Ancients Writing
Beginning/Intermediate Foundations
Grades 5 - 7 - First year students with IEW experience or young intermediate students with some writing background
Registration Deposit $50 - Paid after receipt of registration. Mrs. Luiz will contact you.
Fee: $700/yr - 28 weeks (May be paid in two installments, $350 in August and $350 in January)
Two days/times to choose from
Tuesdays, 9:00 - 10:30 PT
Wednesdays, 11:00 - 12:30 PT
Beginning/Intermediate Foundations
Grades 5 - 7 - First year students with IEW experience or young intermediate students with some writing background
Registration Deposit $50 - Paid after receipt of registration. Mrs. Luiz will contact you.
Fee: $700/yr - 28 weeks (May be paid in two installments, $350 in August and $350 in January)
Two days/times to choose from
Tuesdays, 9:00 - 10:30 PT
Wednesdays, 11:00 - 12:30 PT
Ancients Writing is part of the Foundations Theme-Based Writing Classes for 2025-26.
This is a Beginning/Intermediate Foundations class.
Each year Mrs. Luiz offers two IEW theme-based writing classes that will meet the needs of beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Classes are two-tiered and will challenge students at their level.
Students will have an opportunity to “play” with language – using strong words, vivid imagery, sophisticated sentence structures, and timely transitions.
Students receive weekly personalized feedback on their writing.
The classes are interactive and lively. Students will participate in oral reading, vocabulary challenges, and small group activities.
Concepts Covered
note-taking and summarizing
narrative summary (story writing)
research reports
response to literature
story critiques
grammar instruction
literature discussion
Materials to Purchase
Textbook: Ancient History-based Writing Lessons
Fix-It Grammar Book teacher/student combo:
Fix-It Grammar Cards (This set works with all levels.)
Writing Reference Student Resource Packet (if not already owned)
Literature - in order
Semester 1
Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 by Mary Pope Osborne
Tales from the Odyssey, Part 2 by Mary Pope Osborne
Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean
Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards
The Charioteer of Delphi by Caroline Lawrence
Semester 2
The Secrets of Vesuvius by Caroline Lawrence
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Who Was Alexander the Great by Kathryn Waterfield
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Supplemental Reading List for Advanced Readers and Older Students
Review before purchasing.
Greek Myths by Olivia Coleridge
The Iliad translated by Samuel Butler (includes explanatory notes)
The Odyssey translated by Samuel Butler (includes explanatory notes)
The Aeneid translated by Samuel Butler (includes explanatory notes)
The Trojan War by Olivia Coleridge
Plato’s Republic (unabridged with explanatory notes)
The Eagle (Roman Britain Trilogy, 1) by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Silver Branch (Roman Britain Trilogy, 2) by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Lantern Bearers (Roman Britain Trilogy, 3) by Rosemary Sutcliff