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Do You Waste
Your Time & Your Kids' Time
By Not Integrating Your Writing Lessons
With Another Subject?
Waste Time NO MORE!
Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons
Is Your Solution to Writing!
August 8, 2007
Dear Fellow Writing Teacher, Homeschool Mom or Parent,
The lessons in this book are designed to
teach structure and style in writing. As they move through Ancient
World History themes, the lessons incrementally introduce and review
most of the models of structure and elements of style found in the
Institute for Excellence in Writing's Teaching Writing: Structure &
Style. Instructions are
directed to the student, but teachers should read them with their
students and help as necessary, especially with outlining and
brainstorming. It is assumed that
teachers have attended IEW's Basic Seminar, either live or via DVD,
and own the seminar workbook. With 24 lessons moving
through all nine IEW units, this series uses source texts touching on
Ziggurats, Gilgamesh, Pyramids, Mummies, The Trojan Horse, Olympics,
Ancient Rome, Persecution of Christians, and more.
Quit Making It Hard by Planning 2
different subjects....
Integrate History & Writing NOW! It's that
EASY!
For students grade 3-6...
Click here to view a PDF sample.
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Contents
Introduction
Lesson In Poetry
Lesson 1 - Adjective Poem: "The Ancient World"
Lesson 2 - Strong Verb Poem: "The Great Flood"
Writing From Key Words (IEW Units I &
II)
Lesson 3 -
Ziggurats (The Sumerians)
Lesson 4 - The Oldest Story Know (The Sumerians)
Lesson 5 - (Three Parts)
"The Epic if Gilgamesh" Story (The Sumerians)
Summarizing References (IEW Unit IV)
Lesson 6 - Pyramids (Ancient Egypt)
Lesson 7 - The Sphinx and Mummies (Ancient Egypt)
Lesson 8 - Putting It All Together (Wonders of Egypt)
Narrative Stories (IEW Unit III)
Lesson 9 - (Three
Parts) "The Exodus" (Israel)
Lesson 10 - (Three Parts)
"The Fall of Babylon" (Babylon
and Media-Persia)
Lesson 11 - (Three Parts)
"The Trojan Horse" (Ancient
Greece)
Lesson 12 - (Three
Parts) "The Curse of Sphinx"
(Ancient Greece)
Optional: "Borrowing a Conflict" (Original Story)
Critiques (IEW Unit IX)
Lesson 13 - (Two
Parts) "Pandora's Box" (Ancient
Greece)
Optional: Critiquing an Ancient Greek Myth of Choice
Research Reports (IEW Unit VI)
Lesson 14 - The Olympics (Ancient Greece)
Lesson 15 - (Three Parts)
Ancient Rome
Formal Essays/Reports (IEW Unit VIII)
Lesson 16 - Adding an Introduction and Conclusion to
Ancient Rome Report
Lesson 17 - Putting It All Together: Five-Paragraph Report on
Ancient Rome
Lesson 18 - Library Research Report on Ancient
Rome Subject of Choice
Writing From Pictures (IEW Unit V)
Lesson 19 - Persecution of Christians (Rome)
Creative Writing (IEW Unit VII)
Lesson 20 - Greek and Roman Gods (Contrast Essay)
Lesson 21 - (Three Parts)
"A Very Different Life"
(Personal Essay)
Lesson 22 - Polishing "A Very Different Life"
This is a great way of
combining both
your history and writing!
When you use IEW, you will spend time
teaching your students HOW TO WRITE, instead of so much time worrying
your kids with what to write about.
SAVE
TIME and SPEND MORE TIME with
your FAMILY by using
these writing lessons that work!
For Newbies & experienced
teachers.
My 5th grade son is my reluctant
writer. I am AMAZED at his response to the program. Having
an "original work" from which to begin has set him free from
the paralysis of not knowing what to write, which has
produced many, many tears in the last few years. He is now
motivated by "mediocre" fiction as a starting document, to
"do better than the original"- a competitive boy-thing I
gather- ha. This week he wrote the longest piece he has ever
voluntarily written, and by far the longest piece he's ever
done with NO help from me. The norm to this point has been
that every sentence is like pulling teeth and what I hear
most is a tearful "I don't know" in response to my questions
designed to inspire.
Yesterday was the cake
topper. I was on the verge of (happy) tears. I had dreaded
introducing the concept of rewrites. Anytime I've ever done
so in the past, he has broken down completely, and bucked it
hard. He's just flatly opposed to RE-doing something he's
worked hard on ;-) I had even determined NOT to require
rewrites of him for awhile. I was going to let the
"summarizing" go on extensively with him. I started my
oldest on her first rewrite, started the youngest on some
copy work, and approached him to read his work together. I
sat DUMBFOUNDED as this child who "hates writing" tore into
his own work, gleefully self-motivated to make it "even
better". He hardly noticed I was there as he wrote
furiously, saying things like, "Oooh! Oooh! Oh, Mom- I'm
gonna ditch the whole thing about the bear licking his face
and instead... That'd be even better!" I almost cried. The
difference? DOUBLE SPACING. The simple concept of double
spacing means he doesn't have to erase, and that's all it
took. Who'd have thought! THANKS!
~Tami~
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Throughout the
Manual, You Receive
Several BONUS ITEMS:
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Stylistic Charts & Helps -
You should refer to these charts when your kids need help
brainstorming or developing an outline. Some of the lists include:
--Quality Adjectives
--Strong Verbs
--"-ly" Words
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Stories - The
stories and lessons are right here in the book for you. You
do NOT have to spend time searching for each fairy tale and/or making
it appropriate for the age of your child.
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Samples & Examples -
There are samples of other children's work, as well as examples of
the concept Lori is teaching for that lesson.
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Vocabulary Cards -
Students will be instructed to cut out one set of cards each lesson.
They will be expected to include some vocabulary words in each
composition they write. The student will also be quizzed (include in
teacher's manual) over the words periodically. The goal is that these
words will become part of each student's natural writing vocabulary.
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Games for Review/Fun
Ideas for Your Students
As an ADDED BONUS...
when you grab your copy of Ancient History-Based
Writing Lessons
1.
Student Resource Notebook - 110
pages that includes the following
Structure Models
Strong Verb Charts
-ly Words (Adverbs)
Quality Adjective Charts
Five Senses & Emotions
Decorations
Transition Words & Phrases
Grammar Rules - Punctuation, Confused Words, Clauses, Phrases, etc
Charts & Checklists
Answers to Exercises
2.
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Blessings,
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