Hi,

I'm Callie.  I recently had the opportunity to attend a seminar taught by Andrew Pudewa.  Mr. Pudewa is the director of Institute for Excellence in Writing or IEW.  His seminars help transform reluctant writers and teachers.  The purpose of this seminar was to teach high school students how to write an essay for the SAT test.

IEW is a proven format to help you write in a clear concise manner.  Four important steps to writing an IEW paper include an outline, intro, body, and a clincher.  When writing the body, openers, dress-ups, and decorations are needed.  Using these composition techniques help polish your IEW paper.

Some interesting tips on writing the essay for the SAT test include the following: knowing who you audience is, deciding what position you stand on, writing smart.  Eighty percent of the judges grading the essays are women.  They become tired of only reading examples of men in the student’s essays.  You can receive a higher score by just writing an example of what a woman did in history.  When writing the essay it is important to stay on topic and write only the perspective you have decided on.  Also, use as much time possible writing your essay and only proof read it once.  If you include all of these tips in your paper, you are guaranteed to get a high score on your essay.

Psalm 19:14 – Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

This verse is an example of how we need to write.  Using the IEW techniques helps make our writing in this way even more effective. 

If you ever have the opportunity to hear Mr Pudewa speak, I HIGHLY recommend it.  He will inspire you to write to the best of your ability!

Callie