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Lecciones de escritura basadas en historia antigua IEW Semestre 1
Mrs. Jen Altman MSEd
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Descubra las maravillas del mundo antiguo mientras aprende a escribir con estructura y estilo.
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Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 3 - 6
Sigue en plan de estudios Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons: Part 1 of 2 (15 Weeks) Course Overview: This course is designed to explore ancient civilizations while teaching students how to write effectively using the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) methods. We will cover civilizations such as Sumer, Egypt, Israel, Babylon, Greece, Rome, Asia Minor, and Asia. Students will learn and practice writing techniques through IEW’s structural units 1–9 and gradually incorporate elements of style into their...
15 lessons//15 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1The Hanging Gardens of Babylon• Techniques: Introduction to Style, Outlines • Activities: Introduction to course, creating outlines, basic stylistic techniquesWeek 2Lesson 2The Lighthouse of Alexandria• Techniques: Introduction to Style, Outlines • Activities: Introduction to course, creating outlines, basic stylistic techniques.Week 3Lesson 3Roman Hypocaust Systems• Technique and Activities: Review from Week 2Week 4Lesson 4Roman Aqueducts• Technique: Who/Which Clauses, Title Rule • Activities: Incorporating who/which clauses, understanding the title rule in writing.Week 5Lesson 5The Wind and the Sun (Fable)• Technique: Story Sequence Charts • Activities: Using story sequence charts for writing.Week 6Lesson 6The Sword of Damocles (ancient parable)• Technique: Strong Verbs, Banned Words: go/went, say/said • Activities: Identifying and using strong verbs, avoiding banned words.Week 7Lesson 7The Trojan Horse (Greek myth)• Technique: Because Clause • Activities: Writing using because clauses.Week 8Lesson 8Cincinnatus Rules Rome (myth)• Technique and Activities: Review from week 7Week 9Lesson 9The Epic of Gilgamesh• Technique: Summarizing a Reference, banned words: get/got • Activities: Techniques for summarizing references effectively.Week 10Lesson 10King Tut• Quality Adjectives, Banned Words: good, bad, big, small • Activities: Using quality adjectives, avoiding banned words.Week 11Lesson 11The Mayans and Chocolate• Technique: www.asia • Activities: Introduction to www.asia sentence structures, practice writing.Week 12Lesson 12Ashurbanipal’s Library• Technique: #2 Prepositional Opener • Activities: Using prepositional openers in sentences, practice writing.Week 13Lesson 13A Pharos Island Legend• Technique: Writing from Pictures • Activities: Writing assignments based on pictures, incorporating dual dress-ups.Week 14Lesson 14A Roman Chariot Race• Technique: #3 -ly Adverb Opener • Activities: Using -ly adverb openers in sentence, practice writing.Week 15Lesson 15An Egyptian Tomb• Technique and Activities: Practice all learned this semester
- Moving through Units 1–9 of the IEW methods, students will take notes, summarize narrative stories, write from pictures, put together a mini research report, and compose creative essays.
We have been using IEW in our homeschool for 8+ years and I am a true believer in the method. As a registered instructor, I would like to help other children learn the joy and ease of writing using IEW.
1 - 2 horas semanales fuera de clase
Tarea
Frecuencia: 1-2 por semanaComentario: según sea necesarioDetalles: Homework will be assigned each week and should be uploaded to the classroom before class. Each writing assignment includes a composition checklist, so what is expected is easily outlined. Papers are graded on a rubric, based on a checklist provided with each assignment.Letra de calificación
Frecuencia: incluidoDetalles: By request a report card will be provided, grades can also be seen in google classroom.Certificado de finalización
Frecuencia: 1 después de finalizar la claseDetalles: At the completion of Semester Two.
The following textbook will need to purchased for this course https://iew.com/shop/products/ancient-history-based-writing-lessons-student-book-only
Además del aula de Outschool, esta clase utiliza:
- Google Classroom
Please review the course book table of contents to ensure you are okay with the subject matters, Christianity (The Exodus) and Hinduism/Buddhism is discussed in a historical context. https://iew.com/sites/default/files/paperbasedcourse/fileattachment/AHW-S_Sample.pdf
Se unió el April, 2019
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401reseñas
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Maestría en Educación desde Capella University
I am a homeschooling mom of 5. I have a Masters Degree in Education, specializing in Early Childhood Education. I taught English as a foreign language online to kids in Asia for 4 years. I have children ages 17, 15, 13, 10 and 8. I taught...
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