journey00 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Surely, this exists? My 10th grade dd is doing a live class 1x week throught Homeschool Connections Online and it is so boring & uninteresting. At the very least, tolerable? We will be making a change after Christmas. Anybody's teen taken a writing course that they actually enjoyed? TIA. Edited November 25, 2015 by journey00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GThomas Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 My dd is doing the One Year Adventure Novel and she loves it. She has also enjoyed online classes with Bravewriter. Last year she partially did a class on Coursera that was done in cartoons. I did a quick look and didn't find it but hopefully its still there. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 We liked OYAN too. I also really liked Sharon Watson's middle school writing curriculum, Jump In and would have tried her high school material if we'd had time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 We second the vote for BraveWriter classes. The topics are relevant and each student's voice is encouraged. Satah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journey00 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Oh, I am excited to research all of these. I have not heard of OYAN but looks interesting. Thank you so much, ladies. I really appreciate your posts & I will look into them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journey00 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Is there a Bravewriter class in particular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 The basis of the BW courses are KidsWrrite Intermediate and Expository Essay. They give a great start in BW writing process and essay writing. My oldest also took High School Writing project and my middle one will take Literary Analysis in May which has a Shakespeare focus. We like best the Boomerang Book Club and those classes which work towards one or two finished papers as those classes listed. Sarah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 My oldest found Sharon Watson's high school programs fun. She especially enjoyed the Writing Fiction book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Bravewriter - though I'm off to look up OYAN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 although not a High School writing program, but because we just couldn't seem to find a good fit, I stopped trying for several years....and then I discovered Writing with Skill. So, I guess it would depend on how much writing your child has done...but this seems to be a super good program...and I think in the end, my daughter will be a much better writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Is there a Bravewriter class in particular? My DD is not quite HS, but she has taken several BW classes. I would HIGHLY recommend Susanne Barrett's Shakespeare Literary Analysis course in the spring (I think it's Hamlet this year.) Although DD was young, she loooooves the Bard and was allowed to take the class for the past two years. Both classes were excellent and I can't say enough good things about Susanne. Honestly, I would highly recommend any course she teaches-she's amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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