what to add to IEW for writing: Bravewriter? N

[serendipitous journey]

A. is zooming through IEW's SWI-A faster than I'd thought. And he's developed a real interest in writing stories. I'd like to round out IEW with something, and looked at Classical Writing but I think we need to head more in the fun/craft-oriented direction rather than honing the classical model/rewriting thing. He's 7.5 and is more of a STEM fellow generally.

 

Thoughts? I'm leaning toward Bravewriter, or using the book Writing Magic (though he may be a bit young to work through that).

[clemota]

We're going in the opposite direction: we started with Bravewriter this semester and I'm planning on doing TWSS this summer so DD can do a theme book - probably Ancient History - next fall.

 

Bravewriter is great for getting the juices flowing and teaching my kid to enjoy writing, regardless of the topic. It seems to lend itself to creative writing more than structured writing, although there are many connections made to how to apply this kind of writing to research papers, and other essays.

 

I think it would be a great direction for A. to go: the initial "games" are fun, and you can let him take the lead and decide how often he wants to do it. It's got a much more relaxed feeling about it, which would be great for encouraging your kiddo to explore his creative side. You can easily get a year's worth of good writing if not much much more. We will probably circle back to it after we finish IEW.

[serendipitous journey]

Thank you, clemota! That is very encouraging. And if we both end up using the two programs we'll be building up Board Experience with the combo -- whoo-hoo! :)