AMERICAN HISTORY-BASED
LANGUAGE ARTS
Classes begin Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Grades: 6 through 8Wednesdays, 9:00-10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) |
Cost: $520/studentPayment in full or two payments of $260 |
Designed with an investigative motif, American History-Based Language Arts sets students on the trail of learning language arts while focusing on American history! While traipsing through time, students track vexing vocabulary, crack critique codes, and demystify puzzling punctuation! Live and interactive, this class features all nine units of IEW’s Structure and Style™ methodology paired with American history source texts. Examining historical topics and trends from Christopher Columbus and his near-mutinous crew to Donald J. Trump and his remarkable win of the Presidency, students learn to write and write to learn America’s star-spangled past!
Combined with their star-spangled learning, students encounter a diverse assortment of short stories, poems, and novels complimenting eras of American history. Each literary selection challenges students to improve their moral imaginations and enhance their enjoyment of great and good literature. From Shel Silverstein’s humorous poem “Sick” to Uchida’s sobering novel Journey to Topaz, students learn to celebrate beauty, identify virtues, and discern consequences.
Students in American History-Based Language Arts participate in a private virtual classroom in which IEW® Accomplished Instructor, Ericka McClelland, guides them through their weekly language lab investigations. After class, students download their weekly 4-day assignment schedule and customized checklists required to complete each week’s assignments. Once completed, students upload their work to their Google docs folder shared with Mrs. McClelland. Students receive weekly personalized feedback on each completed assignment. Equipped to approach language arts confidently and the art of language competently, students salute the red, white, and blue of America’s past.
Overview of Topics Covered: Banned Words Review, Dress-Ups & Sentence Openers Review, Transitions, Decorations, Triples & Advanced Style, Greek & Latin Word Roots, SAT Vocabulary, Grammar in Context, Punctuation & Usage, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Response to Literature, and MLA Formatting & Citations.
Combined with their star-spangled learning, students encounter a diverse assortment of short stories, poems, and novels complimenting eras of American history. Each literary selection challenges students to improve their moral imaginations and enhance their enjoyment of great and good literature. From Shel Silverstein’s humorous poem “Sick” to Uchida’s sobering novel Journey to Topaz, students learn to celebrate beauty, identify virtues, and discern consequences.
Students in American History-Based Language Arts participate in a private virtual classroom in which IEW® Accomplished Instructor, Ericka McClelland, guides them through their weekly language lab investigations. After class, students download their weekly 4-day assignment schedule and customized checklists required to complete each week’s assignments. Once completed, students upload their work to their Google docs folder shared with Mrs. McClelland. Students receive weekly personalized feedback on each completed assignment. Equipped to approach language arts confidently and the art of language competently, students salute the red, white, and blue of America’s past.
Overview of Topics Covered: Banned Words Review, Dress-Ups & Sentence Openers Review, Transitions, Decorations, Triples & Advanced Style, Greek & Latin Word Roots, SAT Vocabulary, Grammar in Context, Punctuation & Usage, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Response to Literature, and MLA Formatting & Citations.
Enrollment Prerequisites
No previous IEW® writing experience is required. Accommodations can be made for advanced students with previous experience with IEW® writing, Fix-It! Grammar, and Wordly Wise.
Required Materials
Fix It! Grammar: The Nose Tree [Teacher’s Manual, Book 1] *
*Teacher’s Manual is required to check student’s work. Downloadable student pages are included.
U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons, Student Book NEW Second Edition
Student Resource Package [Packet and Binder]
Wordly Wise 3000, 3rd Edition, STUDENT BOOK 7
Wordly Wise 3000, 3rd Edition, Book 7, ANSWER KEY
Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
Johnny Tremain
Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
*Teacher’s Manual is required to check student’s work. Downloadable student pages are included.
U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons, Student Book NEW Second Edition
Student Resource Package [Packet and Binder]
Wordly Wise 3000, 3rd Edition, STUDENT BOOK 7
Wordly Wise 3000, 3rd Edition, Book 7, ANSWER KEY
Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
Johnny Tremain
Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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