No. PWW classes are English courses focusing on composition. They use source material based on specific periods in history.

Yes, you may count either class as an English credit since it covers writing, grammar, and literature. You may also count the course as an elective, but it is better to make it the sole English class. For most students, it is too much to take two English classes.

Yes, they are high-school courses. I have adapted the theme-based lessons to meet the needs of high schoolers.

The novels are deliberately middle-school level so students can write about them without long class discussion of the novels.

I am a Christian, and my faith is embedded in all aspects of my life. However, my writing classes focus on teaching IEW writing, not apologetics.

Worldview issues may arise in discussion of literature or current events, but the course emphasis is IEW structure and style® methods for teaching academic writing.

Please discuss readiness with me: pamelawhitewriting@gmail.com.

I give detailed feedback on all written assignments and return them within one week of the due date.

Assignments are due each week before the start of the next class.

I encourage parent involvement but do not require it unless a student is struggling. You know your student best, and I have every confidence that you, the parent, will determine the best level of involvement with your student.

On the checklists parents will initial work that I do not see to confirm that the student completed the work and deserves the points.

We will discuss only some of Fix It! in class. (Discussing every passage thoroughly would take the full class.) To complete Fix It work, students will check their answers using the Teacher’s Manual. Ideally, parents will read the Learn It! sections at the start of each week with their students and discuss with them solutions to answers they missed. This is not required but will provide the best help for most students.

Your student does not have to have an editor at home.

However, parents are welcome to edit their student’s writing. This is not cheating. In fact, guiding your student to find and correct errors is comparable to help given in college writing labs, which have proliferated in the past couple decades.

You are not required to attend class but are welcome to sit in. I love teaching families!

The classes are designed to require about an hour a day, 5 days a week. However, students vary widely in how long it takes them to complete assignments. I encourage parents to discuss it with me if their student spends too much time on their daily assignments.

There is no penalty for missing a class. However, students should make every effort to attend since classes are highly interactive, which helps them learn the concepts well.

Classes are recorded, so students who miss a class should watch the recording. (Adobe Connect recordings are viewable on desktop or laptop computers only.)

Maximum enrollment is 21 students per class.

You enroll for a semester at a time, but I expect students to take the complete two-semester course. The first semester lays the foundation for full-length essays in the second semester. One semester alone is incomplete.

Students cannot take the second semester without having had the first or its equivalent.

I encourage students to email me at pamelawhitewriting.com with questions about any aspect of their writing. I tell them that questions always win my heart because it shows they care enough to get it right!

$550 per year for each course ($275 per semester).

Cost of curriculum is additional.