Institute for Excellence in Writing
About This Curriculum
IEW gives parents the structure and the tools they need to: Regarding the IEW courses– The DVD format provides helpful information for the teacher. In the DVDs, Andrew Pudewa shows parents how to put his methods into practice (it turns out, it’s quite easy!). The student DVDs (optional, but recommended) provide additional support and modeling for you and for your students. The student materials contain all the source texts, checklists, and assignments that are needed for the course (making it easy for everyone). Student materials include model paragraphs, stories, and report source texts so your students can focus on the how of writing rather than on the what of writing. Students are taught note taking skills, how to write paragraphs, stories, essays, reports, critiques, and how to write creatively. Stylistic techniques are taught as well. Information is taught incrementally to help students move from the basics into more independent, sophisticated writing. It’s easy to use IEW courses year after year—so there’s no need to shop and switch curriculum. Your students can just move to the next level. That’s a plus! Please enter at least 2 characters for name. Please enter at least 10 characters for details.
What makes it unique: <cite index="25-34,25-35,25-36,25-37">IEW teaches writing through Structure and Style method where students read a source text, pull out key words, and reconstruct ideas in their own sentences; this key word outline exercise is the backbone of the whole program.</cite>
Institute for Excellence in Writing: Structured Video-Based Writing Program
Institute for Excellence in Writing is a comprehensive writing curriculum that uses video instruction by Andrew Pudewa to teach structured writing approaches. The program emphasizes incremental skill-building through explicit modeling of organizational techniques and stylistic elements, designed primarily for reluctant writers who benefit from clear frameworks.
Best for
Homeschool families with reluctant or struggling writers in grades 3-10 who need structured, step-by-step writing instruction and benefit from video-based learning with humor
Evaluation Criteria
6 strengths · 1 neutral
Sources: homeschool.com, sensiblehomeschool.com
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