IEW Checklist Workshop, Level A Review, 3rd-5th, summer 2026

$100 covers the entire course. Additional materials required.

IEW Checklist Workshop, level A, 3rd-5th (or remedial)

Times and dates subject to change if you purchase this class before April 1st, 2026.

Day and time: Mondays @ 8:10-8:55 CST

Dates: 6/1-7/6

Limited seats available. Minimum 4 students.

Instructor J. Bell

Once you purchase the class and fill out THIS REGISTRATION FORM, we will email you the Google Classroom code. That's where you'll find your link to Zoom, etc. If you register fewer than 24 hours before the first class starts, the class recording will be made available to you. Contact us if you wish to begin later in the semester. 

Required materials: Portable Walls for Structure and Style (preferably one per student) 

Required material: Strengthening Structure Models for IEW Structural Units (You'll only ever need one copy unless siblings take different classes simultaneously-usable by all students in all levels)

The IEW Checklist Workshops are beneficial for student review, remediation, or preparation. They are appropriate for 3rd-5th graders, experienced 2nd graders, and inexperienced or struggling 6th-8th graders.

This workshop series will review concepts from both semesters of level A. The following students would benefit from this workshop:

• students who have questions about checklist elements
• students who are struggling with checklist independence
• students who are preparing for an IEW class next year
• students who wish to become IEW teachers at some point in the future

In two semesters, level A students generally learn the first seven units of structure, all six style dress-ups, and the first of six sentence openers. This particular workshop series has been designed to review everything a level A student should learn during both semesters.

Proposed agenda:

The first session will review units 1 and 2: checklist how-to, proper outline creation and execution, how to write from notes, how to create a title, paper format (double-spaced with name and date), and the -ly adverb dress-up.

The second session will review unit 3: Story Sequence Chart, who/which clauses, strong verbs, banned verbs, and paragraph format (indentation, 4 sentences per paragraph). 

The third session will review unit 4: choosing and arranging facts from a source, topic/clincher sentences, topic/clincher words, bolding, and the because clause.

The fourth session will review unit 5: writing from pictures, intro to brain questions, event description, proper use of the past perfect tense, quality adjectives, banned adjectives, and the www.asia clause.

The fifth session will review unit 6: choosing and arranging facts from multiple sources, source outlines, and fused outlines. We'll also review all dress-ups learned so far.

The sixth session will review unit 7: inventive writing, brain questions, hooks, introductions, conclusions, opinions, letter-writing (salutations and closings), and the prepositional sentence opener.

To see instructor credentials, check out our FAQ page.

Individualized private tutoring may be available as an add-on.

Online classes meet via Zoom. There is no homework for these particular workshops.

No refunds unless the class is canceled. If a student is unable to complete the class for some reason, they will still have access to the videos. :)