Week 5 of The Great TWSS Adventure: Unit 5
During the Last Facebook Live (June 28) Over the noon hour, Andrew Pudewa and Nathan King continued their discussion about Structure and Style. Beginning with the prior week’s unit, the two addressed questions related... read more
Teaching Writing Can Be Easier Than You Think! Podcast Episode 277
In June IEW presented its second annual Online Writing Conference. Attended by people from all around the world, the conference offered education and support for teachers, administrators, parents, and students. In this week’s... read more
The 2021 IEW Online Writing Conference: Recorded and Ready to Watch!
The 2021 IEW Online Writing Conference: Recorded and Ready to Watch! It’s a wrap! This past Saturday marked IEW’s second annual Online Writing Conference. Did you participate? It was a fabulous day featuring workshops... read more
Week 4 of The Great TWSS Adventure: Unit 4
Last Week This past Monday, Andrew Pudewa and Nathan King sat down together once again, this time to discuss Unit 3: Retelling Narrative Stories. This unit marks a significant shift from the first two... read more
Week 2 of the Great TWSS Adventure: Introducing Stylistic Techniques
Last Week On Monday of last week, Andrew Pudewa and Nathan King kicked off the 2021 event. Describing why Units 1 and 2 are so important, Andrew emphasized that in order for our... read more
Week 1 of the Great TWSS Adventure: Units 1 and 2
This week launches a grand adventure. The travelers are from all around the world, but they are united in a single purpose: to journey together through Teaching Writing: Structure and Style. For this first... read more
Announcing IEW’s Online 2021 Writing Conference!
On June 26, IEW is hosting the 2021 Online Writing Conference. We invite you to attend! Developed with teachers, administrators, tutors, parents, and students in mind, this free event will span the day,... read more
Stylistic Techniques: the Quality Adjective
During the section of video instruction on key word outlines in Teaching Writing: Structure and Style, Andrew Pudewa relates parts of speech to describe people’s personalities. Verb people are those students who love... read more
The Great TWSS Adventure: 2021 Edition
As students begin to excitedly look for summer vacation and the end of school, many educators are also looking forward to having a pause in teaching so that they can invest in themselves.... read more
Stylistic Techniques: More about the Strong Verb
In a blog post last week, I introduced the strong verb dress-up. The third dress-up to be introduced, the strong verb constructs a clearer visual image of the action in the reader’s mind.... read more
Stylistic Techniques: The Strong Verb
In the Structure and Style sequence, the strong verb is the third dress-up to be introduced, sandwiched between the who/which clause and the because clause. Strong verbs replace their more bland siblings and... read more
Week 5 of The Great TWSS Adventure: Unit 5
During the Last Facebook Live (June 28) Over the noon hour, Andrew Pudewa and Nathan King continued their discussion about Structure and... read more
Teaching Writing Can Be Easier Than You Think! Podcast Episode 277
In June IEW presented its second annual Online Writing Conference. Attended by people from all around the world, the conference offered... read more
The 2021 IEW Online Writing Conference: Recorded and Ready to Watch!
The 2021 IEW Online Writing Conference: Recorded and Ready to Watch! It’s a wrap! This past Saturday marked IEW’s second annual Online... read more
Week 4 of The Great TWSS Adventure: Unit 4
Last Week This past Monday, Andrew Pudewa and Nathan King sat down together once again, this time to discuss Unit 3: Retelling... read more
Week 2 of the Great TWSS Adventure: Introducing Stylistic Techniques
Last Week On Monday of last week, Andrew Pudewa and Nathan King kicked off the 2021 event. Describing why Units 1... read more
Week 1 of the Great TWSS Adventure: Units 1 and 2
This week launches a grand adventure. The travelers are from all around the world, but they are united in a single purpose:... read more
Announcing IEW’s Online 2021 Writing Conference!
On June 26, IEW is hosting the 2021 Online Writing Conference. We invite you to attend! Developed with teachers, administrators, tutors,... read more
Stylistic Techniques: the Quality Adjective
During the section of video instruction on key word outlines in Teaching Writing: Structure and Style, Andrew Pudewa relates parts of... read more
The Great TWSS Adventure: 2021 Edition
As students begin to excitedly look for summer vacation and the end of school, many educators are also looking forward to... read more
Stylistic Techniques: More about the Strong Verb
In a blog post last week, I introduced the strong verb dress-up. The third dress-up to be introduced, the strong verb... read more
Stylistic Techniques: The Strong Verb
In the Structure and Style sequence, the strong verb is the third dress-up to be introduced, sandwiched between the who/which clause... read more