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IEW Unit 4 & 6 Summarizing References - Writing About Animals

Learn outlining and beginning report writing via IEW Unit 4 (one source) and Unit 6 (two or more sources)
Mrs. Jen Altman MSEd
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What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7
IEW experience is helpful, but not required.

Each week we will read a nonfiction text and make an outline.  If preferred we will use two or more texts on the same subject to make mulitple outlines, which will be fused into one to use for the paragraph. 

I will lead you through the process step-by-step. I will introduce dress-ups and sentence openers throughout, if you have IEW experience you will be encouraged to use what you already know, easy + one.

Other Details

Supply List
Printed weekly materials, paper and writing utensil.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from Capella University
I am a homeschooling mom of five children, aged 18, 15, 14, 11, and 9. I hold a Master’s Degree in Education, specializing in Early Childhood Education, and have extensive teaching experience across various settings.

Before homeschooling, I taught preschool for many years and later taught English as a foreign language online to children in Asia for four years. As a homeschool educator, I’ve taught preschool through middle school courses in co-ops for many years and have worked closely with middle school and high school students in our church youth group.

I am also a registered IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing) instructor and have designed a comprehensive progression of IEW-based courses that incorporate history, literature, and writing skills, catering to a wide range of ages and abilities.

Recommended IEW Progression with Mrs. Jen Altman
Course	Grade Range	Supplement
People and Places	1st/2nd/3rd	
Adventures in Writing or Aesop 1 & 2	2nd/3rd/4th	
Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales or	3rd/4th/5th	Fix-It Grammar Book 1
Discoveries in Writing		
Wonders of Science	4th/5th/6th	Fix-It Grammar Book 2
Ancient History	5th/6th/7th	Fix-It Grammar Book 3
Medieval History	6th/7th/8th	Fix-It Grammar Book 4
US History with Literature *	7th/8th/9th	Fix-It Grammar Book 5
Ancients Upper Level with Literature *	8th/9th/10th	Fix-It Grammar Book 6
Medieval Upper Level *	9th/10th/11th	
Early History with Literature (coming soon)	10th/11th/12th	
Modern History with Literature (advanced)	10th/11th/12th	(Not recommended for beginners)
Key Notes:

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are specially designed by Mrs. Jen Altman and are exclusive to her curriculum.
"Early History with Literature" and "Fix-It Grammar Book 5/6" are anticipated for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Grade levels are flexible and listed with an age range. Older beginners are encouraged to start one level below their current grade.
For more details on the IEW Pathway, refer to the IEW Pathway Chart (https://storage.googleapis.com/iew-public-production/files/IEW_Pathway.pdf)

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$20

weekly
1x per week
50 min

Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
3-12 learners per class

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