CATHY FLOWERS. I am an IEW Certified Instructor with decades of Institute for Excellence in Writing teaching experience, so you can trust that I’ll stay true to IEW Structure and style method.
Check out my Cornerstone Tutorials IEW themed-writing classes, which include IEW writing, Fix It Grammar, and literature!
IEW SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2024
My 101 and 911! summer workshops are designed for IEW newbies and returning IEW writers.
Each one-week workshop is unique. Enroll in more than one! Invite your friends to join you! All materials are provided.
Writing Wrappers 101
Featuring ocean and summer themes, Writing Wrappers shows students how to write solid summaries and “wrap up” plain writing for stylish paragraphs. Students learn how to edit with Fix It Grammar Level 1 Nose Tree. No purchase necessary; all materials are provided.
GRADES 4-9. JUNE 3-7, 2024. REGISTER here.
Stellar Stories 101
With a summer country theme, students are introduced to story structure as they learn
*5 elements of fiction
*3 parts of a story
*descriptive vocabulary
*3 stylistic techniques
*dialogue and conversations
*Fix It Grammar Level 1 Nose Tree editing
Features Teaching the Classics elements of a story. Assignments are begun in class. No IEW experienced needed! No purchase necessary; all materials are provided.
GRADES 4-10. JUNE 10-14, 2024. REGISTER here.
Classy Compositions 911!
The dreaded blank page? No more! Featuring summer adventures and dangers, this engaging workshop empowers students to answer a prompt, gather ideas and organize information, and write a complete composition in one week. Given an assignment, they’ll know how to plan a paper!
Students will learn how to:
*answer a prompt
*compose paragraphs on topics
*understand the components of introductions and conclusions
*expand plain paragraphs with IEW openers
*edit with Fix It Grammar Level 3 Robin Hood
No purchase necessary; all materials are provided.
Grades 6-11. JUNE 10-14, 2024. REGISTER here.
Report Writing 101
In just a few hours, students delve into dragon lore and write informative, topical reports about summer swarms. Students learn specialized stylistic techniques to compile a complete report with introduction and conclusion!
*make notes and outlines from multiple sources
*learn how to organize and keep track of information
*learn stylistic techniques appropriate for reports
*edit with Fix It Grammar Level 3 Robin Hood
Assignments are begun in class. No purchase necessary; all materials are provided.
GRADES 5-11. JUNE 17-21, 2024. REGISTER here.
Research Writing 911!
Students learn the organizational skills needed for research writing so they can put together a research paper in just a few hours! Featuring my favorite IEW method, students will learn how to collect information from multiple sources and organize them for a short or long research paper. Of course, IEW stylistic techniques are taught.
*make notes and outlines from multiple sources
*learn how to organize and keep track of information
*learn stylistic techniques appropriate for research
*edit with Fix It Grammar Level 5 Frog Prince
Grades 6-11. JUNE 17-21, 2024. REGISTER here.
TECH. Students need a personal computer and MS Word or equivalent. Assignments are turned in via email message.
2024-25 IEW writing classes -- includes Fix It Grammar and literature!
MEDIEVAL WRITING
MODERN WORLD WRITING
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QUESTIONS? Contact me at tutor.cornerstone@gmail.com.