IEW ~ Institute for Excellence in Writing
The writing method that will give you the ability to fill your student's toolbox
with confidence-building tools, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
How does IEW's writing program work?
IEW's unique approach provides the structure that students need to develop confidence in the writing process, while gradually guiding them toward greater independence and creativity.
They will learn nine structural models (note taking, writing paragraphs, stories, simple reports, writing from pictures, research reports, creative writing, essays, and critiques) to help them organize any type of composition.
Additionally, stylistic techniques (strong verbs, quality adjectives, sentence openers, and more) are taught incrementally to gently move students from the basics into more sophisticated writing.
After years of teaching IEW thematic writing classes, I am excited to add the Fix It! Grammar to my classroom. I see a lot of the same grammatical errors among my students. This program addresses those common errors found in writing, identifies them, and teaches ways for the students to identify and correct them in their class assignments and in their day to day writing.
Grades 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
(can be repeated)
Wednesday from 10:30-12:00 pm
25 weeks
History-Based Writing & Fix It! Grammar
ANCIENT HISTORY-BASED WRITING (2024-2025)
Experience the adventures of the ancient world! This theme-based writing curriculum exposes students to the ancient world through cultural literature and the study of famous places and events while they learn to write with the Structure and Style®️ writing method. These lessons cover all nine IEW Units.
FIX IT! GRAMMAR - Level 1 or 2
(Nose Tree // Town Mouse and Country Mouse)
Students hunt for and correct errors in daily passages that cumulatively tell a story. Fix It! Grammar™ is a six-year, incremental program that encourages students to apply new grammar knowledge in every lesson while continuing to practice what they already know.
Composition, Grammar, & Literature
Utilizing both volumes of the IEW Following Narnia series, the students will read all seven of The Chronicles of Narnia® novels during the course of the school year.
Students will learn advanced writing skills while exploring the enchanted land of Narnia through the Structure and Style® writing method. This course is recommended for students with at least one year of experience with IEW.
These Student Books give reading assignments from the novels, source texts on related topics, checklists, assignments, word lists, student samples, and more!
During class, we will take time to discuss the novels for comprehension as well as allow the students to think deeper and make Biblical connections throughout the books.
FIX IT! GRAMMAR - Level 4 (Mowgli and Shere Khan)
Students hunt for and correct errors in daily passages that cumulatively tell a story. Fix It! Grammar™ is a six-year, incremental program that encourages students to apply new grammar knowledge in every lesson while continuing to practice what they already know.
Grades 8 - 9 - 10 - 11
Wednesday from 1:00-3:00 pm
28 weeks