
More than a podcast episode, this interview is a chance to listen to two friends share the story of how they met and the impact each has had on the other. Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk with Adam Andrews about the history of the Teaching the Classics course and CenterForLit as well as the importance of using Socratic questioning to listen to and learn from authors as they speak through their writing. 
Referenced Materials

Teaching the Classics
CenterForLit
Ready Readers
Pelican Society
“Rikki Tikki Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
BiblioFiles
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
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Episode 413: Furnishing the Mind with Lit with Adam Andrews

The Arts of Language Podcast, with Institute for Excellence in Writing’s founder Andrew Pudewa, is a weekly podcast to support teachers of writing composition. Our goal is to equip teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers.

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Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the IEW® 100% satisfaction guarantee and how the return policy works. Learn why Andrew established this policy and why IEW does not ever discount materials. 
Referenced Materials

Satisfaction Guarantee
Return Policy

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Episode 423: The IEW 100%  Satisfaction Guarantee


If you have been following along all year, we have made it to the final episode in this year’s series on the unit models. Join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker as they discuss Unit 9: Formal Critique. In some ways, it is the culmination of all the units. Explore the value of learning the skills of analysis and writing about literature even if students are not planning to pursue a literary career.
Referenced Materials

Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
Seminar Workbook
Magnum Opus Magazine Unit 9 Samples
Formal Critiques: Going beyond the Boring Book Report webinar 
Episode 417: Using IEW through the Years 

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Episode 422: Preparing for Unit 9


In this week’s episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker are joined by Heidi Thomas and Joseph Tabenkin. Heidi is part of IEW's Product Development team. This past year she and her team have worked alongside Joseph, a product and software developer, to create IEW Gradebook, an online tool designed to help teachers grade more efficiently and effectively. Listen in for exciting details!
Referenced Materials

IEW Gradebook
Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
“Simplify Grading with IEW Gradebook” 
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® 
Theme-Based Writing Lessons
Structure and Style® for Students
Heidi Thomas
Joseph Tabenkin

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Episode 421: Announcing IEW Gradebook


It’s time for another Live Ask Andrew Anything episode! Join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker as they answer questions from listeners. They were joined by Ashley from Joyful Noise Learning, who asked how to answer a child who asks, “Why do I have to learn writing when I am not going to be a writer when I grow up?” Andrew also shares what he is reading to his grandchildren as well as a few other book recommendations.
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Joyful Noise Learning 
However Imperfectly by Andrew Pudewa
Penrod by Booth Tarkington
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
How to Think like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education by Scott Newstok
Structure and Style® for Students: Year 1 Level C
Dual Enrollment with Christian Halls International
University-Ready Writing
Introduction to Public Speaking

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Episode 420: Live Ask Andrew Anything


In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the goodness of memory. Andrew shares his experiences with memorization and some of the reasons behind his passion for it. They introduce a new tool that will help you furnish the mind with poetry, songs, math facts, and more. 
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Nurturing Competent Communicators audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
Mastery Learning, Ability Development, and Individualized Education audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
Ten Thousand Times and then Begins Understanding audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
By Heart: The Goodness of Memory audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
"The Fly" by Ogden Nash
"Relativity" by Arthur Henry Reginald Buller
How to Think like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education by Scott Newstok
Episode 398: Think like Shakespeare, Part 1
Memory Mentor
"The Children’s Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 
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Episode 413: Furnishing the Mind with Lit with Adam Andrews

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