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Reprise of “The Mighty Pen”: Podcast Episode 269

  In lieu of launching a new podcast this week, we offer a reprise of Episode 269, The Mighty Pen: Teaching Students to Change the World through Language. For listeners who may already use... read more

May 14, 2021

WORLD Magazine: A Wealth of Source Material for Teachers of Structure and Style

  As the academic year begins to wind down and you begin to reach the end of your writing curriculum, you may be considering ways you can keep your students’ skills strong over the... read more

May 13, 2021

The Mighty Pen: Teaching Students to Change the World through Language: Podcast Episode 269

  At what point does content matter more than Structure and Style? Parents and teachers have often asked Andrew this question, and in podcast Episode 269, the answer to that question becomes the centerpiece... read more

May 06, 2021

How the Structure and Style Writing Approach Supports Reading

  While the act of reading appears, at least on the surface, to be simple, it is anything but. Reading is actually an extremely complicated activity that involves lots of simultaneous processes within the... read more

Mar 20, 2021

A Compelling Competition: The IEW Essay Writing Contest

  One of my favorite jobs is working at a local academic homeschool co-op. This year I am the high school English teacher. I’m quite proud of my little IEW class. We’ve had a... read more

Mar 12, 2021

Announcing IEW’s 2021 Writing Contest!

  As winter begins to wane, and the days slowly stretch out longer and longer, we at IEW grow excited because we know the annual IEW Writing Contest is nearly here. We look forward... read more

Mar 05, 2021

Stylistic Techniques: The Because Clause

  This week’s featured stylistic technique is the because clause dress-up. After learning the -ly adverb, who/which clause, and strong verb dress-ups, it is the next to be introduced. A clause must contain both... read more

Mar 02, 2021

Stylistic Techniques: The -ly Adverb

  In the stylistic techniques progression, the -ly adverb is the first dress-up that students encounter. An adverb modifies either a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. These words answer the questions how, when,... read more

Feb 24, 2021

Dancing to the Imperfect Beat of Life

  I’ve sometimes wondered if I should begin a Perfectionists Anonymous group. It isn’t uncommon for me to put off projects because I don’t have the time to do them perfectly, whether the project... read more

Feb 19, 2021

All about Accreditation: Podcast Episode 258

  Did you know that IEW has an accreditation process? It’s true! It was introduced the summer of 2008, and since that time many people have applied to become IEW accredited instructors. In podcast... read more

Feb 17, 2021

Stylistic Techniques: The Who/Which Clause

  After students learn how to insert a -ly adverb, the next stylistic technique they learn to construct is a who/which clause, a type of adjective clause. In grammar, a clause has two parts:... read more

Feb 13, 2021

Reprise of “The Mighty Pen”: Podcast Episode 269

  In lieu of launching a new podcast this week, we offer a reprise of Episode 269, The Mighty Pen: Teaching Students... read more

WORLD Magazine: A Wealth of Source Material for Teachers of Structure and Style

  As the academic year begins to wind down and you begin to reach the end of your writing curriculum, you may... read more

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The Mighty Pen: Teaching Students to Change the World through Language: Podcast Episode 269

  At what point does content matter more than Structure and Style? Parents and teachers have often asked Andrew this question, and... read more

How the Structure and Style Writing Approach Supports Reading

  While the act of reading appears, at least on the surface, to be simple, it is anything but. Reading is actually... read more

A Compelling Competition: The IEW Essay Writing Contest

  One of my favorite jobs is working at a local academic homeschool co-op. This year I am the high school English... read more

Announcing IEW’s 2021 Writing Contest!

  As winter begins to wane, and the days slowly stretch out longer and longer, we at IEW grow excited because we... read more

Stylistic Techniques: The Because Clause

  This week’s featured stylistic technique is the because clause dress-up. After learning the -ly adverb, who/which clause, and strong verb dress-ups,... read more

Stylistic Techniques: The -ly Adverb

  In the stylistic techniques progression, the -ly adverb is the first dress-up that students encounter. An adverb modifies either a verb,... read more

Dancing to the Imperfect Beat of Life

  I’ve sometimes wondered if I should begin a Perfectionists Anonymous group. It isn’t uncommon for me to put off projects because... read more

All about Accreditation: Podcast Episode 258

  Did you know that IEW has an accreditation process? It’s true! It was introduced the summer of 2008, and since that... read more

Stylistic Techniques: The Who/Which Clause

  After students learn how to insert a -ly adverb, the next stylistic technique they learn to construct is a who/which clause,... read more

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