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 Wordsmith
by Janie B. Cheaney
Wordsmith is a self-directed program that teaches writing skills. Like much of the other items we sell, it was written by a homeschooler for homeschoolers.
Wordsmith Apprentice
Ages 9-12
Retail Price $16.00
Our Price $13.60
 Click here to see the Scope and Sequence.
This is not your ordinary writing curriculum. In this one, your child will pretend to be working for a small-town newspaper. He'll even have to fill out a job application to get started. At one point, he'll be asked to mark any of the following conditions that affect him. Among these are Writer's Cramp, Nosittus Toolongus and the Wiggles. He'll also be asked if he is allergic to pencils, paper, ink and thinking. This type of humor is used throughout, making it seem like more fun than work.
Your child will learn:
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Basic Sentence Structure
- Caption Writing
- Invitations
- Letter Writing
- Headlines
- Adjectives and Adverbs
- Modifiers
- Prepositions
- Paragraphs
- Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
- Opinion Writing
Wordsmith
Grades 7-9
Retail Price $14.00
Our Price $12.00
Click here to see the Scope and Sequence.
This next step in the Wordsmith series will give your child step-by-step instruction that will improve his writing skills.
Your child will learn:
- a review of grammar
- building stronger sentences
- descriptive writing
- narrative writing
- creating dialogue
- story writing
- writing from a particular point of view
- practice in proofreading and revising
Wordsmith Teacher's Manual
Retail Price $5.00
Our Price $4.25
This teacher's manual gives the answers to the exercises in Wordsmith. There is not a teacher's manual for the other books in the series.
Wordsmith Craftsman
Grades 10-12
Retail Price $14.00
Our Price $12.00
Click here to see the Scope and Sequence.
Now we're getting into some serious writing instructions. Wordsmith Craftsman is divided into 3 parts: Writing Everyday, Language Power and The Essay. It is self-directed allowing the student tao take charge of their assignments ands schedules. Wordsmith Craftsman is a college prepatory level course.
Your child will learn:
- Writing Everyday
- Notes and OUtlines
- Personal Letters
- Business Letters
- How to Write a Summary
- Business Reports
- Language Power
- Paragraphs
- Writing Techniques That Really Work!
- Steps Toward a Personal Writing Style
- The Essay
- The Descriptive Essay
- The Narrative Essay
- The Expository Essay
- The Persuasive ESsay
Click here to visit Janie Cheaney's Website (author of the Wordsmith Series).
There you will find her "Writing Tip of the Month".
 
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