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IEW Fix-It Grammar Book 1 - The Nose Tree - Semester 2

Students hunt for and correct errors in daily passages that cumulatively tell a story.
Mrs. Jen Altman MSEd
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Class

What's included

15 live meetings
10 in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Homework will be assigned, which consists of the remaining corrections, rewriting the passages and defining the vocabulary words. Homework will be assigned over some holiday breaks in order to complete the full 33 week course in 30 weeks.
Assessment
Homework will be corrected each week when submitted through the google classroom.

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7
Level 1 Nose Tree presumes no prior grammar knowledge and introduces basic parts of speech, end-mark punctuation, phrases, clauses, homophones, and more.

The following book is required for this course https://iew.com/shop/products/fix-it%E2%84%A2-grammar-level-1-nose-tree-student-book
It is also recommended that you purchase the New Grammar Cards https://iew.com/shop/products/fix-it-grammar-cards


Each week in class we will: 
**Semester one covers lessons 1-15**
1. Learn It! On the first day of the new Week, read through the Learn It section.
Each Learn It covers a concept that the student will practice in future
passages. Instructions for marking and fixing passages are included
in each Learn It.
2. Read It! Read the day’s passage. We will review the bolded vocabulary words each week.  Students are encouraged to maintain a list of vocabulary words and their definitions.
3. Mark It! Mark the passage using the guide at the top of the daily practice page.class. 
4. Fix It! Correct the passage using the guide at the top of the daily practice page.
*We will mark and fix as many passages as we have time for in class each week, sometimes there may be 1-2 passages left to complete for homework. 

Week 1 - Lesson 16 vocabulary and passages 
Week 2 - Lesson 17 vocabulary and passages 
Week 3 - Lesson 18 vocabulary and passages 
Week 4 - Lesson 19 vocabulary and passages 
Week 5 - Lesson 20 vocabulary and passages 
Week 6 - Lesson 21 vocabulary and passages 
Week 7 - Lesson 22 vocabulary and passages 
Week 8 - Lesson 23 vocabulary and passages 
Week 9 - Lesson 24 vocabulary and passages 
Week 10 - Lesson 25 vocabulary and passages 
Week 11 - Lesson 26 vocabulary and passages 
Week 12 - Lesson 27 vocabulary and passages 
Week 13 - Lesson 28 vocabulary and passages 
Week 14 - Lesson 29 vocabulary and passages 
Week 15 - Lesson 30 vocabulary and passages

Homework:  
Rewrite It! After marking, correcting, and discussing the passage with the teacher,
copy the corrected passage on the lines provided or into a separate
notebook.
• Copy the corrected story, not the editing marks.
• Indent and use capital letters properly.
• Copy the corrected punctuation.

Concepts covered and Grammar Cards used for this course:
Editing Marks, Capitalization, Title, Indentation, Noun
Pronoun
Dependent Clause
Adjective
Preposition
Subject-Verb Pair, Verb
Linking Verb
Helping Verb
Quotation
Conjunction, Coordinating Conjunction
Adverb
Apostrophes
www Word
Number Words and Numerals

**This is NOT a graded course, but you have the option to turn in assignments each week via google classroom.  Assignments will be reviewed and returned as completed.

Other Details

Supply List
You need the textbook https://iew.com/shop/products/fix-it%E2%84%A2-grammar-level-1-nose-tree-student-book and should also take the placement test before enrolling to make sure this class is the right level for your child.  http://iew.com/sites/default/files/page/fileattachment/Fix_It_Placement_Test.pdf
They should also have paper/notebook with 4 sections if you have a self-printed text or a 2 section notebook if your text is spiral bound, the last 2 sections are for rewrite and vocabulary.  You will also need a place to store the grammar cards (a zipper pencil pouch or ziploc bag works well).
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    Master's Degree in Education from Capella University
    I am a registered certified IEW instructor and have been using IEW in my own home for 5+ years and also teach IEW themed writing classes.  

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    1x per week, 15 weeks
    40 min
    Completed by 24 learners
    Live video meetings
    Ages: 9-13
    4-12 learners per class

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