On Day 3 of Twelve Days of Christmas Giving, IEW is giving you a three-week sample of three theme-based writing lessons. Be sure you are registered for the event to receive the email with links to the gifts and the free shipping code.
Christmas can be a time of traditions but also a time of trying new things. Have you used our video courses but wonder what it would be like to teach your students yourself? Now is the perfect time to download this gift and try something new!
Perhaps you have a reluctant writer. Fix yourself a mug of hot cocoa and a plate of Christmas cookies to enjoy while you watch Andrew Pudewa address Reaching the Reluctant Writer in this free video talk. IEW’s methods have proven successful for students who do not love to write. Sometimes offering fascinating topics to write about will help. IEW’s partnership with Hillsdale College offers a series of courses that integrate teaching across the curriculum, ideal for single-grade classes. Each course includes intriguing topics that will spark your student’s interest. Starting with Adventures in Writing, elementary students progress systematically through the series, building skills incrementally.
Today’s exclusive gift is the first three lessons from three of IEW’s newest courses: Adventures in Writing, Discoveries in Writing, and Frontiers in Writing.
Like our other theme-based writing lessons, these books provide a full year of ready-made lesson plans to support you in teaching the Structure and Style® method of writing to your students in the context of history, literature, science, and more. To make this easy, these courses include source texts, checklists, and assignments as well as detailed written instructions for you and your student. Give them a try!
If you still wonder what these courses are like, in this podcast episode you can learn some of the benefits of using any of the theme-based writing lessons as well as the history behind them. These offer the benefit of not needing a device to watch videos. Because these books all begin with Unit 1 and yet also provide new and enticing topics, both new and returning IEW students can use them. Some theme-based writing lessons have multiple levels of instruction included through Simplified Source Texts or Advanced Additions, so you can use them with multiple ages. A teacher who is trained in and experienced with IEW’s methodology will also be able to use the EZ+1 approach to tailor a student’s checklist. Since you’ll teach your student directly, don’t forget to bookmark this podcast episode: “Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing” (Episode 359).
What do you need to start the theme-based lessons? Watch the Get Started with IEW video to help you launch your writing journey. Since they do not include a student video component, the theme-based lessons presume that the instructor has been through or is using the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style seminar and is prepared to directly teach the material to the students. Watch the Structure and Style Overview for a preview of that course.
P.S. Don’t forget to use the code for free standard domestic shipping on any online order from December 26–January 6.
