University-Ready Writing Workshop, 9th-12th, 2026-2027

$400 covers the entire course.

University-Ready Writing (grades 9-12 or equivalent, previous IEW experience helpful, but not required)

Instructor A. Bell

Limited seats available. Minimum 4 students.

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

Mondays @9:20-10:45am CST (Classes may run 45-85 minutes, depending on number of students and difficulty level of homework during any given week.)

1st semester: 9/14, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9, 11/23, 12/7

2nd semester: 1/4, 1/18, 2/1, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15

We will meet about every other week to provide ample time for homework.

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. 

Each family must own a copy of University-Ready Writing [Forever Streaming or DVD]. You may purchase it from IEW by clicking here.

From IEW's website: In this twelve-week video course, high school and college students learn effective note-taking strategies as they write précis (summaries) and essays, tackling assignments of varying lengths from one paragraph to several pages. With tips and tools for writing an abstract, creating and arranging content, citing sources, applying various style guides, using literary devices, and writing on-demand essays, this curriculum will prepare your students for university writing assignments.

Our purpose in having the class is not to teach it per se. (We're going to let Mr. Pudewa's video classes do the teaching.) Instead, we will get together once a week to workshop our papers together and make sure that students genuinely master the content.

Parents are responsible for editing rough drafts for spelling and punctuation; final grades are based solely on the student's completion of the checklist.

Amy Bell is an accredited IEW instructor. You can see Amy's instructor page on IEW's website by clicking here.

To make sure our teaching philosophy aligns with yours, please review the following articles before signing up for classes: Letter to Parents, Our Teaching Philosophy, The 4 Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing.

To see instructor credentials, check out our FAQ page.

Online classes meet via Zoom. Students must attend from a laptop or computer (no tablets).

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 weekly videos. :)