United States History-Based Writing Lessons - Grades 6-8

Learn how to write with structure and style as we journey through U.S. History.  Students will work through the Institute for Excellence in Writing's (IEW) units 1-4  as they learn to take notes in a key word outline, become familiar with MLA formatting, retell narrative stories, and summarize a reference.  Students will learn about world explorers, the Pilgrims, colonization of the New World, The Boston Massacre, and the events and important figures that led to the American Revolution.

Vocabulary and grammar concepts will be included in this course.  A formal grammar program will be introduced to each student.  The grammar program will be provided.  NO additional curriculum will need to be purchased.

Please note that this is the first semester of a year-long course.

***Parents are responsible for purchasing the U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons Student book (2nd edition, November 2019) prior to the first day of class (https://iew.com/shop/products/us-history-based-writing-lessons-student-book-only), as well as either purchasing or printing out the Student Resource Notebook from IEW.

Fall Semester Mandatory Literature - Students will read ONE of the following novels:

Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin (Marguerite Henry)

The Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth George Speare) 

Little Britches:  Father and I Were Ranchers (Ralph Moody)

Give me Liberty (L.M. Elliott)

Parents who chose to assign their own book will email me with their choice by mid-September.

Class Dates:

August 27

September 3, 10, 17, 24

October 1, 15, 22, 29 (No class on October 8)

November 5, 12, 19 (No class on November 26)

December 3, 10, 17

The cost is $220 per semester (per student), or $55 per month (September to December) if paying on a monthly basis.

Please note that I am a vendor with the following charter schools:  River Springs, Sage Oak, Sky Mountain, Excel, Scale, Suncoast, Blue Ridge, Mission Vista, Pacific Coast, Granite Mountain, and Cabrillo Point.  Please let me know if your student is enrolled with another charter school and I will inquire about becoming a vendor.  Thank you.