Language Arts

This student resource handbook from the Institute for Excellence in Writing is designed to present information "at the point of need." This resource includes charts, reminders, style samples, tips, exercises, word lists, and other information that allows...

Teaching the Classics, 2nd Edition will teach you how to study literature by focusing on the important elements of literature: literary analysis, style & content, setting, characters, conflict & plot, and theme. This workbook is designed to...

The Institute for Excellence in Writing's Teaching Writing: Structure and Style course is the foundation for the IEW method. This single workbook is perfect for teachers who are taking the full course and don't need to purchase the DVDs. Please note that...

In this creative writing curriculum for middle schoolers (roughly 6th- to 9th-grade), young writers of fiction and poetry learn vital skills such as point of view, characterization, plotting, dialogue, and description. Simple but innovative exercises...

The Creative Writer, Level Two guides middle- and high-school students through an innovative, compelling series of exercises, each one designed to build your skill in the essential ingredients of fiction and poetry. Then, author Boris Fishman sets you...

Grades 9 - 12 The Elegant Essay Writing Lessons walks students through the entire essay-building process from captivating introductions to compelling descriptions; students will learn to bring their words and their arguments to life. Focusing on both the...

The only style manual ever to appear on the best-seller lists offers practical, fundamental advice on improving writing skills, promoting a style marked by simplicity, orderliness and sincerity.

This book is an excellent foundation for developing creative writing skills. Topics covered include the tools needed for writing, review of sentence structures, poetry styles and techniques, writing dialogue, outlining a story, writing powerful...

A complete reference tool for young writers, aspiring rhetoricians, and anyone else who needs to understand how English works. The Grammar Guidebook was called The Comprehensive Handbook of Rules in its first edition; this second edition is the same book...

Grades 7 - 12, 2nd Edition The student workbook provides worksheets for the lesson exercises, address templates, and Appendices (Tools of Invention, Tools of Arrangement, Tools of Elocution, Arrangement Templates, Sample Addresses, and Glossary)...

Grades 9 - 12 Welcome to The Lost Tools of Writing: Comparison Essay. This semester-long course enables students to practice basic thinking skills through a new form of essay. Through Comparison Essay, students will build on the foundations...

GRades 7 - 12 Offering dozens of additional examples of the content taught in The Lost Tools of Writing, Level 1, this handbook enables deeper understanding and richer contemplation of the three canons of classical rhetoric. Whether you are looking...