Course Description

This class will require daily parent supervision/teaching. We will be teaching with Structure and Style for Students: Year 1, Level B from IEW. Research has shown that if our students can write well by the end of middle school, then they will be more successful in all areas of high school work. Since mastery of structure and style is the purpose of this course, parents will use this program across their own curriculum to fit student’s individual needs.

Additionally, we will work on editing and grammar skills using the IEW Fix-It program, Fix It! Mowgli and Shere Khan, Student Book. Teachers will introduce new grammatical concepts each week, and parents will complete the grammar and editing assignments with their students at home each week. Students will spend an average of 15 minutes per day, three or four days a week, at home on Fix It! assignments. Parents may need guidance working through the Fix It! curriculum at home, and if so will need to purchase the teacher’s manual. To learn more about this unique grammar and editing program please watch “How IEW’s Fix It! Grammar Program Works.”

To be successful in this class:

Students will work on IEW assignments at home each non-co-op weekday (60 min daily) in order to obtain mastery. Assignments will be given based on material presented in class.  Students will read the checklist and actually check off all items for the assignment. The teaching parent will edit with the student, make sure the final copy is completed, and sign or initial the checklist. All compositions will be turned in as hard copies; printer capabilities are a requirement for this course.  PARENTS: It is imperative that you know and understand the material presented in the seminar workbook referenced, TWSS.

Homework: Students should expect IEW homework assignments 3 days per week, including writing assignments and Fix It! Grammar homework supported by extra in class grammar instruction as well as during “Writer’s Workshop.”

If you know your child will miss a class, contact the teacher beforehand to make plans to work through the material with your student at home.  Course content will be presented in class; however, you are the primary teacher!

 

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Course Tuition and Enrollment Fees can be found HERE. If applicable, see below for additional course fees (supply, lab, textbook, etc.)

Additional Course Fees: $3 Curriculum/Material Fee

Prerequisites:

Parent must purchase The Institute for Excellence in Writing: Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Seminar and Practicum Workbook, 3rd Edition.  Note:  Second Edition used copies are also acceptable. Parents do not need to buy the DVDs. A parent 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.