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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
Outlineandwrite3paragraphsbasedon3pictures.
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Lesson StructuralUnit BiblePassage Assignment
17.TheConversionofPaul
Unit5Clausalopeners
Acts7:51-60Acts9:1-9Acts22:6-11Acts22:12-16
Outlineandwrite3paragraphsbasedon3pictures.
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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