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Description
Each 64-page book in this series will help you become a better writer, so take out your notebook and let's get started! All information is offered in short, digestible sections with samples, author profiles, and opportunities for you to stretch your writing abilities through the "Your Turn" sections that follow each piece of advice offered. Maybe poetry is your passion - you'll be amazed at the amount of information packed into Catch Your Breath: Writing Poignant Poetry. The first chapter helps you develop habits that will help you be a better poet - embrace words, phrases, and your emotions; read more to write better; don't lose your ideas. Different forms of poetry are then presented - found poem, haiku, acrostic, cinquain, and Fibonacci. Even rhyming poems aren't all the same - traditional rhymes, near rhymes, and internal rhymes. The language you use affects your final product - sensory words, comparisons, repetition, alliteration, assonance, and consonance. When you can't think of a thing to write about, go after ideas - look around, use your idea journal, try a different poetic form. The last two chapters of the book will help your poet polish and share their poems. This book would be a great poetry unit, not just a supplement.
Steal the Scene: Writing Amazing Drama will help you hone your skills as a playwright. This book defines writing drama as writing plays - it is a story not just to be read, but to be seen and heard. Plays are written in a script format and may be full length or one act. How do you get started - base it on real life and consider your audience. Learn how to heighten the drama (climax) in your writing, offer a resolution to the situation, and leave the audience laughing or crying - inspire emotion. Bring your characters to life by using characteristics of people you know. Dialogue will help your audience get to know your characters, so make your dialogue strong and believable, not trivial or meaningless. Polish your play by reading and revising, and then perform for your friends. If you're really serious about being a playwright, perform your play for your community and beyond!
Telling Tales: Writing Captivating Short Stories will help you open the doors to new worlds. These works of fiction have a plot, theme, conflict, a smaller cast, and a shorter story line. Get your hands on some short stories to get familiar with different styles. Remember that inspiration is everywhere and that looking at pictures can give you great ideas for the perfect setting. Ask yourself "what if" and "why" as your story develops. Plan your story, visualize it as a movie, weave in conflict, but make it believable. Give multi-facets to your characters with unique qualities and trying to think like they might. Point of view, theme, and special writing techniques like foreshadowing, plot twists, figurative language, simile, and metaphor can add dimensions to your writing. This series offers very practical advice for aspiring writers! ~ Donna
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.