This document provides a pathway for using materials from the Institute for Excellence in Writing across different grade levels. It presents a stair-step chart that students can follow to progress through grammar, spelling, literature, and leadership lessons. The chart also accounts for starting at different grades by finding one's current grade and following the path upwards.
Pathway to Excellence in Thinking, Speaking, and Writing
1. Pathway to Excellence in Thinking,
Speaking, and Writing
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).
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Level A or
Children 2nd grade or younger: 4 Level B Theme-Based
Start here and follow this stairway. (p. 19)
3 Level A Theme-Based
(p. 19)
SICC-A or
2 Level A Theme-Based
(p. 19)
SID-A or Ancient History-Based
K 1 TWSS with All Things Fun & Lessons
Fascinating (p. 19) (p. 19) or
Articles & Stories
(p. 14) & then Geography-Based
Primary Arts of Lang. Lessons (p. 19)
Story Sequence Sources
Reading (p. 8) (p. 14)
Primary Arts of Lang.
Writing (p. 9) SICC-A or
All Things Fun &
Fascinating (p. 19)
SICC-A or
Medieval History-Based
Lessons (p. 19)
3 4 5 6
Older children: Find their grade
level at the base and follow the TWSID-A or TWSID-B or
path up to the stairway. TWSID-A or TWSID-A or TWSS with TWSS with
TWSS with TWSS with All Things Fun & Ancient History-Based
All Things Fun & All Things Fun & Fascinating (p. 19) or Lessons (p. 19) or
Fascinating (p. 19) Fascinating (p. 19) Ancient History-Based Medieval History-Based
Lessons (p. 19) Lessons (p. 19)
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2. GETTING STARTED
LEGEND
TWSS: Teaching Writing: Structure & Style (p. 10)
SID: Student Writing Intensive DVD course (Levels A, B, C) (p. 11)
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TWSID: Teaching Writing/Student Intensive Combo (Levels A, B, C) (p. 10)
SICC: Student Writing Intensive Continuation Course (Levels A, B, C) (p. 13)
11 Succeeding on the AP Lit.
or Lang. Exam (p. 20)
10 and/or Writing Research
Economics-Based Lessons Papers (p. 20)
or choose from other
(p. 18)
9 SICC-C or or choose from the Level C
items on pages (pp. 20–21)
U.S. History-Based Lessons items below
8 Vol. 2 (p. 19) or
High School Essay Life Science-Based
Intensive (p. 21) with
7 Windows to the World
Lessons (p. 19)
The Elegant Essay
(p. 25)
(p. 21) with
Speech Boot Camp
SICC-B or (p. 21) SICC-C or
Level B Theme-Based U.S. History-Based 12
(pp. 18–19) Lessons Vol. 2 SICC-C or
(p. 19)
The Elegant Essay Writing Research Papers
(p.21) with (p. 20) or
Speech Boot Camp choose any Advanced
(p. 21) or Writing (pp. 20–21)
Windows to the World
(p. 25)
SICC-B or
The Elegant Essay
(p. 21) with
Speech Boot Camp
(p. 21)
SICC-B or High School Essay High School Essay
Medieval History-Based Intensive (p. 21) with Intensive (p. 21) with
Lessons (p. 19) or Speech Boot Camp Speech Boot Camp
U.S. History-Based (p. 21) & then (p. 21) & then
Lessons Vol. 1 (p. 19) Windows to the World Windows to the World
SICC-B or (p. 25) (p. 25)
Ancient History-Based
Lessons (p. 19) or
Medieval History-Based
Lessons (p. 19)
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1st Half Year:
TWSID-B or 1st Half Year:
TWSID-B or TWSID-C with
TWSS with TWSID-C with
TWSS with Medieval TWSID-C with The Elegant Essay (p. 21)
Medieval History-Based TWSID-C with The Elegant Essay (p. 21)
History Lessons (p. 19) The Elegant Essay 2nd Half Year:
Lessons (p. 19) or The Elegant Essay (p. 21) 2nd Half Year:
orU.S. History-Based (p. 21) Advanced Comm. Series
U.S. History-Based High School Essay
Lessons Vol. 1 (p. 19) (p. 21)
Lessons Vol. 1 (p. 19) Intensive (p. 21)
as possible
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