Episode 391: Copywork to Composition

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/POD391_HDR_09.18.23.png" style="height:100%; width:100%" /></p> <p>In this week’s podcast Julie Walker asks Andrew Pudewa how imitation applies to teaching writing along with other questions about his talk <em>From Copywork to Composition. </em>Imitation is the cornerstone of excellent writing. Just as no music teacher hands a new student a blank sheet of manuscript paper and expects an original composition, writing instructors should not expect students to write without a model to imitate when they are first learning.</p> <h3>Referenced Materials</h3> <ul><li><a href="/help-support/blog/copywork-composition-podcast-391" target="_blank">“Copywork to Composition”</a> </li> <li>“<a href="/help-support/resources/articles/imitation-common-sense-approach" target="_blank">Imitation: A Common-Sense Approach</a>” by Andrew Pudewa</li> <li><a href="/help-support/resources/articles/one-myth-and-two-truths" target="_blank">"One Myth and Two Truths”</a> by Andrew Pudewa</li> <li><a href="/TWSS2-FS" target="_blank"><em>Teaching Writing: Structure and Style</em></a></li> <li><a href="/SSS" target="_blank"><em>Structure and Style for Students</em></a></li> <li>“Cooking with Structure and Style” <ul><li>Podcast series: <a href="/help-support/podcast/episode-225-cooking-structure-and-style-part-1" target="_blank">Part 1</a><a href="https://iew.com/help-support/podcast/episode-225-cooking-structure-and-style-part-1"> </a>| <a href="/help-support/podcast/episode-226-cooking-structure-and-style-part-2" target="_blank">Part 2</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO3ut0hOjp4&t=6710s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>From Copywork to Composition</em></a> audio talk by Andrew Pudewa</li> <li><a href="/sites/default/files/podcast/fileattachment/E391_Transcript_20230920.pdf" target="_blank">Transcript of Podcast Episode 391</a></li> </ul><p>If you have questions for Andrew, send them to <a href="mailto:Podcast@IEW.com">podcast@IEW.com</a> Perhaps your question w