Level: Form III (7th–9th grades)
Subject(s): English
Description:
Moving at a faster pace and with more advanced assignment extensions especially geared for Form 3 students (generally grades 7–9), this class will be ideal for students who might fall between Form 2 writing levels and the more advanced Essay & Creative Writing class. This class is also ideal for students who would benefit from a review of essential writing structures and stylistic techniques to build a solid foundation for later high school composition. Using popular, parent-approved, and widely-loved curriculum from the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW), this class will provide excellent preparation for more advanced BHSC composition courses.
From the Anglo-Saxons to the Renaissance, from chivalrous knights to Genghis Khan, students will improve their knowledge of medieval times while learning to write with structure and style. Working through all of IEW’s Units 1–9, students learn to take notes, retell narrative stories, summarize references, write from pictures, compose essays, and more.
In addition to weekly class sessions, students should plan to spend another two to three hours each week completing assignments at home.
Materials:
Families will need to purchase the following curricular materials before the start of class:
- Student Copy of Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons, 5th Edition (Available from IEW or Rainbow Resource) ISBN: 9781623413118
- Worldly Wise 3000 3rd Edition Student Book 7 OR Book 8 (based on preference/ability, or if Book 7 was previously completed)
- Wordly Wise 3000 3rd Edition Book 7 Answer Key OR Book 8 Answer Key (based on preference/ability, or if Book 7 was previously completed)
Grammar Option 1:
- Easy Grammar Plus: Student Book ISBN: 9780936981147
- Easy Grammar Plus Student Test Booklet ISBN: 9780936981536
- Easy Grammar Plus: Teacher Edition (with answer key) ISBN: 9780936981130 (You can buy in a set with the 2 other required Easy Grammar books to save!)
Grammar Option 2:
- Jensen’s Punctuation ISBN: 9780890519943 (if Easy Grammar Plus was previously completed)
Families also need to supply:
- Pens, black ink, 2 or more
- Pencils, 3 or more, pre-sharpened and ready to use
- Colored pencils, erasable, including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, and brown
- Erasers
- Dedicated 3-ring notebook binder with tab dividers (binder will be used exclusively for Writing class)
- Three-hole punch and stapler (kept at home; used by students to prepare assignments for submission)
- Dictionary & Thesaurus—for home use. Consider apps such as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the English Thesaurus.
- Recommended/Optional: Reinforc
ing stickers for strengthening/repairing holes in notebook paper and handouts
