Teaching Writing: Structure and Style in Writing Seminar

by Andrew Pudewa

Institute for Excellence in Writing

This is one of my 100 Top Picks!

See the complete review in 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum.

Andrew Pudewa teaches parents how to teach their children how to write via DVDs (12 hours). The seminar workbook is a teacher resource that enhances the DVD seminar with samples and teaching suggestions. The seminar also includes a two-hour DVD with Pudewa teaching some lessons.

This program makes it easy to teach your children how to write. Pudewa addresses potential problem areas and uses an easy-to-follow format that takes the mystery of teaching composition skills. It's also enjoyable to watch!

Parents can watch the entire seminar in advance, then begin teaching, or they can watch each individual lesson just before teaching it. Older students might watch the seminar with parents.

The Structure and Style Seminar is a great investment for one or more families to purchase together, then form a group class for students to work together.

For additional instruction, consider purchasing one of the Student Writing Intensive DVD sets (four DVDs with about 7 1/2 hours of instruction). These are available at three different levels: elementary, middle school, and high school.

IEW's resources are likely the best on the market for making it easy to teach composition skills in a way that students both enjoy the lessons and develop excellent skills in structure and style.

An optional book, Bible-Based Writing Lessons in Structure an Style, has lessons that can be incorporated alongside the original seminar. Otherwise, IEW resources are non-sectarian.

Check the review in 100 Top Picks or the IEW website for other writing resources.