Some students love to write, but need more guidance than many home educators can give. Does your student love to write stories, but struggle to make those stories really good (and not just good-considering-his-or-her-age)?
Some students hate to write, but love to tell stories. They can say the story, they just can't seem to put words on paper.
Some students write only when they have to. Does your student look at writing as a drudgery that requires perfection?
The problem in all three cases may be that we've emphasized the mechanics of writing so much we've lost sight of the purpose of writing. Yes, mechanics are important. But they're not important for their own sake. They're important because they make understanding easier. You don't write a letter in order to punctuate. You punctuate in order to make the meaning of your letter plain.
Mechanics - grammar and punctuation and spelling - all aid in clarity, but they aren't the point of writing.
The point of writing is almost always telling a story.
Unfortunately, most English courses don't teach Story. They don't teach what a story is, or why it is, or how it works. Instead, they teach mechanics, because mechanics are concrete and easily identifiable. It's easy to spot a spelling error, but not so easy to spot solutions to problems with fiction.
What if your student could spend one school year learning from an award-winning novelist, learning step-by-step what a story is, how to create one, and how to shape an original story into a readable novel?
What if your student could do this in the security and convenience of your own home? They can!
The One Year Adventure Novel Writing Curriculum guides students (grades 8-12) through the process of writing a novel over the course of one school year.
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