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Here are some recommended links to other pages of interest for teachers and students:
Institute for Excellence In Writing
Based out of California, this is an excellent resource for visitors from the United States seeking materials closer to home.
Shareware Lesson Plans
This site is designed to provide opportunities for teachers and parents to share lesson plans and teaching ideas based on the Institute for Excellence in Writing syllabus. The principle is similar to shareware: those who need lessons can pay a small fee (on the honor system) directly to those who have created lessons.
Aesop's Fables
These classics are perfect for summaries and story rewriting.
Strunk and White's Elements of Style
Amazon.com describes it like this: "Composition teachers throughout the English-speaking world have been pushing this book on their students since it was first published in 1957. Co-author White later revised it, and it remains the most compact and lucid handbook we have for matters of basic principles of composition, grammar, word usage and misusage, and writing style."
The Owl at Purdue
The Online Writing Labs family of sites from Purdue University, is on of the most informative sits on the web providing student with advanced tools for writing.
Live Lecture Sample (SWI Level C Workbook – Week Seven)
This 27 minute audio clip is the introduction to a two hour talk presented by Andrew Pudewa on the “Profound Effects of Music on Life.” It will serve as a source for the note-taking techniques presented in Week Seven of the Student Writing Intensive Level C Workbook. The full 2 CD set is available for sale on the order forms found on this website. Enjoy!
IEW Families Email Loop
This group is one of the best ways to get your questions answered and discover teaching methods that work. There is also an extensive FILE section on this site with teaching ideas, grammar helps, and more. To join, send an email to IEW families. |