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Writing About Science Using IEW Curriculum (Part 2)

Completed by 9 learners
Ages 10-13
Live Group Course
Continue to write about science topics in the "Wonders of Science" book by the Institute of Excellence in Writing (IEW) and continue to build academic skills while playing with words for style and writing formats, including essay writing.
Average rating:
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Number of reviews:
(547 reviews)
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 10 weeks
3-9 learners per class
50 min

What's included

10 live meetings
8 hrs 20 mins in-class hours
Homework
4+ hours per week. Homework is required and is assigned after each class to incorporate both the writing method and style (dress-ups). I encourage students to go through a process given in class as they complete their homework, and then they will submit their final papers to me.
Assessment
Students will have access to a checklist in their books so they can keep track of their progress on weekly requirements
Grading
included

Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 8
Beginner - Intermediate Level
This is the second class of a 2-part course on writing using the Wonders of Science thematic writing curriculum from IEW.   By taking both the Part 1 and Part 2 classes, students will cover most of the lessons in the book. 

Continue your focus on writing while learning about science.  Expand on what you learned in the Part 1 class by learning how to summarize multiple resources, create research reports, write essays, and begin papers on analysis.  Because this curriculum is sequential and builds upon a structure, we will cover the last 4 IEW units (6-9) in this class.

Each week during class, students will interact with the teacher and other students to practice building on writing skills through modeling in the required book, discussion, and/or short games.  The games may use the chatbox, on-screen annotation, and verbal exercises.  All activities will reinforce the concepts of both writing style and writing structure.

Throughout these lessons, we will be playing with words to "dress-up" our writing, using descriptive adjectives, strong verbs, adverbs, sentence openers, figurative language, vocabulary, and more to add interest.

Learning Goals

Focus on note-taking from multiple resources and combining these into a report
Learn to create an outline and write from your own ideas

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Curriculum
10 Lessons
over 10 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Nikola Tesla
 Learn to outline and create summaries from multiple sources 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Albert Einstein - Part 1
 Practice outlining and summarizing from multiple sources with the addition of a sentence-opener technique 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Albert Einstein - Part 2
 Practice outlining and summarizing from multiple sources while also learning how to make a "works consulted" page 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Favorite Invention - Part 1
 Learn how to outline without a source text. Take notes from your ideas and turn them into body paragraphs while also learning to use clausal words in your writing. 
50 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Supply List
Due to copyright, students will need to purchase their own copy of the book "Wonders of Science Writing Lessons".  This book is approximately $35 and is the resource they will be using for class and homework assignments.  The book can be found many places online, in addition to the IEW website linked below.  Please be sure to also take a look at the sample provided on the link and let me know if you have any questions. 

***This is the first edition printed in March 2023 - no other editions will be compatible with class lessons.***

https://iew.com/shop/products/wonders-science-writing-lessons-student-book-only
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Meet the teacher

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Teacher expertise and credentials
California Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Idaho Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Chapman University
I am an IEW Registered Instructor and have taught several IEW-related courses on Outschool since 2018 with previous experience teaching IEW in person. I enjoy sharing in the enthusiasm of writing using the IEW method.

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