05 IEW Homework 4 // Due the week of Sept. 30, 2014

Hi Everyone!

• This week, we learned about using Adverbial Clauses which answer questions like when, where, or how.
• You can start an adverbial clause with the words of WWWASIA:
• When
• Where
• While
• As
• Since
• If 
• Although
• For example, I could have the following series of sentences:
• When Johnny fell over, he hit his head.
• Where he looked, he could see a bump on his head.
• While he was walking to the doctor, he found a kitten.
• Ever since he was a kid, he had not owned a kitten.
• As he picked up the kitten, his head began to feel better.
• If the cat could heal his head, maybe it was magical!
• Although Johnny thought this might be true, it really wasn't.
• In your writing this week, you are going to include at least one adverbial clause and be sure to underline it.
• Homework:
• Complete the next two stories in the curriculum. 
• Make sure to have the following things included/finished:
• Who/Which Clause underlined
• Because Clause underlined
• Adverb underlined
• Strong Verb underlined
• Adverbial Clause underlined
• Typed and printed out
• Double-Spaced
• Title at the top
• Header at the top-right corner
• Your Name
• My Name
• Class
• Date

04 IEW Homework 3 // Due the week of Sept. 23, 2014

Hi Everyone!

This week you will be adding strong verbs and the "because clause" to your writing!

Complete the Key Word Outline and the Written Paragraph for both of the stories in lesson 3:

• Alice Sees the White Rabbit
• Dorothy and the Cyclone

For each of these, you will include and underline each of the following:

• Who/Which Clause
• Adverb
• Strong Verb
• Because Clause

Strong Verb:

• A strong verb is an exciting action verb that really puts a picture in your mind! The following words are "banned" and you must instead use a strong verb!
• Go/Went (or any tense of this word)
• You could say instead:
• Tip-toe
• Scamper
• Dance
• Stomp
• Say (or any tense of this word)
• You could say instead:
• Scream
• Whisper
• Mutter
• Cry out
• Thought (or any tense of this word)
• You could say instead:
• Ponder
• Imagine
• Dream
• Believe
• Eat/Drink (or any tense of these words)
• You could say instead:
• Gulp
• Scarf down
• Nibble
• Slurp

Because Clause

• A "Because Clause" answers the question of "Why?"
• My cat is happy because she gets to sleep next to me.
• Why is she happy? Because she gets to sleep next to me.
• Betty needs to go to the store because she ran out of food.

Email me if you have questions!

03 IEW Homework 02: Adverbs! // Due the week of Sept. 17, 2014

Hi Everyone!

This week for homework, you are to complete all of lesson 2 in the IEW workbooks!

This means writing (and bringing next week to class) a key word outline and a finished paragraph for both of the stories about the farmers from the second lesson.

In each finished paragraph, you will need to have:

1. Your name written on the top
2. Your page double-spaced (even if it's just on hand-written paper)
3. A who/which clause underlined
4. An adverb underlined

Email me if you have any questions!

**Remember to bring your workbook with you to class every week :)

02 IEW Intro Homework // Due the week of Sept. 10, 2014

Hi Everyone!

The first homework for this week is sort of an introduction into the IEW way. In class, we went over how to create a "Key Word Outline" and turn that outline into a paragraph.

For homework, take the two paragraphs from Lesson 1 in your notebooks about Cephalopods and do both a Key Word Outline and a Paragraph for each. A checklist of specific things I will be grading is on the back side of each original paragraph.

Some extra instructions are below in case you were absent or confused at all:

• Key Word Outline: 
• You are given a paragraph about something like snakes. You will look at each sentence and pick out and underline 3 "key words" that you think represent the gist of the sentence. You can test those key words by thinking, "If I only had these 3 words, would they remind me what the sentence was about?" 
• *Keep in mind, if something can be made into a symbol like a number or a greater-than-symbol (>), it is a free word. 
• Once you have underlined 3 words from each sentence, write a numbered list in which you list the 3 key words for each sentence. You will need to bring this to class next week.
• Example:
• 1) Most, venomous, jellyfish 
• 2) Eats, shrimp, shore
• 3) Stings, swimmers, die
• 4) etc.
• Paragraph:
• Without looking at the original paragraph, take your key word outline in hand and rewrite each sentence in your own words based on the outline. Feel free to exchange the words for synonyms or switch their order. 
• Example:
• The jellyfish with the most deadly venom is called the sea wasp.
• Make all of these sentences a paragraph of your own about the topic.
• Criteria I will check:
• Must be double-spaced, even if just handwritten on lined paper (which is okay for this assignment this week).
• Must have your name at the top.
• Must combine two of the sentences using a "Who/Which Clause" which should be underlined.
• Example:
• I could combine the following sentences: "Everest is a nice kitty. He likes to play with me" into one more elegant sentence: "Everest, who is a nice kitty, likes to play with me."

Email me if you have further questions!