Greece, talk about a tradition you have in your family.
Week 7 - Lesson 22 - Unit 7 - Pandora’s Box warns of the dangers of letting your curiosity take hold of you and get you into dangerous situations.  Tell about a time when curiosity got the best of you. 
Literature - The Children's Homer 
Week 8 - Lesson 23 - Unit 7 - What Moral Lessons Do We Learn From the Greek Myths and Ancient Stories? (2 paragraphs)
Week 9 - Lesson 24 - Unit 7 - Introduction and Conclusion
Week 10 - Lesson 25 - Unit 8 - Introduction and Conlusion for Lessons 18 & 19
Week 11 - Lesson 26 - Unit 8  - Research a prominent person from Ancient History
Week 12 - Lesson 27 - Unit 8 - continued
Week 13 - Lesson 28 - Unit 9 - Literary Critique of a Greek Myth of your choice
Week 14 - Lesson 29 - Unit 9 - Character Analysis
Week 15 - Last week (Bonus Assignment, Introduction and Conclusion)

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Supply List
paper, pen/pencil and notebook or pocket folder to keep organized. 
Required texts for semester two: Greek Myths by Olivia E. Coolidge and The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Literature - Greek Myths Literature - The Children's Homer
Joined April, 2019
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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.  I teach from IEW texts as well as my own designed courses, such as this one.  

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

Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-12 learners per class

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