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Wordsmith Writing Homeschool Curriculum

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"The highly popular Wordsmith Series is an exciting creative writing course for Grade 4 through High School. Step-by-step instructions make teaching easy. What a difference this series will make as you and your student watch the ability to express thoughts in writing grow and unfold."

Wordsmith Series from Common Sense Press

• Wordsmith Apprentice Grades 4-6
• Wordsmith Grades 7 to 9
• Wordsmith Craftsman 10th grade and up
• View the Scope and Sequence for the Wordsmith Series (Opens in a new window)

Wordsmith Apprentice

Wordsmith Apprentice

Janie B. Cheaney

"All the practicality, humor and fun of Wordsmith, but written for the younger student, ages 9-12. An easy to use writing course encouraging students to develop their writing skills as they participate in every role on a newspaper staff: editor, reporter, writer, etc. Children develop a love for writing as they express themselves through sentence and paragraph writing, persuasive writing, and much more."

Note from Harriet: I found Wordsmith Apprentice to be helpful for older children who are reluctant writers.

Grades 4-6 paperback

• Develop Writing Excellence Through Unique, Skill-Building Exercises for 4th-6th Grades
• Students Join the "Staff" of a Newspaper Which Becomes the Basis for all Writing Exercises
• Students Approach Writing with Enthusiasm as they Develop Skills

Wordsmith

Wordsmith

Janie B. Cheaney

"For seventh grade skills and up, Wordsmith is the perfect companion to Learning Language Arts Through Literature. For young people who want to improve their writing skills, step-by-step instructions are provided that will help any writer improve his techniques. The introduction provides a brief review of grammar followed by instruction on building stronger sentences, exercise in descriptive and narrative writing, creating dialogue, story writing, and writing from a particular point of view. Plus, the essential skills of every good writer, practice in proofreading and revising." Grades 7-9

Wordsmith Teacher's Guide

Janie B. Cheaney

• Teaching Tips to Encourage Creativity in Young Writers
• Answers to Exercises in Wordsmith

Wordsmith Craftsman

Wordsmith Craftsman

Janie B. Cheaney

"The third and last of the Wordsmith series focuses on building, integrating, and polishing practical writing skills. This self-directed program allows students to take charge of their assignments and schedules. Strong in preparing the student for college, Part 1 addresses practical, everyday writing: notes, outlines, personal correspondence, summaries, business letters and reports. Part 2 focuses on the power of language: paragraphs (principles, types, and organization), writing techniques, and developing a personal writing style. Part 3 concentrates on essay writing: descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive essays. Wordsmith equips young adults for a lifetime of excellence in communication skills." (10th grade and up)

Creative Writing Composition Curriculum at Lamp Post

• Easy Writing Write better sentences
• Writing Step by Step Pre-writing and paragraph writing
• Research in Increments Write a research paper
• Word Artist (Poetry) Study and compose poetry
• Format Writing Teach expository writing: Paragraphs, essays, and research papers.
• Jump In A Workbook for Reluctant and Eager Writers
• Wordsmith Series (Common Sense Press) Creative writing course for grades 4 through high school with step-by-step instructions
• Story Starters Creative Writing Curriculum
• Fairview's Guide to Composition and Essay
• Writing for 100 Days Composition lessons
• Writing Strands Creative writing program from National Writing Institute

Revised 03/26/08