2024-2025 School Year

IEW 2 Intermediate Middle School Writing GVL

Mondays Only.

Course Description

This class will require daily parent supervision/teaching. We will be teaching from the Structure and Style for Students: Year 2 Level B [Binder & Student Packet]. This course will pick up where our IEW1 class leaves off.

Students will be working on grammar/usage, MLA format, and other elements of composition throughout the year. Research has shown that if our students can write well by the end of junior high, then they will be more successful in all areas of high school work.

Additionally, students will work through the editing portion of IEW’s Fix It!, The Frog Prince, Book 5.  Students will be assigned sections to edit each week.  This will serve as a complete grammar/editing program.

To be successful in this class:

This course will include daily assignments throughout each week. Students will be expected to take notes during class. Like the previous IEW classes, this writing class requires a considerable amount of parent involvement. Parents are required to edit papers with students each week as well as sign the checklist indicating their involvement throughout the week.

Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Fees: $180 tuition per year, plus $3 Curriculum/Material Fee

Prerequisites:

IEW 1 Middle School: Introductory Writing @ UHC.  Parents must attend the summer UHC Parent/Teacher Training for IEW.  IEW parent training is a mandatory requirement if you have a student enrolled in an IEW class.

Sections Offered: 0 Hour (Mondays), 1st Hour (Mondays), 2nd Hour (Mondays) - T. Rowland 2nd Hour (Mondays) - E. Rowland

Required Materials

Parent: The Institute for Excellence in Writing: Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Seminar and Practicum Workbook, 2nd Edition (Available through Lifelong Learning Resources or directly from IEW, www.excellenceinwriting.com.) The teacher notebook is sufficient. Parents do not need to buy the DVDs. A parent also must have attended UHC’s IEW parent training course.

Student Text:

Recommended Material:

Other materials:

  • Plenty of notebook paper and pencils and/or pens

0 Hour (Mondays), 1st Hour (Mondays), 2nd Hour (Mondays) - T. Rowland 2nd Hour (Mondays) - E. Rowland

Meet Tonya Rowland

Education:

  • Associate’s degree as a paralegal from Greenville Technical College (1994),
  • Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Furman University (2000)
  • Registered IEW instructor

Teaching experience:

  • K3 teacher (1 year)
  • Various classes at Vanguard Homeschool Academy, including high school Government/Economics, Lego Engineering, History, Literature and IEW.

UHC courses taught:

  • First grade
  • IEW1
  • IEW2
  • IEW3
  • Literature Discussion/Analysis

Began teaching at UHC in 2011

Meet Eden Rowland

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a minor in Creative Writing from Bob Jones University (2024)

Teaching experience: First teaching position (taught Sunday school lessons for upper elementary)

Homeschool experience: Homeschooled from 2nd-12th grade; UHC alum (2020)

Certifications: Certificate in Business Communication from Bob Jones University (2024)

Courses taught: IEW 2 Intermediate Middle School Writing and Lab

Began Teaching at UHC in 2024