Finally, your teens will write without dread! Have they almost given up on writing? Do they reach for the tissue box when you say, "Write an essay"? Do you worry they won't be ready for high school or college writing? Do they say they think of things to write but can't write them down? With THE POWER IN YOUR HANDS: WRITING NONFICTION IN HIGH SCHOOL, 2ND EDITION, they'll learn essay writing in a relaxed, nonthreatening atmosphere with a little humor thrown in. This 2ND EDITION includes proofreading marks and exercises, a new chapter on common grammar mistakes, and numbered lessons to easily keep track of daily lessons. This course teaches your teens what they need to know for high school and will be prepare them for college writing: persuasion, compare-and-contrast essays, literary analysis, a research paper with MLA documentation, and much more. In addition, students will learn how to write description and narration essays. Beginning writers will feel safe, and advanced writers will enjoy Digging Deeper lessons. Written by the same author who wrote JUMP IN, Apologia's popular middle school writing curriculum, this course is the natural next step for those who value college-preparatory material presented in incremental steps with a conversational tone. Sharon Watson has the knack of teaching students with no prior writing experience in the same class with advanced writers. She knows when to introduce new material and how to keep it interesting. Both reluctant and eager writers will benefit from the way she reveals exactly how the "magic trick" of writing is done! With over 100 daily lessons and complete instructions for 22 essays and reports, this is an engaging course students will enjoy--or not dread. And, more good news: the course is written to the student and almost teaches itself. Really. Because writers come in all varieties, this course begins with basic writing skills so that inexperienced writers can catch up quickly on fundamentals, and then it smoothly merges them with their age-mates. More advanced writers will enjoy the Digging Deeper lessons designed specifically for them. New and seasoned writers will gain a confidence that comes from success. Perfect for homeschools, co-ops, and private schools. Contains some Christian-based material. For SAT essay information, visit http: //writingwithsharonwatson.com/sat-essay/. Don't let another year slide by without a solid writing curriculum! Engage your students with this intriguing course filled with examples from real students and professional writers. Prerequisites: None. An additional grammar course is recommended. Teachers, you'll want THE POWER IN YOUR HANDS: WRITING NONFICTION IN HIGH SCHOOL, 2ND EDITION, TEACHER'S GUIDE. This updated teacher's guide includes all assignments and checklists, answers to chapter work, a year of engaging writing prompts, and GRADING GRIDS for each assignment to take the guesswork out of grading essays!
Does your teen love to write stories? Does he or she want to be a positive Christian influence in the world through fiction? Sharon Watson, author of Apologia Press's popular middle school writing curriculum JUMP IN, offers Writing Fiction [in High School], an exciting, new textbook specially designed for your homeschool, private school, or Christian teen. Writing Fiction [in High School] is written to the student in a conversational tone and requires only minimal parental/teacher guidance. It's packed with literally hundreds of age-appropriate, real-fiction examples from classics, best-sellers, and movies so students can learn how to write their own intriguing short stories or novels. Your students will study and practice essential elements of storywriting and learn to critique their own work and classmates', too. In addition, they'll discuss important ideas about fiction in their groups formed from class members, co-op classes, or friends. Writing Fiction [in High School] refers to The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick (sold separately) in many of its chapters. Sharon Watson recommends buying that book and using it with the textbook. That way, students can more easily see how a complete novel and its elements work as they discuss characters, characterization, setting, meaningful discriptions, dialogue, voice, plot, scenes, conflict, the hero's journey, and much, much more. A manuscript track is included in the text so students who have written a short story or novel manuscript may work on it during this course. This track is completely optional. Prerequisites: none. Be sure to check out Writing Fiction [in High School]: Teacher's Guide, a practical guide that contains an answer key to the textbook along with suggestions on how to facilitate discussions.
Llamas took us on an adventure of a life time. This is not a 'how to' book but a book of the adventures and lessons we learned and the joys of owning llamas. Included are stories that made an impact on our learning experience and our relationship with these unique creatures. Things that worked and things that didn't.
META NAME="Author" CONTENT="SWATSON10@sc.rr.com" !-- META Tags generated by http://submitexpress.com/metatag.html -- /HEAD In My Father ́s House is a description of our relationship with God from Creation to Eternal life. It tells of how Adam and Eve ́s sin broke the relationship with God, but how Jesus coming restored (fixed) the broken relationship. We understand the physical body needs nourishment to grow and become strong. But, the spiritual body also needs nourishment to growth and remain strong to face the trials and temptations everyday. When we come into the family of God, we are bottle fed. As we begin to mature, the feedings change in consistency because we are able to tolerate or understand more. We need spiritual food each day. In other words, we need to spend time in the Word each day. It summarizes the stages involved in Christian growth or Christian maturity in terms everyone can relate to from childhood to adulthood. It describes the strength needed to overcome trials and temptation.
EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE… Finally back on her feet after a nasty divorce from local cop FoleyBlue, Lea Webster was getting ready to adopt the baby she'd alwayswanted. But Foley was stalking Lea and his once-idle threats wereescalating to violence. Her cries for help went unheeded—no onewanted to cross the town's favorite son.Then Zach MacKenzie moved in across the street, and Lea found herselfirresistibly drawn to his protective strength and quiet faith. YetFoley's jealousy built dangerously, threatening Zach's freedom andLea's safety. And she had to wonder whether their newfound love—andtrust in each other—would be enough to save them both.
