I Hate Writing; It’s Stupid… Part 3
My children were periodically infested with what I like to call Exaggerated Composition Revulsion...
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Tag: composition
Focused on Writing: Elementary Writing Process
The author of Daily Grammar Practice brings us this elementary composition program that balances structure and individualization.
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Help! My Child Hates Writing!
The assignment: Write three to five sentences about a pet. Pencil in hand and paper on the kitchen table my seven year old just freezes. He adores his cat and would share entertaining stories about it with us throughout the day, but when it came to putting it down on paper, he refused.
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Prentice Hall Reader’s Journey
The Big Question. This is what ties together each of the six units in each course. Examples of Big Questions? How do we decide what is true? How do we decide who we are? What is the best way to find the truth?
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Jump In Writing Program
What do you do when your children are in middle school, looking towards their more intensive high school years, and they already loathe writing? Don’t worry – it’s not too late to turn ‘em around and prepare them for high school writing.
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Stack the Deck Writing Program
To “stack the deck” is to arrange the deck of cards in your favor prior to the beginning of play – making it much easier to win the game. Translate that into a series of composition textbooks, and you can see the advantage of having someone “stack the deck” of English writing and composition skills in the student’s favor.
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