Pathway to Excellence in Thinking, Speaking, and Writing
GETTING STARTED
LEGEND TWSS: Teaching Writing: Structure & Style (p. 10) SID: Student Writing Intensive DVD course (Levels A, B, C) (p. 11) TWSID: Teaching Writing/Student Intensive Combo (Levels A, B, C) (p. 10) SICC: Student Writing Intensive Continuation Course (Levels A, B, C) (p. 13)
Enter Wherever You Are! Unlike other programs which provide specific curricula for each individual grade, the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) offers teacher training along with ready-made lessons which can be used over a range of grade levels. This can make choosing a course a challenge, especially when you begin our program with an older student. Although there is no single path to follow using our materials, this chart can give you a place to start and simplify your choices for the years to come. To support your student’s progress on the pathway, check out our materials for grammar (pp. 14–15), practicing spelling (pp. 22–23), memorizing poetry & discussing literature (pp. 24–25), and studying & developing leadership skills (pp. 26–27).
10 9 8 7 6 SICC-B or
5 Children 2nd grade or younger: Start here and follow this stairway.
1
Primary Arts of Lang. Reading
TWSS with
All Things Fun & Fascinating
Articles & Stories & then
SICC-B or
SICC-A or SICC-B or SICC-A or Medieval History-Based Lessons (p. 19)
Older children: Find their grade level at the base and follow the path up to the stairway.
2
SICC-B or The Elegant Essay (p. 21) with Speech Boot Camp (p. 21)
Medieval History-Based Lessons (p. 19) or All Things Fun & Fascinating (p. 19)
3
4
7
TWSID-A or
TWSID-B or
TWSID-B or TWSS with Medieval History-Based Lessons (p. 19) or
TWSS with
TWSS with
TWSS with
All Things Fun & Fascinating (p. 19)
All Things Fun & Fascinating (p. 19)
All Things Fun & Fascinating (p. 19) or
TWSS with Ancient History-Based Lessons (p. 19) or
Ancient History-Based Lessons (p. 19)
Medieval History-Based Lessons (p. 19)
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SICC-C or Writing Research Papers (p. 20) or choose any Advanced Writing (pp. 20–21)
Windows to the World (p. 25)
High School Essay Intensive (p. 21) with
High School Essay Intensive (p. 21) with
Speech Boot Camp (p. 21) & then
Speech Boot Camp (p. 21) & then
Windows to the World (p. 25)
Windows to the World (p. 25)
10
11
Medieval History-Based Lessons (p. 19)
6
TWSID-A or
U.S. History-Based Lessons Vol. 1 (p. 19)
12
Ancient History-Based Lessons (p. 19) or
5
TWSID-A or
choose from the Level C items below
The Elegant Essay (p.21) with Speech Boot Camp (p. 21) or
Story Sequence Sources
Primary Arts of Lang. Writing
or
U.S. History-Based Lessons Vol. 2 (p. 19)
Geography-Based Lessons (p. 19)
Writing Research Papers (p. 20) or choose from other items on pages (pp. 20–21) and/or
Economics-Based Lessons (p. 18)
SICC-C or
Level B Theme-Based (pp. 18–19)
Ancient History-Based Lessons (p. 19) or
Succeeding on the AP Lit. or Lang. Exam (p. 20)
Life Science-Based Lessons (p. 19)
Speech Boot Camp (p. 21)
or
Level A Theme-Based (p. 19)
11
Windows to the World (p. 25)
Level A Theme-Based (p. 19) SICC-A
SID-A or
High School Essay Intensive (p. 21) with
Level B Theme-Based (p. 19)
3
2 K
Level A or
4
The Elegant Essay (p. 21) with
SICC-C or U.S. History-Based Lessons Vol. 2 (p. 19) or
12
U.S. History-Based Lessons Vol. 1 (p. 19)
8
9
1st Half Year: TWSID-C with
TWSID-B or TWSS with Medieval History Lessons (p. 19) U.S. History-Based Lessons Vol. 1 (p. 19) or
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TWSID-C with The Elegant Essay (p. 21)
TWSID-C with
The Elegant Essay (p. 21)
The Elegant Essay (p. 21)
2nd Half Year: High School Essay Intensive (p. 21)
12 1st Half Year: TWSID-C with The Elegant Essay (p. 21) 2nd Half Year: Advanced Comm. Series (p. 21) as possible
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