Pre-iGCSE English Grammar & Writing

Description

Pre-iGCSE English Grammar & Writing

For Autumn 2025 Enrolment

This Pre-iGCSE English grammar and writing class is perfect for preteens and teens who are not yet ready for high school or exam prep stage yet. We will use IEW – Ancient History and Fix It! Grammar – Robin Hood with a goal of preparing students for the basic essay writing requirements of high school and UK exams.  Upon completion of this class, most students will be prepared for successful learning at the high school and UK exam prep levels.

What is IEW®?

The IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing) curriculum is world-renowned for teaching students to write well and master much-needed concepts of grammar and vocabulary required in GCSE writing. Using a history-themed writing curriculum will allow your students to learn good writing habits whilst covering relevant and enjoyable material.

IEW’s Structure and Style® methodology trains students to write by teaching structure and style.

Read more about it here.

According to the IEW website:

‘The more that grammar is rooted in the writing experience, the better it sticks.

The ultimate goal of teaching grammar should be to train students to be able to edit their own writing effectively. When a side benefit is improved performance on the SAT or ACT, so much the better. Fix It! Grammar (third edition) is a complete grammar program for these goals that truly matter, but it teaches students in the context of writing and through editing rather than through exercises focusing on specific rules. 

The early books in Fix It! Grammar begin with marking parts of speech and then identifying phrases (mainly prepositional phrases), main clauses, and dependent clauses. This is better than diagramming because it focuses on the structural parts of sentences that matter most and most affect punctuation rather than getting students bogged down in labeling the parts of sentences that rarely become punctuation hurdles.

Gradually, the Fix It! Grammar stories incorporate usage, grammar, and punctuation concepts, taught by asking students to correct the mistakes in passages and then discuss with their teacher the reasons for corrections.’

Pre-iGCSE Grammar & Writing Course Details

In the class, we will complete the grammar and writing curriculum over the course of 30 weeks in our live online sessions.

Day & Time: Tuesdays 9:30 -11 am GMT (Two 40-minute sessions each week.)

Location: Zoom Meeting

Tutor: Shannan Swindler

Required Materials: 

• IEW – Ancient History
• Fix It! Grammar – Robin Hood
• Portable Walls for IEW Structure & Style Students (optional)

Pre-requisites. Students should be able to write a single paragraph by hand or digitally.

In this course, students will learn:

• Grammar rules and practice how to apply them to their writing.
• Learn to write well using an organised structure and applying elements of style to make their writing more enjoyable to read.
• Learn the foundation components necessary to succeed in GCSE style writing and persuasive essay writing in classes like Logic & Debate and British Literature & Composition Year 1 and Year 2.

Successful completion of this course will prepare students for courses such as:

• Literature & Composition 1
• Literature and Composition 2
• Logic & Debate
• Biblical Studies
• and More

This course is eligible for 1 Language Arts Credit in the USA Qualifications model.

This class is geared toward S1/S2 (Y8-Y9) 7th-8th grade students but is equally open to younger students who are advanced in their grammar and writing skills or older students taking English grammar and writing a bit slower. Students aged 13/14+, following the US Qualifications model, are able to put this course on a transcript as proof of their language arts education level as Language Arts/English 1.

Pre-iGCSE Grammar & Writing Live, Online Class

Classes will be interactive, and due to the live nature of the classes, they will be tailored to the individual needs of the students. We will use a number of interactive technologies to help gain an understanding of the concepts of mathematics.

For any inquiries about the course, please contact us at Arise@AriseHomeEducation.com

Spaces are limited, secure your spot today (payment options available) and prepare for an unforgettable home education educational experience. This class will run with a minimum of 4 students.

More Resources for the Early High School Years

So what do we mean by ‘early high school years’?  At Arise, we have home-educated students following a variety of education models.  Some terms indicate that high school starts as early as 12 years old while others have high school starting at age 14, or so.  Since we teach to bother the US Qualification and UK Exam model, let’s break it down.

• Middle School = ages 11-13. In the USA this is considered 7th grade and 8th grade. In Scotland it is  S1 and S2, while in England it is Year 8 and Year 9.
• High School = Ages 14 +. In the USA it is ages 14-18 and is identified as 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade and 12th grade. Or, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, respectively.  In Scotland, it is ages 14-16 (when students work toward Scottish Highers or GCSEs beofr moving on to AS/Alevels for ages 17-18. In England, it is similar to Scotland, but the higher years are called ‘Sixth Form’.

So, by ‘early years’ we mean, Middle School, S1 & S2,  or Year 8 or Year 9.  Students ages 11-14.  If your student is younger or older than this, please feel free to contact us to confirm this class will be a good fit for their academic level.

Resources

• • British Literature & Composition Year 1 and Year 2
  • World Languages for Homeschoolers
  • Pre-iGCSE Maths