Write Well SOLUTIONS 1.0
AMERICAN LITERATURE
Registration Is Open!
Grades: 9 through 12Tuesdays, 12:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
Cost: $700/studentPayment in full or two payments of $350 |
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Introducing students to celebrated American authors, American Literature uniquely links the authors' lives and beliefs, as revealed in their writings, with the corresponding literary periods. In their chronological study of the literary periods, students encounter: Neo-classicism, American Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, and Modernism. As students explore these eras of literature, they consider the relevant historical issues associated with each period such as Darwinism, liberalism, and humanism. Studying the factors influencing the authors and their works, students apply advanced literary analysis as they examine the techniques authors use to produce specific
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meaning in their writings. Through Socratic discussion, students learn to appreciate the aesthetic attributes of each author’s work while simultaneously evaluating each work’s moral tones and inherent themes from the Christian worldview.
In addition to exposing students to great literature, this course refines students’ research and analytic writing skills, teaches them how to decipher and respond to a variety of writing prompts, and offers general test-taking and timed writing strategies for essays like the SAT.
Students in American Literature participate in a private virtual classroom in which IEW® Accomplished Instructor, Ericka McClelland guides them through their weekly assignments with the intent of equipping them to be gracious ambassadors for Christ who engage our culture as complex thinkers, confident communicators, and collaborative workers.
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 & Biblical Worldview Strategies, Annotation, Text Analysis Strategies, Text-based Prompt Responses, Research & Persuasive Essays, and MLA Formatting, Footnotes, & Citations.
In addition to exposing students to great literature, this course refines students’ research and analytic writing skills, teaches them how to decipher and respond to a variety of writing prompts, and offers general test-taking and timed writing strategies for essays like the SAT.
Students in American Literature participate in a private virtual classroom in which IEW® Accomplished Instructor, Ericka McClelland guides them through their weekly assignments with the intent of equipping them to be gracious ambassadors for Christ who engage our culture as complex thinkers, confident communicators, and collaborative workers.
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 & Biblical Worldview Strategies, Annotation, Text Analysis Strategies, Text-based Prompt Responses, Research & Persuasive Essays, and MLA Formatting, Footnotes, & Citations.
Enrollment Prerequites
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
TITLE ISBN#
Institute for Excellence in Writing Materials
Fix-It! Grammar: Chanticleer [Book 5 Teacher/Student Combo] 978-1-62341-355-2
Advanced U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons [Student Book only] 978-1-62341-232-6
Student Resource Package [Packet and Binder] 978-1-62341-277-7
Additional Materials
Wordly Wise 3000, 4th Edition, Grade 10 Set, STUDENT WORKBOOK 978-0-83887-710-4
Wordly Wise 3000, 4th Edition, Grade 10 Set, ANSWER KEY 978-0-83887-735-7
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Stowe 978-168756-640-9
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 0060935464
The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson 978-144249-782-5
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway 978-0-684-80122-3
Institute for Excellence in Writing Materials
Fix-It! Grammar: Chanticleer [Book 5 Teacher/Student Combo] 978-1-62341-355-2
Advanced U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons [Student Book only] 978-1-62341-232-6
Student Resource Package [Packet and Binder] 978-1-62341-277-7
Additional Materials
Wordly Wise 3000, 4th Edition, Grade 10 Set, STUDENT WORKBOOK 978-0-83887-710-4
Wordly Wise 3000, 4th Edition, Grade 10 Set, ANSWER KEY 978-0-83887-735-7
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Stowe 978-168756-640-9
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 0060935464
The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson 978-144249-782-5
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway 978-0-684-80122-3
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