Middle School Writing (IEW SSS Level 2B) & Fix It! Grammar Book 4 - 1st Semester

This is the first semester of this course.  

Students DO NOT need previous IEW writing experience to enroll in this class, but they DO need to have the following grammar knowledge:

▶ identifying and correctly punctuating the six sentence openers as well as the transitional opener
▶ identifying and correcting both types of run-on sentences: commas splices and fused sentences
▶ identifying and correcting sentence fragments
▶ punctuation with transitional expressions, interjections, multiple openers, transitional #2s, and essential/nonessential elements
▶ imperative mood
▶ invisible openers (#2 and #4)
▶ hyphens, semicolons
▶ usage such as affect/effect, then/than
▶ personal pronouns and their antecedents; agreement errors

 To ensure this class is the correct fit, please do the following BEFORE enrolling:

▶ Please consult IEW customer service about placement. Because every book in Fix It! Grammar is foundational to the book after it, ensuring your student completes the previous book or has mastered the grammar concepts presented in the former book is important. 

The lessons in this course will teach creative writing and report writing using IEW Structure and Style.  Structure teaches students how to organize their thoughts before they write.  Style teaches students how to engage the reader with literary devices called dress-ups and decorations in IEW. This course also incorporates Fix It! Grammar Book 4.

Students watch the video lesson and complete the work each week prior to class day.  This class will use GOOGLE CLASSROOM to upload all homework and receive feedback and grades. On class day, the content covered in the video lesson is reinforced and opportunities for students to share their work with peers is provided.  

Unit 1  (Note Taking)

Class 1: Create a key word outline (KWO) for the topics "Māori, Cherokee, and San People."

Unit 2 (Write from Notes)

Class 2: Write a three-paragraph essay on Frederick Douglass or Harriet Tubman, incorporating an -ly adverb.


Unit 3: (Writing from Pictures)

Class 3: Develop a three-paragraph narrative on "Maui and the Giant Fish," using a who/which clause.
Class 4: Write a three-paragraph essay on "The King and the Ant" or "Genghis Khan and the Hawk."

Unit 4 (Summarizing a Reference)

Class 5: Research and write about Marie Curie.
Class 6: Write a three-paragraph essay on Madam C.J. Walker or Jackie Robinson, focusing on strong verbs and avoiding banned words like "say/said" and "see/saw."
Class 7: Write an essay on Neil Armstrong or Sally Ride, avoiding banned words like "think/thought."

Unit 5 (Writing from pictures)

Class 8: Write a three-paragraph essay on "Plant and Phonograph" or "Plant and Lamp," incorporating a because clause and avoiding banned words like "eat/ate."
Class 9: Write a three-paragraph essay on "Seagull" or "Storm."

Unit 6 (Summarizing Multiple References)

Class 10: Write a three-paragraph essay on Johannes Gutenberg, avoiding banned words like "go/went."
Class 11: Write a three-paragraph essay on Nikola Tesla.
Class 12: Continue writing about Nikola Tesla, incorporating quality adjectives and avoiding banned words like "good/bad."
Class 13: Write a three-paragraph essay on a historical person of your choice, with additional resources needed.
Class 14: Continue writing about a historical person, incorporating the www.asia clause.

Unit 7 (Writing from Prompts)

Class 15: Write a five-paragraph essay on a person you know, including an introduction and conclusion.

***REQUIRED MATERIAL:
1. https://iew.com/affiliate/161737/shop/products/coming-soon-structure-and-style-students-year-2-level-b-basic-forever-streaming-or-dvd 
2. Fix It!™ Grammar: Level 4, Mowgli and Shere Khan:  www.iew.com/affiliate/161737/fix