Hi Ladies, We use IEW with Tapestry of Grace. My 14 & 15 yr. old have been assigned 10-page research papers. They have six weeks to complete it. The topic...
Absolutely you can speed up if you feel ds is capable of a faster pace. For some reason I was under the impression that he struggled with writing and so my...
When our children are working on a piece, I let them start with a main idea sentence exactly like the one you posted. I stress that the main idea is the one...
... Take the time to do a few lessons with him and model what he is supposed to do. When starting IEW late like this, the discipline to begin with an outline...
What wonderful dramatic openers! My first thought is to only use one of the scenarios. The two of them, as good as they are, don't get me to the thesis soon...
Use either the super essay (unit 8) if they have to analyze/synthesize information or several reports (unit 6) if they are simply researching a topic and...
Excellent response, Denise! I'll springboard a bit: After you finish the SWI C, these writing assignments from Notgrass would be great to do together as part...
So much of making assignments understandable is the way they are phrased. I had to read the second one two or three times and I am still having trouble with...
Yes! You can skip the practice days in the SWI and just breeze thru the discs. You can watch an entire disc in one sitting. When Andrew taught it, he had them...
Thanks for all that work on your post, Danielle! When doing a super essay, you can work on the smaller essays independently and then put them all together at...
Painless-yes, that is the comment I've received from the students who go through my research paper workshop. They enter with a "I'm being led to the...
... "All is hazy" is indeed a clause because it has a subject and a verb, but it still has an ordinary prepositional phrase at the beginning. "At" is the ...
I apologize if this topic has already been discussed, but I didn't find it during my search. I'm using SWI A with my two younger children. I'm noticing...
Wow, I was wondering this very question, and then I checked the digest this morning and there it is, and with the answer! :) Loving it! Kristan P.S. I just...
Hi, My daughter has started filling out her "Banned Words" lists (we are doing SWI A), but I probably should have made a copy first, as it seems she might fill...
Well its the "at present" part that is the opener. "All is hazy" is a clause. Cheryl Floyd www.rooftopministries.org Rooftop Ministries ...what is whispered in...
I don't know if there is one in the files, but I have one I'd be happy to share. Danielle in MI ... From: leahbuxton To: IEWfamilies@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Danielle, Thank you for your response. It was incredibly helpful and gave me the direction we need. We will be tackling the beginnings of this tomorrow so I...
Yes, you could easily choose 4 reformers or 2. If you chose two, you would have to alter the number of paragraphs in each individual essay to meet the...
Pamela, Thanks so much for your help! I did go to the files section and I printed off a bunch of stuff. Unfortunately, I didn't find an answer key! Could you...
<<we are looking for more info on the MS medevil assignments>> There are pdf samples of all the Theme based lessons at: ...
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the IEWfamilies group. File : / Stylistic...
... I am excited to have something to share! We had given "thing" a proper burial in my co-op class of sixth graders, but somehow it kept popping up again....
... heard is Inge ... it!! ... Thanks, Beth *************************************** Beth, I found where you can purchase this; it's the sixth item down on the ...
I have started using IEW this year with my 8th grader after several years of being very frustrated with his awkward writing. The problem is that because I...
I don't think this one is my file but looks like a variation. You're right with your guesses; maybe #3 is "comma"? (I wouldn't say it must have two verbs, only...
