Mom4Jesus Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hello, I was wondering what others were doing for Writing/Creative Writing curriculm for Highschool. My daughter is starting 9th grade next year and this hasn't been her favorite subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percytruffle Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 My dd used the Writing Strands curriculum which has creative writing built in. She also started Writing Strands book Creating Fiction, but ran out of time as she was preparing to move on to the cc. We both really liked Creating Fiction. I kept it in the hopes of completing the exercises in it myself one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda in NM Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Well, we're using IEW, which has some creative writing components, with Trisms...my son prefers expository writing (3-paragraph essays)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 lately, with my oldest two girls, we've done online writing tutorials. I found myself more and more uncertain as to whether or not we were "hitting all the bases" with high-school level writing. They've done three online progymnasmata tutorials with Cindy Marsch, and my oldest did one online SAT/ACT essay writing course with Julie Bogart of Bravewriter. All were excellent! Here's the link for Writing Assessment Services---Cindy Marsch's website: http://members.aol.com/cmarsch786/ Here's the link for Bravewriter--Julie Bogart's website: http://www.bravewriter.com/ I found both courses to be top-notch, the instructors very knowledgeable and helpful. I've also heard good things about Write@Home---I believe Bev in B'Ville may use those workshops. I hope this helps! I guess I'm one of those moms that needed more "hand-holding"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I'm not sure if you're asking about writing in general or creative writing specifically. Unless your dd has a bent for creative writing, I would focus on teaching expository writing during high school. Yesterday, I took my oldest dd to register for classes at the public charter high school she will be attending next year. I asked the freshman English teacher what we should focus on in regards to writing between now and when school starts. She said that the schools that feed into their school all focus on creative writing, so she has to start from scratch with teaching academic writing. She teaches the five paragraph essay in 9th grade, but she said that after 9th grade, they won't see the five paragraph essay; it will go to ten and then twenty paragraph essays and then a full blown research paper. From the school's course descriptions, I think most of the writing will be taught in the context of literature analysis and interpretation. Also in the course descriptions, creative writing is not mentioned until English IV (12th grade) other than an elective course in poetry. Before we decided that oldest dd would not be homeschooled for high school, I had purchased Classical Writing-Diogenes and The Lost Tools of Writing for 9th grade. They are the best curricula I've seen for their focus on teaching students to think deeply about a subject rather than following formulaic stylistic techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrykiddos Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 My dd is also going into 9th next year and like yours, writing is NOT her favorite subject. We started IEW back in January and it is going very well. It is so simple to implement, especially if you use the Student Intensive portion. Check out their website. http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/ There are lots of threads on IEW and tons of ladies who have used the program longer than I have that are willing to help. There's also a yahoo group that is a wealth of info on this program and the subject of writing and language arts. I cannot tell you how glad I am that I made the investment in this program. It is also working well for my younger two, who enjoy writing more than the oldest. HTH, Kim O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildiris Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I assume by creative writing you're referring to story writing and poetry. A source from IEW is How to Write a Story; An Instructional Guide for Understanding and Teaching Basic Story Writing. This is a straightforward, easy to use guide. I've found studying short story and discussing movie structure concurrently a big help. Wildiris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Thankfully SWB says creative writing is not critical to a top-notch education. That is a relief because my dd hates it. She is a "perfect paula" (per Cathy Duffy) and doesn't tap into the creative side of her brain easily. We wont be doing creative writing in middle school or high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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