Course: History- Based Writing/Grammar 5&6

I am thrilled to teach Grammar and Writing this year! 

• The core focus will be our writing.  Our required text will be IEW (https://www.rainbowresource.com/product/054172/Student-Resource-Notebook,-Spiral-Bound-Book.html?trackcode=googleBase&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=&scid=scplp054172&sc_intid=054172&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzN71BRCOARIsAF8pjfjnBIRdAeR3LrtNK2jcvBH9sdffdar0OMtT6HjoYZeZsOI2E7Sh2b0aAhU_EALw_wcB).  We will learn and improve writing structure and style. If you have a Student Resource Packet from a previous year, don't buy the notebook just yet...let's see if we can save you a few dollars.)


• IEW also offers "Portable Walls" which I recommend. (https://iew.com/shop/products/portable-walls-structure-and-style%C2%AE-students)


• I will incorporate grammar from Shurley English, and recommend this program for grammar at home (skip the writing portion on school weeks, unless your child just loves to write, because there is plenty of writing to do from class.) This year we will concentrate on mechanics (punctuation, etc.) We will learn fun facts each week. No book to buy.


• We will expand vocabulary by learning a few Latin words using English from the Roots Up (ISBN 0964321033)(Recommended but not required.)


• Handwriting and knowledge of history (and science) will improve with readings (TBA) that correlate with Cornerstone's 3/4 History / Science class.


• Students in this class will develop presentation and listening skills every week.


• Parents will choose a long passage of Scripture with their children to memorize all year long.  This passage (whatever is memoried to date) will be used occassionally as class presentation material.  This is helpful because (Scripture is always helpful) sometimes the assigned material just won't get done at home, and it gives the students the best possible presentation Plan B, already all ready. 


• We will read Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine (ISBN 978-0-448-47896-8) and The Silver Chair by CS Lewis.  Students will choose a topic for a research paper at the end of the semester that will correlate with either the 5/6 History/Science class or a Bible topic (always right on point.) 

Your child will need a slim 3-ring binder with loose leaf paper (please, not a spiral notebook, due to the blizzard of little pieces on the floor after class) and pencils.