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ENGLISH CLASSES
We are so excited to be adding an elementary, middle and high school English program to our organization this coming spring semester. By using the IEW curriculum, your child can also receive history and social studies credit with this particular class (see NOTE below for more details). As God continues to expand our ministry, we are eternally thankful for His vision and His provisions. Once again, we have done our best to keep our fees reasonable and affordable for our homeschooling community. (Please see below for a description of each course)
Course: Elementary English Grammar & Writing
Grade Level: 3rd - 5th grade
Day/Time: Wednesdays @ 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $45 per month + $25 application fee
Book(s): IEW Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales Writing Lessons ISBN# 9781623413095. You can purchase this book new directly through the IEW website at www.iew.com or used through Amazon.com, Abebooks.com, half.com, etc. By directly purchasing from their website, the book will include the Student Resource Packet in an e-book format for you to download and print, as well as vocabulary cards which are both important essential resources for this course. When registering for this course, we will supply your child with a FREE Portable Walls Story Sequence Chart (also available through their website). When purchasing, please make sure the ISBN numbers match.
Instructor: Mrs. Lindsey Howell
Course: Middle School English Grammar & Writing
Grade Level: 6th - 8th grade
Day/Time: Wednesdays @ 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Cost: $55 per month + $30 application fee
Books(s): IEW World History - Based Writing Lessons ISBN# 9781623412715. You can purchase this book new directly through the IEW website at www.iew.com or used through Amazon.com, Abebooks.com, half.com, etc. By directly purchasing from their website, the book will include the Student Resource Packet in an e-book format for you to download and print, as well as vocabulary cards which are both important essential resources for this course. When registering for this course, we will supply your child with a FREE Portable Walls Story Sequence Chart (also available through their website). When purchasing, please make sure the ISBN numbers match.
Instructor: Mrs. Lindsey Howell
Course: High School English Literature & Composition
Grade Level: 9th - 12th grade
Day/Time: Wednesdays @ 10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $65 per month + $35 application fee
Book(s): IEW Excellence in Literature: American Literature ISBN# 9781623411855. You can purchase this book new directly through the IEW website at www.iew.com or used through Amazon.com, Abebooks.com, half.com, etc. When registering for this course, we will supply your child with a FREE Portable Walls Story Sequence Chart (also available through their website). When purchasing, please make sure the ISBN numbers match.
Instructor: Mrs. Lindsey Howell
*Mrs. Howell will be available for "Question/Answer" sessions regarding weekly homework via email, phone or by personal appointment at our facility, if necessary.*
Course Description
Elementary English Grammar & Writing (3rd - 5th grade)
Through this course, students will discover a variety of adventures that will supply a rich foundation for imaginative and enjoyable writing. the students will work through the IEW units as they learn to take notes, retell narrative stories, summarize references, write from pictures, and compose their own fables, myths, and fairy tales. When purchasing a new book, vocabulary cards will be included. These words, which are chosen to work easily in the writing assignments, expand student's vocabularies and add sophistication to their compositions. Acquiring facts about their composition while learning to write well has never been so enjoyable!
Middle School English Grammar & Writing (6th - 8th grade)
Through this course, students will develop their skill with the Structure and Style Writing Method while learning about interesting, important people and events in world history from Gutenberg to the twenty-first century. An optional literature component studies novels that integrate with the historical topics used for writing assignments. By utilizing this additional component, it can give your child the world history credit he/she may need. This Student Book contains assignments, engaging source texts, blank outlines, checklists, clever vocabulary cards, and more.
High School English Literature & Composition (9th - 12th grade)
This challenging course introduces students to great American literature in a chronological historical, literary, and artistic context, while developing skills in writing and literary analysis. Students will perform in-depth research throughout this advanced high school course. Students will also gain understanding of the development of American literature through an in-depth guided study of several great works.
A few works studied in this course include: Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc.
NOTE: Our goal through these IEW courses is to cover both the English as well as the History and/or Social Studies credits per year. In order to do so, instructors will provide additional history or social studies information that corresponds with each weekly lesson for your student to learn and or research. According to many umbrella schools as long as you do 75 hrs. (per semester) x 2 = 150 hours per year, will cover a full credit. Therefore, when you are spending 2 hours a day (1 hour for English and 1 hour for history or social studies), you can cover both credits in one year.
*Here at MHA, we want all our students to have a pleasant and enjoyable learning experience so please feel free to come to us with any questions and/or concerns.*