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Looking for an excellent writing program? These courses teach one type of writing for a whole year, which is the most successful, proven way to learn. The correct sequence to learn writing, with our courses, is to use them in the following order: Book Reports, Creative Writing, Essays and Research Reports - Level A, then Essays and Research Reports - Level B. All of our writing courses are self-contained so that you may also use them to fill-in for the type of writing that you have not yet taught.
BOOK REPORTS
A ONE YEAR COURSE
Do you have a student who likes to read? Is he/she ready to start learning how to write a composition? Whether your student likes to read or not, this consumable textbook is a must. Learning the pattern for a book report is a precursor to learning how to write essays and research reports.
This course is so fun and easy-to-use that your student will slip into writing with ease! Moreover, with the preprinted forms for collecting data and writing the final book report, your student will be organized, and you will have a keepsake record of the writing successes your student will achieve with this course.
BOOK REPORTS uses a step-by-step format that makes any reading adventure become a successful writing adventure. This hands-on, consumable textbook contains five units of three chapters each. Each unit begins with a chapter of Ethics Skills teaching your student how to choose a Biblically honoring book to read. After Biblical values are studied, they are recorded on worksheets and in a quick reference table for your student to refer to when choosing the books he/she will read.
Next, each unit contains a Writing Skills chapter with easy-to-follow instructions that teach how to write a book report from the opening to the closing paragraph. These chapters gradually introduce new concepts that facilitate the growth and maturation of writing skills.
The third chapter in each unit is full of Grammar Skills and PRACTICE exercises. Your student is taught each grammar rule which he/she then practices and is instructed to apply to current and future writing.
Next, convenient preprinted forms for collecting data and writing a final book report are included. These helpful study pages aid in organization and provide a keepsake record of each writing success. Additionally, the final book report forms contain border frames that are a delight for every student to color, making each report a masterpiece!
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BOOK REPORTS is acclaimed by educators
for its Scriptural purity, clarity, and excellent writing results.
Book Reports Sample Pages
Course Review
#13030 BOOK REPORTS (Complete course): $27.00
Course contents:
- Course Instructions
- Daily Lesson Plans
- Consumable Textbook
- Tests
- Writing Worksheets and Forms
- Answers for Textbook and Tests
- Grading/Editing Instructions and Charts
CREATIVE WRITING
A ONE YEAR COURSE
Do you have a budding writer or story teller? Would you like to see the quality and beauty of your student's writing improve? Our creative writing course teaches your student not only how to write better sentences and paragraphs with more descriptive words, but also how to write a complete story with character dialog and descriptions of scenery. This great course will improve the quality of any type of writing!
The Teacher's manual is written in a scripted format that is read aloud. This easy format also contains instructions about what to write on the chalkboard and when to expect a response from your student.
The student's consumable textbook is a comprehensive, hands-on course that skillfully guides your student through the learning the writing process. This hands-on book contains units of three chapters each. Each unit begins with a chapter of Ethics Skills teaching your student how to write Biblically honoring stories.
Next, each unit contains a Writing Skills chapter with easy-to-follow instructions that gradually introduce new concepts to facilitate the growth and maturation of writing skills. These lessons begin with writing manageable paragraphs, and then gradually build to a multi-page story. As your student learns more, more writing is required. Beginning lessons focus on describing words (adjectives): how to use them and where to find them. Middle lessons teach about conversation in a story: how to write and punctuate. Final lessons teach about purpose and plot as well as how to combine everything that is learned into a story.
The third chapter in each unit is full of Grammar Skills and PRACTICE exercises. Your student is taught each grammar rule which he/she then practices and is instructed to apply to current and future writing.
This course includes detailed homework assignments so that your student can check off each item required to make sure his/her paper is turned in with all of the correct elements.
