Course Description: This is a middle school-school level writing course, with an overview of age-appropriate historical fiction from the Fall of Rome to the immediate Post-Reformation. The class will feature instruction in grammar, weekly reading and writing assignments.
In order to facilitate communication with parents, lesson plans will be posted at the class blog: Http://sawfoundations.blogspot.com
Lesson plans will be posted by Friday night at 6 p.m. for the following week.
Parents will need to check the blog and download lesson plans, as your student will be held responsible for their homework.
Lesson plans will be posted by Friday night at 6 p.m. for the following week.
Parents will need to check the blog and download lesson plans, as your student will be held responsible for their homework.
The course will also use material inspired by Shurley Grammar; Reformers & Puritans
(Jamey Bennett) and Twenty Saints
(Bennett) both of which make use of writing techniques from the Institute for Excellence in Writing
. Downloadable assignments will be posted on the class blog with lesson plans. I recommend that students have a 3-ring binder with a “Grammar” tab, a “Literature” tab and a “Writing” tab.
(Jamey Bennett) and Twenty Saints (Bennett) both of which make use of writing techniques from the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Downloadable assignments will be posted on the class blog with lesson plans. I recommend that students have a 3-ring binder with a “Grammar” tab, a “Literature” tab and a “Writing” tab. Prerequisites: Students should have a basic ability to construct sentences, and the ability to read and understand enjoyable, age appropriate books.
Student Expectations: Students should prepare to spend about four hours per week on course assignments. They should come to class having read the material assigned and having grammar and writing assignments completed.
Students Should Have: Students will need the following books, which can be purchased throughout the year or borrowed from the library: Augustine Came to Kent
, The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow (Living History Library)
(Willard) Magna Carta (James Daughtery),The Door in the Wall
(De Angeli), Thunderstorm in the Church
(Louise Vernon), and The Children’s Shakespeare
(E. Nesbit). Links and reminders will be placed on our blog well in advance for parents to arrange to borrow or purchase books.
, The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow (Living History Library) (Willard) Magna Carta (James Daughtery),The Door in the Wall (De Angeli), Thunderstorm in the Church (Louise Vernon), and The Children’s Shakespeare (E. Nesbit). Links and reminders will be placed on our blog well in advance for parents to arrange to borrow or purchase books. I recommend that students have a 3-ring binder
with a “Grammar” tab, a “Literature” tab and a “Writing” tab.
with a “Grammar” tab, a “Literature” tab and a “Writing” tab. 