OK...we did our first two days' of Unit I (outlining). My 5th grader loves it and has the hang of it already! He's not much of a writer, so I'm prolonging...
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John Grote
csti@...
Aug 1, 2000 12:51 pm
Patty, Here's the website for the comparison and contrast of IEW and WS by Susan Wise Bauer. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/J00review.html [Non-text portions...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@...
Aug 1, 2000 2:20 pm
Ginny--There is no established amount of time for any unit. You might want to give a warning that the next week you will also be writing after the oral report....
Because of the ?? regarding Writing Strands and IEW, here's a comparison written by Janet Spitler. ... I hope this helps clear up the ?? Ü -- Teena in AZ ...
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dkdouglas@...
Aug 2, 2000 8:11 pm
I sent a message through, I thought, yesterday. I didn't see it posted. I am considering using the Student Writing Intensive for my 11th & 9th graders. What...
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bubdeb@...
Aug 2, 2000 9:41 pm
Hi Kim, I used IEW last year. We only made it through Unit III. I bought the Student Writing Intensive a few weeks ago and have been doing it this week with...
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bubdeb@...
Aug 2, 2000 9:48 pm
Thank you Kathie for your response. I have been using Easy Grammar, but with all the talk of different grammar programs, I was getting a little worried that...
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DAVID & KIM DOUGLAS
dkdouglas@...
Aug 2, 2000 11:45 pm
Thanks for your remarks. Could you tell me what an average teaching day would be like? Do you watch the video and then the children have so long to do their...
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bubdeb@...
Aug 3, 2000 1:36 am
In a message dated 8/2/2000 6:47:25 PM Central Daylight Time, dkdouglas@... writes: << Thanks for your remarks. Could you tell me what an average...
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bubdeb@...
Aug 3, 2000 1:41 am
Hi Kim, The Student Intensive Video course is a 4 day seminar. We blocked out 4 days to do the seminar. On average it has taken them about 2 hours a day. We...
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Leigh Ann Smith
timely@...
Aug 3, 2000 1:50 am
Hi everyone, I am a beginner at IEW. I heard Andrew speak at the Houston home school convention, where I went to 4 of his sessions. So, I suppose I only...
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Carol Severson
carol@...
Aug 3, 2000 1:51 am
The Student Intensive Video course is a 4 day seminar. We blocked out 4 days to do the seminar. On average it has taken them about 2 hours a day. We watched...
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bubdeb@...
Aug 3, 2000 3:01 am
Carol, Just to make sure I am not misleading you. There is two different courses I am talking about. The Student Intensive Writing Course consists of 4...
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Martha Murphy
murphygm@...
Aug 3, 2000 3:23 am
Boy.............. you really pick TOUGH assignments! <VBG> Martha in Texas...
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jazimmerman@...
Aug 3, 2000 4:00 am
<chuckle> Martha, Andrew says that it depends on personality. That is, if you (speaking in terms of "you" as the student) are a noun person (conservative?),...
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jazimmerman@...
Aug 3, 2000 4:30 am
Oh, sorry Martha. I meant to direct that to Leigh Ann ... <blush> Agnela ... From: jazimmerman@... [mailto:jazimmerman@...] Sent:...
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cyndi B.
grace4you79@...
Aug 3, 2000 5:45 am
Tricia, If I might say. I have IEW and writing strands. I have heard that ws does not focus to much on sent. structure whereas IEW does. Now seems to me...
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cyndi B.
grace4you79@...
Aug 3, 2000 6:19 am
Tricia, It is at www.thewelltrainedmind.com let me know if this goes through. Then go to....I cant remember but the next step is curriculum reviews obviously....
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cyndi B.
grace4you79@...
Aug 3, 2000 6:33 am
Tricia, Sorry, sent you the wrong website. It is www.welltrainedmind.com Leave out the (the) Cyndi sc8pak@... ... ...
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The Lennons
lennons@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:57 am
... Student Writing Intensive a few weeks < Is this the "workshop" video that comes with the six other videos in the $130 seminar package? If not, why would we...
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The Lennons
lennons@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:57 am
Thanks, Sonya, for that encouraging post. I will gradually introduce the writing portion to my son. Right now he sees the outlining as "fun," and I don't...
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Karen Hopping
karen@...
Aug 3, 2000 1:53 pm
... grader ... Hi Ginny, I would continue to encourage the oral retelling. You are building his thinking process, which will help his writing. My son (13) had ...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:01 pm
There is only one set of videos necessary to teach this writing course. The 6 video series Teaching Writing: Structure and Style is designed to teach the...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:06 pm
From the Moderator: please remember *not* to quote the entire message you are replying to in the body of your reply. This affects those who have an e-mail...
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Teena in AZ
five4him@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:08 pm
Don't forget numbers and symbols are free! Right away I saw that I would use 100 to indicate the century. ... Teena in AZ HSing mom to Austin 11 Sean 9 Aaron...
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Kathie Lederman
katlede@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:16 pm
Hi, again Debbie. I'm with you (...and hope to see some helpful responses!)and am on the lookout for upper level applications of grammar. So far, that's one...
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bubdeb@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:23 pm
The Student Intensive Writing is the $99.00 course that comes with 4 videos. It is Andrew going over all the units with the children. It is a workshop he ...
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Debra Hiffernan
hiffdeb@...
Aug 3, 2000 4:08 pm
Debbie or anyone :-), I'm new to the list and have been to the IEW website gathering information before I purchase. After reading, I'm still not clear on the...
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bubdeb@...
Aug 3, 2000 8:08 pm
Hi Deb and everyone, I think I have totally confused everyone and I am so sorry! Anyone new should buy the Teaching Writing Structure and Style $130. The...
