Week 1

Well, we are off and going!

English Grammar

In EEL this week, we learned Chart A, Sentence Classifications.  Practice, practice, practice writing out this chart over and over.  Maybe someone will beat me next week.  Moms, you might want to practice too. We may just have to pit moms against students.

Remember, we are laying the grammar foundation at this point.  Understanding will come later when we get to the dialectic portion.

Writing
In IEW this week, we learned how to key word outline (KWO).

For first and year students, just use the KWO we did in class to write your one paragraph paper.  If you didn't write it down, just do the KWO again.
1. Start off this week with oral retelling from the KWO.  If your student can't retell from the outline, work with him to adjust the KWO until he can restate without much problem.
2. Have him either dictate to you, or type or write out his retelling.
3. Edit grammar, spelling and punctuation if necessary, but don't change tremendously much moms.
4. Add your -ly adverb (refer to -ly list for some options--green sheets between blue and pink in student guide)
5. Check off your checklist (I handed this out, or on pg. 21), making sure to use the MLA format
6. Place completed paragraph and checklist in a page protector to turn in.

For second year students, please use the above instructions or follow the third year student instructions.  It's up to mom.

Third year students...
Same as first year students except, complete a KWO for the text on page 16, titled "Europe Meets America".  Another option is to break away from the text and use another source.  Remember, this KWO technique works with any paragraph.

Happy memorizing and writing!