The Lost Tools of Writing, Level I is a one or two-year program (depending on the age of the student and the pace at which you wish to go), that covers primarily the persuasive essay. Featuring eight essays and a review lesson, LTW I teaches a half dozen schemes and tropes as well as numerous skills and techniques for coming up with ideas. This listing is for the The Lost Tools of Writing, Level I Student Workbook.
Jan 2026. First time to use in the classroom. UPDATE. As of March 4, about halfway through the workbook. There are a few typos and oddly formatted pages, but the content is so good -- so much better than the way I've been teaching writing for ten+ years -- that I don't mind, at all. UPDATE: Finished, imperfect but wonderful.
Jun 2025. Reviewing over the summer to teach next spring. I am very impressed by the sequencing of lessons and ideas. Can't review it until I actually teach it.