Writing with IEW

Teaching students to write using the principles of the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Physical What is the classical model? Imitation!

04/14/2026

Summer 2026 sessions are here! ⬇️😄 Avoid the dreaded summer "brain drain"! Keep your students engaged and a step ahead with these entertaining summer reading and writing sessions.

Fantastic Lands
(4th-7th, online)
Class Description:

In this lighthearted but instructive 8-week class, students will take fantastical trips with a pigkeeper and a princess in Prydain and with an ordinary schoolboy and schoolgirl in the early days of Narnia. Students will discover the art of the writer's craft as they learn to identify literary techniques that keep readers engaged throughout the stories, and they will write literary critiques to share their opinions of the novels.

Meets Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. PST (online)
June 2 - July 28 (no class week of Fourth of July)
Materials needed:
The Magician's Nephew, C.S. Lewis
The Book of Three, Lloyd Alexander
Summer session: $200
Register at www.wearewordwielders.com