Hello IEW list, Today is my third day with you and I've really enjoyed the posts. I have never used the IEW material but will just sit back and "observe" you...
Ana, Welcome to the List! Eleven children? That's wonderful!! What are their ages? How many are you currently teaching? We have nine, but it's been...
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Donna Pyle
sixpyles@...
Mar 1, 2002 8:08 pm
I'm sorry, but what's WTM (Well Trained Mind?) and Veg boards, and how do I get there? How would this compare with Excellence in Writing's Advanced videos...
I can tell you about WS. He'll give an assignment, say to describe a pencil, or to write about your friend, or describe the entire contents of the living room....
Hi, I am fairly new to this group, but I have gained much wisdom from everyone over the last month. I have been working on Unit IV one paragraph reports and...
... how do I ... You can find links to TWTM boards at www.welltrainedmind.com. There are also a variety of yahoo groups on TWTM (when searching for names, do...
www.WellTrainedMind.com and www.vegsource.com (homeschool boards) How would this compare with Excellence in Writing's Advanced videos (if you've heard of...
Hmmmm we didn't write anything about a pencil. We talked about it just to show how many things one could say about a very plain item. One of his first...
Wow. You got source material to come up with that paragraph? In WS we had to write about a pencil, like I said. If it had been a candle we couldn't have...
Becky, thank you, thank you, thank you. I think I'll show Scott your response. Maybe it'll encourage him. This is what we did INSTEAD of writing about a...
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gcindy@...
Mar 2, 2002 4:14 pm
Donna: Please tell me how you incorporate IEW and WriteShop. This seems rather complicated. Thanks, CG ...
<Please tell me how you incorporate IEW and WriteShop. This seems rather complicated.> Not really. We don't do key word outlining for this because WriteShop...
I just asked him to pick out an item and apply the principles that WriteShop was teaching for that lesson. We used all the senses and practiced the sight...
Is this something like what is done for unit 5? Even so, I don't think my kids could come up with it looks like soda pop!> I'd have to get my book out to see...
I think most of us can relate to your frustrations, Donna. Hs'ing is a process which takes continual fine tuning. My guess is that you have a 'fort building'...
I am new to this group and was reading the posts about WriteShop. My dd is in 2nd and as I purchased IEW to help give her a good foundation, even now, in...
In the beginning I don't think you need another program to supplement IEW. The beginning units are on key word outlining and dress ups, both of which require...
Chris, As you probably already know WriteShop is not really geared for the elementary student. I am using IEW with a 1st, 4th and 7th grade child. Personally I...
Becky, I don't have a complaint about IEW. I have noticed several people on various boards going to WriteShop. It appears the advantage they are seeing is more...
... supplementing. We weren't that lucky.<< This relates back to my whole "parts to whole" issue. I absolutely couldn't fathom someone not being able to...
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Mike & Linda Campbell
mlsoup@...
Mar 3, 2002 3:33 pm
I think the beauty of the IEW program is that you don't need supplimental materials. The instruction comes from modeling the good writing of source texts....
I was overwhelmed with the responses to my post. Thank you very much. It is very encouraging to know there is so much support available. My dd (7) is a very...
Chris, I have been using TRAH/WISE Guide (the supposedly easier approach to WRTR). Personally I think IEW is much easier to implement and more enjoyable too! ...
That's good advice, perhaps I should concentrate on the writing this year, adding grammar next year (3rd grade). I too, use TRAH/WISE, and I am happy to hear...
Chris, We found the Articles for Notetaking and Summaries especially helpful for getting started with IEW. It is not essential by any means, but it was nice ...
I think I will order "Articles" Would it be beneficial to add Imitation in Writing Aesops Fables or Fairly Tales? I see that Aesops is for level I/II and...
