Course Overview

Class Experience

Classes generally follow the same format every week. It starts with a short journal entry followed by poetry memorization or appreciation. The next activity is a root word vocabulary exploration, followed by grammar studies.

During the writing portion of the lesson, a source text/s serve as the starting point. The text is read aloud, and all unfamiliar vocabularies are explained. A keywords outline is constructed from where they retell their story before writing a rough draft. What is not completed during the lesson becomes the homework assignment.

The learning goals in this methodology are introduced and practiced at the rate of approximately one new concept at a time. When mastery of the goal is achieved, the next concept is introduced, and the practice steps are repeated.

Time Commitment

All writing assignments are started during class time. Students can budget additional time of around 2.5 - 4 hours outside class time to complete all the assigned activities. Earlier in the year assignments are shorter and the focus is to build stamina for the second semester assignments.

Level and Pace Guidance

Students work through two vocabulary textbooks per year for this class level. Every lesson and its activities are assigned and completed per week.

FixIt Grammar is completed at the pace of four days per week. Each day vary in sentence length and complexity depending on the level.

In some instances, longer writing assignments are spread over more weeks. The focus in this class is on mastery and producing quality assignments.

Prescribed Materials

  Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book D

  Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book E

  FixIt! Grammar: Mermaid

  IEW Structure and Style for Students Level C Year 2

  IEW Student Resource Packet

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