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Bible-Based Writing Lessonsin Structure & Style

ByAndrew Pudewa

&James B. Webster, Ph.D.

with Stephanie Reali

Student Book

Second Edition © July 2002Institute for Excellence in Writing, L.L.C.

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Scope and SequenceThescopeandsequenceoutlinedbelowillustratestheLevelCprogressionofthiscourse.LevelsAandBwillcomplete the lesson with a simplified checklist.

Lesson StructuralUnit BiblePassage Assignment1. TheStoryof

NoahBegins Unit1 Genesis6:5-11 Outlineandtellback2paragraphs.

2. PreparationsfortheFlood

Unit1“-ly”adverbs Genesis6:12-22 Outlineandtellback2paragraphs.

3. IntotheArk Units1and2who/whichclause Genesis7:1-13 Outlineandwrite1paragraph.

4. TheWatersAbate

Units1and2becauseclause Genesis8:6-19 Outlineandwrite2paragraphs.

5. Abraham’sRewardforObedience

Units1and2qualityadjectives Genesis22:1-18 Outlineandwrite2paragraphs.

6. TheMiracleatCana

Unit3adverbialclause John2:1-11 Outlineandwritethesecond2paragraphsofa

narrativestory.7. TheTaleofthe

TalentsUnit3strongverbs(duals) Matthew25:14-29 Outlineandwritea3-paragraphstory.

8. TheStoryofJonah Unit3 Jonah(entirebook) Outlineandwritea3-paragraphstory.

9. TheProdigalSon

Unit3subjectopenerprepositionalopener“-ly”adverbopener

Luke15:11-32 Outlineandwritea3-paragraphstory.

10.TheGoodSamaritan Unit3 Luke10:30-37 Outlineandwritea3-paragraphstory.

11.TheApostlePaulonCharity

Unit4“-ing”openerclausalopenerVeryShortSentence

ICorinthians13:1-13 Outlineandwrite3paragraphs.

12.FaithinChristUnit4Strengtheningweakverbs

Mark8:5-13 Outlineandwrite3paragraphs.

13.Christ’sLastWordsontheCross

Unit4 Mark15:22-38 Outlineandwrite3paragraphs.

REVIEWLessons1–13

Units1–4Dress-upsSentenceopeners

Psalm22 Atestisprovidedthatreviewseverythinglearnedthusfar.

StylisticTechniques:Decorations Psalm22

ForLevelCstudents:Usethisreferencetoteachdecorations,whichwillbeaddedtofuturecompositions.Theteachingcanbespreadoverseverallessons.

14.QueenEsther Unit5Esther(entirebook)Focuson:5:1-8,7:1-10,8:1-8,15-17

Outlineandwrite3paragraphsbasedon3pictures.

15.DanielintheLions’Den

Unit5ManaginglistsPastparticiples

Daniel6:1-28 Outlineandwrite3paragraphsbasedon3pictures.

16.TheBirthofChrist

Unit5“-ing”and“-ed”openers

Luke1:26-31Luke1:1-7Luke2:8-18



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Lesson StructuralUnit BiblePassage Assignment

17.TheConversionofPaul

Unit5Clausalopeners

Acts7:51-60Acts9:1-9Acts22:6-11Acts22:12-16


18.JesusWalksontheSea

Unit6ResearchtoolsAdjectivalteeter-totters

Matthew14:22-33Mark6:45-52

Takenotes,createfusedoutline,andwrite3paragraphs.

19.TemptationintheDesert Unit6

Luke4:1-13Matthew4:1-11Mark1:12-13

Takenotes,createfusedoutline,andwrite3paragraphs.

20.TheLoavesandtheFishes Unit6

Matthew14:15-21Mark6:35-44Luke9:12-17John6:5-13

Choose2topics,takenotes,createfusedoutline,andwrite2paragraphs.

21.TheGardenofEden

Unit7IntroductionConclusion

(yourbrain) Readasampleessay.Choose3topics,createanoutline,andwritea5-paragraphessay.

22.ThePlagueofDeathinEgypt

Unit7Triple“-ly”adverbs Exodus11-12 ReadtheBiblestory.Choose3topics,createan

outline,andwritea5-paragraphessay.

23.TheEventsFollowingtheResurrection

Unit7Accentsandtheireffectonthemeaningofwords

Luke24:1-33John20:19-29John21:1-13

ReadtheBibleselections.Selectasubject,choose3topics,createanoutline,andwritea5-paragraphessay.

24.PaulandtheShipwreck

Unit7Tripleclauses Acts27(esp.41-44) Expandingthestory,createanoutlineandwrite

a5-paragraphessay.

25.TheSufferingsofJob

Unit8BibliographyQuotationsandFootnotes

Job(thestoryorthebook) Outlineasampleessaytoexaminethestructure.

26.FaithinChristCompleted

Unit8Clincherkey SourcesfromLesson12 UsethebodyparagraphswritteninLesson12to

completea5-paragraphresearchessay.

27.WhoWastoBlame? Unit8

TrialofJesus(aspresentedinthefourgospelsorprovidedstory)

Aftercreatinganoutline,writea5-paragraphresearchessay.

28.WhatAretheResponsibilitiesofaChristian?

Unit8Extendedmodel

Multiplesourceson“WhatAretheResponsibilitiesofaChristian”

Createanoutlineandwritea6-to7-paragraphessay.

CritiqueVocabularyThesaurus

UsetheassignmentinthissectiontopracticeusingtheCritiqueVocabularyThesaurus.Canbedonebeforeoraspartoflesson29.

29.AModelCritiqueoftheBookofRuth

Unit9 Ruth(thestoryorthebook)Aftercreatinganoutlineofasampletounderstandthestructure,writea5-paragraphcritiqueonthebookofRuth.

30.ReturningtoJonah

Unit9Tripleclauses Jonah(thebook) Usingthestorywritteninlesson8,writea

critiqueofthebookofJonah.31.Davidand

Goliath Unit9 ISamuel17:1-18:2 WriteacritiqueofthestoryofDavidandGoliath.


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