IEW Following Narnia Volume One the Lion's Song (Part 2)

-----This is part two of this course.-----

Using the first three novels of The Chronicles of Narnia, students will experience the enchanted land of Narnia through the Structure and Style writing method.

Students should be able to read at a sixth-grade level.

Students will have homework to turn in. Students must be able to type their assignments using the MLA format.

Learners must complete assigned homework. This will include completing keyword outlines and writing essays that we discuss in class. I will serve as the editor for students wishing to submit rough drafts.

Students will have opportunities to present their essays. 

This is not a graded class. Student papers will receive an "I" for incomplete or an "A" for accomplished. 

Learners will need the student book for Following Narnia® Volume 1: The Lion's Song:
https://www.rainbowresource.com/product/051636/Following-Narnia-Volume-1-The-Lions-Song-Student-Book.html?

Learners will need the first three novels of the series:
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy

Students will practice units four through nine in this class.

This includes:
-making keyword outlines and narrating a story using outlines
-writing a paragraph from notes
-retelling a story in their own words using outlines
-creating a title 
-writing an essay following a story sequence chart
-summarizing multiple references
-writing from pictures
-practicing inventive writing
-writing formal essays and critiques
-using dress-ups, decorations, and sentence openers to make interesting sentences

I will teach the concept and model lessons. We will work together in class to brainstorm ideas. Students will be expected to participate. 

Students should expect to spend time outside of class completing their assignments.

Writing Topics:
Week 1: Unit 4: Summarize a Reference- The Manipulative Witch
                          HOMEWORK assigned

Week 2: Unit 4: Summarize a Reference- The Fearsome Witch
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 3: Unit 4: Summarize a Reference- The Spiteful Witch
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 4: Unit 8: Formal Essay- The White Witch
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 5: Unit 4: Summarize a Reference- Sentence Openers #2 & #3
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 6: Unit 7: Inventive Writing- The Witch 
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 7: Unit 7: Inventive Writing- Peter and Edmund
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 8: Unit 4: Summarize a Reference- Roosevelt and Churchill
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 9: Unit 8: Formal Essay- C.S. Lewis
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 10: Unit 7: Inventive Writing- Chores
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 11: Unit 9: Formal Critique- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 12: Response to Literature- Bree
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 13: Response to Literature- Aslan
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 14: Response to Literature- The Horse, His Boy, and Avaris
                           HOMEWORK assigned

Week 15: Response to Literature- The Horse and His Boy
                           HOMEWORK assigned
                        
Students do not need any prior writing skills before taking this class.