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English: Writing & Grammar (7th-8th)
This class is designed to enhance your middle school student's writing and grammar skills and introduce them to key literature concepts. Utilizing IEW's Structure and Style for Students, Year 1 Level B, students will discover how to infuse their writing with various stylistic techniques. Activities will include writing from notes, retelling compelling narratives, and summarizing texts. Students will also write their own stories using the techniques learned in the IEW curriculum. To complement the writing focus, the grammar segment will employ Easy Grammar Plus. Students will master the parts of speech and review capitalization and punctuation rules. Additionally, students will develop critical reading and comprehension skills as they explore two engaging novels. Through this exploration, students will identify essential literary elements like character development, plot, and setting, and grow in their ability to make inferences and draw conclusions.
*This course is appropriate for those who have OR have not had experience with IEW writing curricula.
REQUIREMENTS
Required Texts:
IEW’s Structure and Style, Year 1, Level B (Student Packet and Binder ONLY)
Grammar Plus (ISBN-13: 9780936981147)
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (ISBN-10: 0307742539 ISBN-13:978-0440412670)
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry (ISBN-10: 9780689713910, ISBN-13: 978-0689713910)
Copy/Supply Fee: $30 (paid to Mary Bergman at Orientation or first class attended)
Tuition: $410 ($41/month for 10 months, August-May, or $46/month if prorated)
(2026-2027)
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Mary Bergman
B.A. English
Mary’s lifelong love of great books led her to pursue a degree in English literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Upon graduation she attended the College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. After marrying a handsome Marine officer, she moved to Hawaii, Louisiana, and South Carolina before settling in Richmond. Homeschooling her three children over the last 20 years has been one of her greatest joys and biggest challenges. In addition to teaching her own children, Mary has taught in private schools, homeschool academies and churches. Most recently she has been serving as the Elementary Education Director at her church.