Homeschool Middle School Writing Class
Suggested for Grades 6-8Fall/Winter 2018-19
Using the Institute for Excellence in Writing materials, we will be going through nine units to move students from finding main ideas to crafting research papers and critiques by the end of the 24 weeks. The goal for this course is to prepare students for organized, academic writing and introduce them to literary analysis. We will spend 15 minutes a week on grammar, and creative writing will be a minor piece of the agenda. This class is designed for early writers. This year our focus will be more literary as we read several books from the Chronicles of Narnia Series. Our writing projects will focus on an analysis of C.S. Lewis’ foremost work while also looking at additional works which influenced Lewis’ writing.
We will be meeting on Tuesday afternoons at 1pm in the Gold Room at the Main Library. First semester will run for 12 weeks beginning on September 18 and finishing the first week of December. Second Semester will begin at the end of January. The entire course will run a total of 24 weeks.
This is a course which has seen strong academic results for students. The cost for the class is $100/semester plus a one time cost of $29 for a workbook.
Please visit https://iew.com/shop/products/following-narnia-volume-1-lions-song-student-book-only to order your book. Classes start on September 18, 2018, so contact Sara Floerke to register or ask questions.
Sara Floerke Contact Information
sarafloerke@gmail.com
218-340-5302
