Writing Strands
- Convenient daily schedule—saving you lesson prep time
- Breaks writing instruction down systematically
- Combines skills-based composition instruction and Bible-based literature study
- Provides fun, engaging writing activities
Beginning 1
Students will master basic writing with unique exercises on dialogue, reporting, interviews, role playing, persuasion, story writing, organizing and grouping ideas.
Beginning 2
Students will learn how to effectively master using sentences and paragraphs, main and supporting ideas, process of rewriting, point of view, and creating characters.
Intermediate 1
Students will learn about effective paragraphing, description writing, narrative voice, and tense usage, as well as how to analyze plots in literature.
Intermediate 2
Students will study writing strong arguments, dialogue, papers, and letters, as well as literary elements like theme, genre, point of view, and tone.
Advanced 1
Students will practice writing reports, short stories, essays, and other forms of writing and learn about literary devices, including imagery, symbolism, and rhetorical language.
Advanced 2
Students will refine their writing and research skills and study John Bunyan's classic Pilgrim's Progress in-depth.
Teacher Companion
Teachers will find this an invaluable resource, not only for using the Writing Strands curriculum but also for teaching any course that includes writing and literature as a component. The Teaching Companion provides a helpful overview of the Writing Strands system, as well as additional information on a range of writing, grammar, and literature issues that a teacher may face at any level of the program.