Kovanda: IEW Advanced US History MC (F 1:10 pm)

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Kovanda: American Literature & Advanced IEW US History-Based Writing

Moncks Corner, Fridays 1:10pm


Grade/Ages: 9-12th grade

Instructor: Jaime Kovanda

Email: jkovanda@sheep.education

Monthly Fees: $38

One Time Material Fees:  $25

Supply Requirements: 

  1. Advanced US History-Based Writing Lessons (1st edition, version 3, 2015) A canon is pictured on the front cover. (ISBN 978-1-62341-232-6)
  2. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
  3. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
  4. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
  6. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
  7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  8. The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson

*Each of these novels are available in audiobook format and I highly encourage students to listen as they annotate. The physical copy of each book is required. Some of the novels will be read in their entirety, others are used for excerpts.


FREE IEW PDF downloads:

  1. Student Resource Notebook (printed resource required for ALL)
  2. 2. Advanced US History-Based Writing Lessons Reproducible Checklists ebook (31 pages)


Course Description: 

Writing and literature lessons in this course are taught in weekly class sessions with homework to be completed during the remainder of the week. Lessons move through American history themes and quickly review the models of structure and elements of style found in the Institute for Excellence in Writing’s Teaching Writing: Structure and Style; lessons progress to more advanced writing skills appropriate for high school students. In addition, the lessons incrementally teach eighty vocabulary words frequently found on college entrance SAT tests, as well as important grammar rules of punctuation and usage. In addition to the writing portion of class, students will read selected novels as artifacts of history. We will use the novels as a backdrop for understanding the historic times and for exercises in reading and writing with skill.


This course is intended to be a continuation of the skills students have learned in their first year of IEW instruction. This class is appropriate for freshmen through seniors to enroll; exceptions will be made for students in 8th grade who have previous IEW experience and a strong reading foundation.


Students must be able to interact on Google Classroom to send and receive instructions and assignments.


Grading:

  • Polished Papers (40%)
  • Reading (25%) Students should expect to read the assigned novels prior to class and come prepared to participate in a thoughtful conversation about the material. Students are welcome to enjoy the audio presentations of the novels, but should also have the physical copy to annotate as they listen.
  • Research and Presentation (20%)
  • Class Participation (10%) Students should expect to participate respectfully in class each week by reading papers, answering questions, offering ideas, and paying attention to the class instruction and discussions. CELL PHONES or other digital devices are not permitted to be used during class.
  • Vocabulary Quizzes (5%) Quizzes will be given in class or through Google Classroom.