Frontiers in Writing — IEW (Grades 3–5)
Thursday 2:45–3:40
Friday 11:00–11:55
Teacher: Deb Iwema
Description: Examine a wide variety of fascinating subjects in Frontiers in Writing! In this theme-based writing curriculum, students write about intriguing topics such as Halley’s Comet, the Mona Lisa, the Wild West, and other interesting subjects while they learn to write with the Structure and Style® writing method.
***This class is on a three-year rotation with Writing: Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales (2026–2027) and Writing: Based on Ancient History (2027–2028).
Book: Frontiers in Writing from Institutes for Writing in Excellence (ISBN: 978-1-62341-415-3)
Prerequisite: A solid understanding of parts of speech and ability to compose a complete sentence.
Supplies: Notebook or 3-ring binder to keep paper and writing assignments organized.
Class Cost: $263
Writing Based on Ancient History (Grades 3–5) Not offered 2025–2026
Teacher: Deb Iwema
Description: Using Ancient History as the theme, students will learn how to create and write from outlines while adding style techniques to express their ideas creatively. Writing assignments will include paragraphs, short stories, and writing from pictures. Topics will explore the wonders of the ancient world and the civilizations of Sumer, Egypt, Israel, Babylon, Greece, Rome, Asia Minor, and Asia—the people’s ideas, traditions, systems of government, feats, and wonderful skills. Acquiring facts about the ancient world while learning to write well has never been so enjoyable! ***This class is on a three-year rotation with Writing: All Things Fun and Fascinating and Writing: Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales.
Class Cost: N/A
Book:
- Institute for Excellence in Writing: Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons (6th Edition)
- Student Resource Packet: Free download with purchase of student book or buy the Student Resource/Binder Package
Supplies: Notebook or three ring binder to keep paper and writing assignments organized.
Prerequisite: A solid understanding of parts of speech and ability to compose a complete sentence.
Writing: Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales (Grades 3–5) Not offered 2025–2026
Teacher: TBD
Description: Students will gain writing skills by imitating classic literature. Characters and adventures will capture your student’s imagination and provide rich writing material. The students will learn about writing with structure and style and using dress-ups and sentence openers to help develop their own personal style. We will use FIX IT to review grammar rules, and vocabulary will be extended. ***This class is on a three-year rotation with Writing: All Things Fun and Fascinating and Writing: Based on Ancient History.
Class Cost: N/A
Books:
- Institute for Excellence in Writing: Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales, 3rd Edition
- Student Resource Packet: Free download with purchase of student book or buy the binder package. https://iew.com/shop/products/student-resource-package-packet-and-binder
Supplies: Notebook or three ring binder to keep paper and writing assignments organized.
Prerequisite: A solid understanding of parts of speech and the ability to compose a complete sentence.