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Creative Writing Sample Pages
Course Review
South Carolina Home Educators Association (SCHEA)
#11211 CREATIVE WRITING (Complete course), Student: $27.00
Course contents:
- Course Instructions
- Daily Lesson Plans
- Consumable Textbook
- Tests
- Writing Worksheets and Assignment Checklists
- Answers for Textbook and Tests
- Grading/Editing Instructions and Charts
#11210 CREATIVE WRITING, Teach-A-Script Teacher's Manual: $15.00
Contents:
- Course Instructions
- Daily Lesson Plans
- 13 Teaching Scripts
- Writing Assignment Checklists
- Grading/Editing Instructions
ESSAYS AND RESEARCH REPORTS
LEVEL A
A ONE YEAR COURSE
Finally...a course is available that is such a natural way to learn writing, your student will master beginning to intermediate essays and research reports with truly wonderful results!
"This book is awesome!! It clearly lays out how to write with no stress!! The questions and topics are fun and interesting, and the whole thing takes such very little time out of your day, it is easy to incorporate into any daily schedule." (Holly Cameron, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine)
This hands-on, consumable textbook is a wonderful teaching tool for any student who has never written an essay or research report before as well as students who have never learned the correct format for these types of compositions. The textbook’s carefully guided sequence of teaching is a natural method of learning that takes the headache out of writing and breaks it down into unique and manageable units. By the completion of the one year course, your student will have progressed from writing beginning compositions to intermediate compositions. Your student will also have acquired SAT/ACT essay writing skills.
The textbook is divided into two units with one unit for each type of composition. Each unit begins with a chapter of Ethics Skills teaching your student about writing choices and the values his/her writing should promote. Subsequent chapters alternate between Writing Skills and Grammar Skills with PRACTICE exercises. The Writing Skills chapters teach about the types of paragraphs; the topics of paragraphs; the individual sentences in paragraphs (including their order and content); the smooth flow of words, sentences, and paragraphs; and other details.
The text initially uses carefully prepared questions to enable your student to prepare one paragraph of writing per day, then correct the writing, and at the end of each week assemble the daily paragraphs into a complete composition. After learning about how and why to write, the questions are replaced with instructions. Composition topics are predetermined so that your student can focus on learning writing and grammar skills without the anxiety of having to determine his/her own writing topics. Editing instructions and grading charts are also included.
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"This is an excellent product and I really, really love it!!!!
It is so easy to use, but you get such wonderful results!!"
(Holly Cameron, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine)
Essays and Research Reports Sample Pages
Course Review, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
#12010 ESSAYS AND RESEARCH REPORTS (Complete course), LEVEL A: $27.00
Course contents:
- Course Instructions
- Daily Lesson Plans
- Consumable Textbook
- Tests
- Writing Worksheets and Final Paper Forms
- Answers for Textbook and Tests
- Grading/Editing Instructions and Charts
ESSAYS AND RESEARCH REPORTS
LEVEL B
A ONE YEAR COURSE
Imagine...an English course that has an effective plan and purpose!
Observe...the mastery of writing essays and reports!
Watch...grammar and editing skills improve!
Rejoice...in the sharpening of written communication skills!
Here is another course that is such a natural way to learn writing, your student will master intermediate to advanced essays and research reports with truly wonderful results!
This hands-on, consumable textbook teaches in a step-by-step format how to prepare and write persuasive essays and formal research reports from assigned topics.
Each day contains skillfully prepared questions or instructions to facilitate the writing process. Interspersed writing tips and practice sections also introduce new concepts that facilitate the growth and maturation of writing skills. Your student will also acquire SAT/ACT essay writing skills.
For the research reports, your student will study the historical events, policies, and decisions that shaped individual countries. The writing sections are about geography, topography, climate, vegetation, people, history, government, and economics. The research text for two countries is included; library research is required for the third country.
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"This is such a natural way to learn writing!"
(Darla Freeman, The Honey Tree)
Essays and Research Reports Sample Pages
#12020 ESSAYS AND RESEARCH REPORTS (Complete course), LEVEL B: $30.00
Course contents:
- Course Instructions
- Daily Lesson Plans
- Consumable Textbook
- Quizzes
- Answers for Textbook and Quizzes
- Grading/Editing Instructions and Charts