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Teaching Writing Can Be Easier Than You Think! Podcast Episode 277

In June IEW presented its second annual Online Writing Conference. Attended by people from all around the world, the conference offered education and support for teachers, administrators, parents, and students. In this week’s... read more

Jul 09, 2021

Stylistic Techniques: the Quality Adjective

  During the section of video instruction on key word outlines in Teaching Writing: Structure and Style, Andrew Pudewa relates parts of speech to describe people’s personalities. Verb people are those students who love... read more

May 10, 2021

Stylistic Techniques: More about the Strong Verb

  In a blog post last week, I introduced the strong verb dress-up. The third dress-up to be introduced, the strong verb constructs a clearer visual image of the action in the reader’s mind.... read more

Mar 30, 2021

Stylistic Techniques: the Strong Verb

  In the Structure and Style sequence, the strong verb is the third dress-up to be introduced, sandwiched between the who/which clause and the because clause. Strong verbs replace their more bland siblings and... read more

Mar 26, 2021

Stylistic Techniques: the -ly Adverb

  In the stylistic techniques progression, the -ly adverb is the first dress-up that students encounter. An adverb modifies either a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. These words answer the questions how, when,... read more

Feb 24, 2021

Stylistic Techniques: The Who/Which Clause

  After students learn how to insert a -ly adverb, the next stylistic technique they learn to construct is a who/which clause, a type of adjective clause. In grammar, a clause has two parts:... read more

Feb 13, 2021

Plurals: Plain and Piquant

  When adding a plural suffix onto a base word, often the plain vanilla approach works just fine. You have two options: -s or -es. Determining which one to apply is generally a simple... read more

Nov 20, 2020

Meet the Mighty Morpheme!

  In addition to teaching Structure and Style writing to co-op classes and individual tutored students, I also work as a reading and spelling tutor, employing a structured literacy approach. To say that I... read more

Oct 20, 2020

Compose or Comprise? A Dictionary Investigation

  Which words correctly fill in the blanks? Fifty states ________________ the Union. (compose, comprise) The Supreme Court typically ______________ nine justices. (composes, comprises) Do you know the answers? If not, you’re in good company. Truth be... read more

Oct 16, 2020

Less or Fewer? A Baker’s Experiment in Grammar

  These days, it seems that I am perpetually in my home. I suspect many of us are. Being in my home more, I find I am eating more meals in my home as... read more

Sep 09, 2020

Ready, Steady, Start!

  Believe it or not, it is almost time to start back to school. In one form or another, whether it be traditional brick and mortar, a hybrid approach, online, or at home, the... read more

Jul 30, 2020

Teaching Writing Can Be Easier Than You Think! Podcast Episode 277

In June IEW presented its second annual Online Writing Conference. Attended by people from all around the world, the conference offered... read more

Stylistic Techniques: the Quality Adjective

  During the section of video instruction on key word outlines in Teaching Writing: Structure and Style, Andrew Pudewa relates parts of... read more

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Stylistic Techniques: More about the Strong Verb

  In a blog post last week, I introduced the strong verb dress-up. The third dress-up to be introduced, the strong verb... read more

Stylistic Techniques: the Strong Verb

  In the Structure and Style sequence, the strong verb is the third dress-up to be introduced, sandwiched between the who/which clause... read more

Stylistic Techniques: the -ly Adverb

  In the stylistic techniques progression, the -ly adverb is the first dress-up that students encounter. An adverb modifies either a verb,... read more

Stylistic Techniques: The Who/Which Clause

  After students learn how to insert a -ly adverb, the next stylistic technique they learn to construct is a who/which clause,... read more

Plurals: Plain and Piquant

  When adding a plural suffix onto a base word, often the plain vanilla approach works just fine. You have two options:... read more

Meet the Mighty Morpheme!

  In addition to teaching Structure and Style writing to co-op classes and individual tutored students, I also work as a reading... read more

Compose or Comprise? A Dictionary Investigation

  Which words correctly fill in the blanks? Fifty states ________________ the Union. (compose, comprise) The Supreme Court typically ______________ nine justices. (composes, comprises) Do... read more

Less or Fewer? A Baker’s Experiment in Grammar

  These days, it seems that I am perpetually in my home. I suspect many of us are. Being in my home... read more

Ready, Steady, Start!

  Believe it or not, it is almost time to start back to school. In one form or another, whether it be... read more

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