Course Overview



IEW Structure and Style for Students Level B Year 3

Writing 25/26 - Middle

Description

IEW Structure and Style for Students Level B Year 3 completes the middle school writing program from the Institute for Excellence in Writing. This year's captivating theme explores the mysterious and unexplained, while students also study poetry theory and structures through additional prescribed texts. Designed as the final year for middle school students preparing for high school, this course also welcomes older students who want to strengthen their skills and confidence before advancing to Level C. Integrated standardized test practice develops the academic and critical thinking skills essential for writing success, though comprehensive test preparation is available as a separate course.

Reading comprehension is practiced weekly for poetry, fiction, and factual texts.


Class Experience

Each class follows a structured format that builds multiple literacy skillssimultaneously. Students begin with journal writing and poetry work, thenexplore Latin and Greek root vocabulary and grammar fundamentals.

The heart of each lesson centers on carefully selected source textsfeaturing mysterious and unexplained phenomena. After reading aloud anddiscussing unfamiliar vocabulary, students create keyword outlines and practiceretelling before drafting their own writing. Any work not completed in classbecomes targeted homework.

IEW's methodology introduces one new concept at a time, requiring masterybefore advancing to the next skill. This systematic approach ensures soliddevelopment and builds confidence through thorough practice of each step.

Reading comprehension ispracticed weekly for poetry, fiction, and factual texts.


Time Commitment

Writingassignments begin in class with guided instruction, so students leave withclear expectations. Budget 2-3 hours weekly for homework completion, includingwriting, vocabulary, grammar, and poetry study activities.

Level and Pace Guidance

Studentscomplete one vocabulary lesson weekly, with remaining content available forconsecutive years or self-study. FixIt Grammar provides four days of weeklypractice with varying sentence complexity. Larger writing assignments extendover multiple weeks as needed, emphasizing skill mastery and quality writingover speed.

Prescribed Materials

  The Complete Vocabulary Builder Workbook by R. B. Skinner

  The Vocabulary Builder Workbook of Verbs by R. B. Skinner

  Dreyer's English (Adapted for Young Readers): Good Advice for Good Writing by Benjamin Dreyer

  Trivium: The Classical Liberal Arts of Grammar, Logic, & Rhetoric

  FixIt! Grammar: Mowgli and Shere Khan

If your student Completed this text, then buy the next one listed.

  FixIt Grammar: The Fog Prince

  IEW Structure and Style Level B Year 3  

  IEW Student Resource Packet 

  Do not buy the cheaper product that looks the same because it does not include the contents packet.

Jacob's Ladder ReadingComprehension workbooks are dispatched to the student's registered addressduring the second month of the course.

Required Stationary:
1 X Stitched Composition Book (no spiral boundbooks)

1 X 2Inch Binder
1 X set of Plastic Tabs
2 packs of reinforced loose-leaf letter sized paper.

Highlighter, and an assortment of pens.

Tuesday Class Select


Time: 9:00 PM - 10:25 PM UTC (85 minutes)

Duration: August 26, 2025 until May 05, 2026 (36 weeks)

Pricing: US$ 33 per lesson-hour

Charged: US$ 189 monthly payments