Description
Attend the Constitutional Convention. Witness the California Gold Rush. Walk the Trail of Tears. Then write about it well enough that a reader stands there with you.
Wordsmiths at Work: Level C Composition is a full-year live online composition class for middle school and early high school, built for advanced writers in grades 8 and 9 who are ready to forge form, fashion and flair in their writing.
Students read and write about significant events in America’s past, from the early explorers through the American Revolution to the World Wars and beyond, using Institute for Excellence in Writing units. Advanced literary devices and essay formats go in, and grammar instruction stays woven through the writing rather than taught off to one side.
The year culminates in a twelve-paragraph expanded essay and a professional digital portfolio.
Class time goes to reading and discussing source texts, working together to put a specific writing style into practice, and turning in weekly composition assignments. Beth Purcell’s feedback system is called Two Stars and a Wish: practice challenges are marked complete or incomplete so students can experiment freely, while graded work comes back with specific, personal, encouraging comment.
Expect two to four hours of work outside class each week.
One honest note. This is a writing class, and it is not meant to replace a history curriculum.
Beth Purcell, True North’s Humanities Department Chair, is an IEW-certified writing instructor with an English degree from the University of South Carolina.
“BEST CLASS EVER!!! I learned so much and made a lot of friends. The best part is I learned IEW while I read Narnia. I had a great time!”
— Carson, on Ink Masters in Training
A look inside this class
Class details
– Teacher: Beth Purcell
– Day and time: Wednesdays, 12:45-1:45 p.m. CST
– Term: full year, 2027-28 school year
– Grades: 8-9; approved 7th graders may enroll
– Credit: one year of high school composition credit
– Prerequisites: Writers in the Making (Level A) and Ink Masters in Training (Level B), or at least two prior IEW courses with instructor approval
– Required materials: Advanced U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons, student book only
– Live, small-group class on Zoom
Enroll today, and the grading and the transcript credit belong to us, at a Cognia-accredited school.
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