Ten theme-based units suggest creative activities based on the theory of multiple intelligences. The monthly themes kick off the school year with "my favorites (favorite books, people, colors, etc.), then move on to apples and pumpkins, harvest, stories about runaways, hot soup (for January), authors, weather (for March), ecology, and careers, closing out the year with a June unit on friendship. Units offer key questions, a framework addressing each of eight learning styles, a one-week sample lesson plan, lists of related children's literature, and reproducible handouts to ease implementation. Grades K-2. Bibliography. Illustrated. Good Year Books. 164 pages.
This newest edition includes specialized grading grids for each essay assignment. Grading essays just got easier!Jump In, 2nd Edition gently guides your students through the writing process. The Teacher's Guide allows you to monitor and easily measure their progress. Flexible one-, two-, and three-year schedules included. Teachers also have the blank forms for Create Your Own Paragraph and the Book Report Form to use with their own students or co-ops.
This is the life story of George Oliver Marshall, born in Blair, Nebraska in 1914 and moved to California to work in aircraft in 1941. He was a research mechanic working on the Apollo Space Program with North American Aviation.
A family history starting in early 1800's but mostly a narrative about one woman growing up in the 1920's and 1930's in Kansas farm country. It includes family histories and some world history as it relates to the time. How one family overcame floods, dust storms, bank failures, fires and personal losses. It is a loving memory of time past that brings us to current day 2017.
A year after the death of her ex-husband and boyfriend, Roger-the-Proctologist, Max has accepted the loss and moved on. Well, at least she’s tried, but a dating pool consisting mostly of weekend golfers in plaid polyester has left her unenthusiastic about her prospects. When Morgan Kane, the sexy Hellhound Grim Reaper, suddenly reappears seeking her assistance to rescue the bumbling teenage Zombie King from Cerberus' filthy paws, Max realizes that maybe she was holding out for snug denim all along. But a trip to Hell during Vegas Week, with Lucifer masquerading as a tone-deaf Wayne Newton and Kane’s psychotic mother as Satan’s Showgirl Bride, isn’t exactly her idea of the perfect date. In Hell, everything has a price, and though Max discovers she’s already paid dearly, if she and Kane are to succeed, another sacrifice is required. Will Max finally get her happily-ever-after or will she lose the man she loves to the Sweet Hereafter? Again.
This is a book that I put together over the years with short stories I've written, many of my poems and a few extras I wrote for parents to read with their children(ages 3&up) and when the children learn to read they can read it to their parents. It is dedicated to my cousins daughter Sterling Miller. I hope she will enjoy the book and that she can share it with her friends.
Follow the fascinating prayer life of Mary, the young woman chosen by God for the most unique ministry in history - bearing and raising Jesus, the Son of God! Her joys, fears, challenges and trials come alive through her thoughts and prayers to her Father God. This story is enlivened as the reader joins a modern-day girls' Sunday School class learning lessons following the life of Mary. The reader is transported into two very different worlds-an intimate, biblically-based glimpse into the thoughts, trials and prayers of a young, first-century Mary and a lively class of girls today probably no older than Mary herself. ..".Father God, it's me again...Mary, serves to enliven the senses and creatively engages the reader with real challenges, joys, and struggles. It effectively transports the impact of the story from 1st century Judea to a modern context. Not only does it serve to bridge the distance between the ages, it also helps highlight the real drama of a personal relationship with God...It is a highly enjoyable read that will motivate the reader to engage in an examination of their own faith." Rev. Douglas McGuire Pastor-Teacher Grace Centre for Biblical Studies "I see both a need and a desire to have such a book in our library and our homes. Many women want to relate and attempt to understand Mary's prayer journey; this is a unique way to present it..." Susan Badke Women's Ministries Leader Squamish Baptist Church Sharon started attending Sunday School at 3 weeks old. Over the years she has been privileged to teach Sunday School to different ages as well as lead women's Bible Studies. God has blessed her with a godly husband and three wonderful children.
A teacher's manual to accompany Jump in. This student workbook is designed to cover aprozimately 1-2 years of writing. Includes composition instruction in Exposition (biography, book, and news media); Persuasion; Descriptive Writing; Narration; and Poetry.
EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE... Finally back on her feet after a nasty divorce from local cop Foley Blue, Lea Webster was getting ready to adopt the baby she'd always wanted. But Foley was stalking Lea and his once-idle threats were escalating to violence. Her cries for help went unheeded–no one wanted to cross the town's favorite son.
Colwell, the first female director of the National Science Foundation, discusses the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. When she first applied for a graduate fellowship in bacteriology, she was told, "We don't waste fellowships on women." Over her six decades in science, as she encounters other women pushing back against the status quo, Colwell also witnessed the advances that could be made when men and women worked together. Here she offers an astute diagnosis of how to fix the problem of sexism in science-- and a celebration of the women pushing back. --
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