Discoveries in Writing Teacher's Manual

  Jaunt out to discover our world and the world of writing with this theme-based writing curriculum. Students will explore source texts on topics from Alfred the Great to the Bayeux Tapestry, from Mecca to Jerusalem and the Crusades, from Lafayette to The French and Indian War, and more. The 30-lesson course helps students learn and practice how to write from notes, retell stories, summarize references, write from pictures, and use their imagination. This curriculum assumes teachers have learned the methodology of and have access to the IEW program, Teaching Writing: Structure and Style, which will be referenced in each unit. Twenty-three lessons introduce vocabulary words (such as miraculously, ambush, characteristic, and reconciliation) which is practiced regularly, with periodic quizzes (with the intent of incorporating these words in their writing assignments). To teach the course, purchase the combo, or as individual pieces. This course is the second in a series of multi-theme courses created in conjunction with Hillsdale’s K-12 American Classical Education topics of scope and sequence, which assigns a Grade 4 reading level to this course. Literature recommendations can be scheduled to supplement the curriculum (including Treasure Island, King Arthur and the Round Table, Robin Hood, Johnny Tremain, Anne of Green Gables, and some folktales and stories). First edition ~ Ruth