Theme-Based Writing Lessons
Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons
Provides everything you need to teach progressively through all nine units of the IEW syllabus, plus some poetry, grammar and vocabulary. Themes focus on six major ancient civilizations: Sumer, Egypt, Israel, Babylon, Greece, and Rome. The Student Book contains lesson instructions, engaging source texts, detailed checklists, student samples, and vocabulary cards.
The Teacher's Manual is extremely helpful. It includes tips for creatively teaching each lesson, sample whiteboards for successful outlining and brainstorming, vocabulary quizzes, tips for grammar instruction, and more.
Student Manual: $35.00 CAD
Student/Teacher Combo Kit: $60.00CAD
Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons - 2012
by Lori Verstegen
Major figures come alive as students write, using IEW's stylistic techniques and nine structural units. Coming from a distinctly Christian perspective, these 29 lessons acquaint young learners with Mohammed, Charlemagne, the Vikings, William the Conqueror, Kinighthood, geniuses of teh Renaissance, and more!
Student book includes assignments, blank outlines, source texts, checklists, MLA style citation helps, vocabulary cards, and grammar helps are provided for two levels of students, elementary and junior high. Teacher's manual includes teaching revieweing tips, sample whiteboards, games, quizzes and answer keys.
Teacher/Student Kit $ 60.00Student Book only $ 35.00
Bible-Based Writing Lessons
by Andrew Pudewa and Dr. J.B. Webster
Using Bible text, stories, and themes, these 27 lessons move through all nine IEW units and provide style checklists at three different levels of complexity. These assignments are perfect for teaching a wide range of students, grades 4 through 12.
$35.00 CADCharacter-Based Writing Lessons
by Daniel Weber
These lessons guide you through the nine units of Excellence in Writing as you explore the virtues and leadership of three characters of great substance—Mother Teresa, Saint Francis and Abraham Lincoln.
$35.00 CAD
Life Science-Based Writing Lessons
by Lori Verstegen
Thirty lessons covering all nine Teaching Writing: Structure and Style units, focusing on life science and biology topics including cells, classification, botany, zoology, and ecology. Includes weekly editing exercises to review grammar concepts. Provides content-area literacy skills and complete lessons with source texts, teacher's notes, and checklists. These lessons are written for high school students (Level C).
$35.00 CAD
Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales Writing Lessons
Covering units 1-7, this resource infuses the acclaimed Teaching Writing: Structure and Style method with classic children's literature. Characters and adventures will capture your students' imaginations and provide rich writing content. Students learn how to take notes, summarize narrative stories, summarize references, write from pictures and compose their own fables, myths and fairy tales. Appropriate for 3rd-5th grade.
$35.00 CAD
Windows to the World:
An Introduction to Literary Analysis
by Lesha Meyers
There is no question that literature has the power to move us, but how does it get that power? With step-by-step instructions, Windows to the World teaches students how to analyze elements of literature. This reference also contains numerous examples and suggestions to teach students how to build and exercise discernment. The accompanying Teacher's Manual is suitable for both new and experienced teachers.
Student Manual: $35.00 CAD
Student/Teacher's Manual Combo: $55.00 CAD
Classical Rhetoric through Structure and Style
by Adam Muller
Classical Rhetoric through Structure and Style teaches the student to compose essays and arguments based on the Progymnasmata, the most successful and enduring collection of rhetorical exercises in the Western tradition. This approach to composition emphasizes the classical method of building up the student’s reasoning and articulation skills through a series of interrelated, rhetorical exercises.
$35.00 CAD
These interdisciplinary lesson plans allow teachers to improve student writing strength and depth with supplemental history, science, literature or faith content. The Theme-Based Lessons are not intended for use as a curriculum replacement but rather, are an excellent tool for broadening subject knowledge while teaching writing. With these lessons, it is assumed that you have watched the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style DVD's. Without this resource, you will be lacking the insight to teach any of our programs well.
