Writing Strands
Featuring:
- A writing composition series that teaches grammar as you go
- Convenient daily schedule—saving you lesson prep time
- 30 to 45 minutes per lesson, five days a week
- Writing instruction that's broken down systematically
- Combined skills-based composition instruction and Bible-based literature study
Beginning 1
- Master basic writing
- Unique exercises on dialogue, reporting, interviews, role playing, persuasion, story writing, organizing and grouping ideas
Beginning 2
- Effectively master using sentences and paragraphs, main and supporting ideas, process of rewriting, point of view, and creating characters
Intermediate 1
- Learn about effective paragraphing, description writing, narrative voice, and tense usage
- Learn to analyze plots in literature
Intermediate 2
- Study writing strong arguments, dialogue, papers, and letters
- Examine literary elements like theme, genre, point of view, and tone
Advanced 1
- Practice writing reports, short stories, essays, and other forms of writing
- Learn about literary devices, including imagery, symbolism, and rhetorical language
Advanced 2
- Refine writing and research skills
- 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.