All Things Fun and Fascinating - Revised for 2012
With Humorous characters, cunning creatures, and meritorious men of history. 3rd–5th graders will enjoy writing with this new Student/Teacher Book. Moving through Units 1–7, students will take notes, summarize narrative stories, write from pictures, put together a mini-research report, and compose creative essays.
$35.00 CAD
Level A: Grades 3-5
All Things Canada
by Bev and Bryan Rempel
Suitable for Grades 2-3
Using fun fascinating facts and quirks about Canada, All Things Canada teaches progressively through all nine units of the Blended Structure and Style (Excellence in Writing) program, beginning with key-word outlining and writing from notes, through the creative and reference units. Sources, room to write and checklists allow you to begin immediately. Online videos offer teaching for each lesson.
Handy reference guides and video chapter teaching accompany this book to easily guide you through the 24 lessons.
Coil-Bound Vid-E-Book $ 54.95
Downloadable Vid-E Book $ 39.95
Level B: Grades 6-8
History of Canada
by Bev and Bryan Rempel
Suitable for Grades 3,4,5
Video vignettes from the Heritage of Canada series add significant interest and content to these valuable writing lesson plans which allow teachers to improve student writing with Canadian Historical content. Twenty-four weekly lessons incrementally teach the Blended Structure and Style models.
Easy-to-follow instructions, source texts, video links, and checklists are included for grade 3-5 levels of students.
Handy reference guides and online teaching accompany this book to easily guide you through the 24 lessons.
Coil-Bound Vid-E-Book $ 54.95Downloadable Vid-E Book $ 39.95
Canada; Neigbours with a Difference
by Bev and Bryan Rempel
Suitable for Grades 5,6,7
The longest and friendliest border in the world separates two similar but unique neighbours. These quirks and interesting characteristics form the content for this series of writing lessons which allow teachers to improve student writing with Canadian content. Twenty-four weekly lessons incrementally teach the Blended Structure and Style models.
Easy-to-follow online teaching , source texts, video links, and checklists are included for grade 5-7 levels of students.
Handy reference guides and online teaching accompany this book to easily guide you through the 24 lessons.
Coil-Bound Vid-E-Book Book $ 54.95Downloadable Vid-E Book $ 39.95
Level C: High School
Economics-Based Writing Lessons
by Daniel Weber
By reading and writing about economics, high school students wil gain insigth into economic principles, business practices and entrepreneurialism. These 23 writing lessons (presented at elementary, intermediate and advanced reading levels) cover theory as well as practical scenarios. Students will work their way through all nine IEW structural models. All teacher and student materials are provided in one great book.
$35.00 CAD
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Lemonade to Leadership
by Bonnie Drew
This unique 12–25 hour curriculum involves students grades 3–8 in real-world business practices: recognizing opportunities, record keeping, marketing, merchandising, and writing your very own business plan and implementing it!
The Student Book contains thinking, planning, and “Take Action!” activities in your community. Each lesson offers an optional writing activity.
The Teacher’s Manual gives lesson plans, students’ handouts, and helpful tips for guiding discussions and projects.
Teacher / Student Kit $55.00
Student Manual only $35.00
Following Narnia: Writing Lessons in Structure and Style
by Laura Bettis
By reading and writing about economics, high school students wil gain insigth into economic principles, business practices and entrepreneurialism. These 23 writing lessons (presented at elementary, intermediate and advanced reading levels) cover theory as well as practical scenarios. Students will work their way through all nine IEW structural models. All teacher and student materials are provided in one great book.
Teacher / Student Kit $60.00
Student Manual only $35.00
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Rockets, Radar and Robotics:
Technology-based Writing Lessons
by Danielle Olander with Nathanael Olander
Designed especially for those techies-in-training or newbie nerds, Rockets, Radar and Robotics introduces middle school students (grades 5-8) to the IEW models and stylistic techniques using technology as the subject material. Students will enjoy learning how the military is using iPods, how radar was developed and what makes rockets work. Thirty lessons..
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