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WriteShop I & II
WriteShop I & II
Parents love WriteShop!
This flexible writing program helps new and veteran homeschoolers alike tackle high school-level writing with confidence. From brainstorming to final draft, the Teacher’s Manual clearly defines your role in the writing process. You’ll love the examples, detailed lesson plans, and step-by-step instructions.
WriteShop I and II set your teens on a course for success. Assignments give them a chance to practice various kinds of writing, such as creative, expository, narrative, and persuasive. With each lesson, they’ll learn new skills, apply them to their current writing project, and edit and revise the composition several times. By the end of the lesson—after brainstorming, writing, editing, and revising—they’ll have a polished paper to be proud of!
WriteShop I & II Features
- Solid writing foundation for year 7 -11 using WriteShop I
- Advanced writing concepts for year 9- 13 using WriteShop II
- Incremental lessons with a strong emphasis on editing; lessons gradually increase in difficulty
- Practical grammar application as students relate grammar to writing
- Goal of mastery as lessons regularly review skills
- Creative and varied lessons
- Graphic organizers and step-by-step strategies that help students with learning difficulties such as dyslexia or dysgraphia
- Flexible scheduling. Because the material is “ungraded,” students may begin WriteShop I any time between 6th and 10th grade and may take from one semester to two years to complete this first level. When finished, they can move up to WriteShop II.
WriteShop I
WriteShop I teaches students to write descriptive, informative, and narrative compositions. Students will use their observations and experiences to write strong, well-developed paragraphs that include complex sentences of varying lengths. Working independently, students are given clear objectives and tools that will help improve brainstorming, writing, and self-editing skills.
WriteShop II
WriteShop II teaches students to write and edit persuasive, compare/contrast, and descriptive essays. Students work on the components of an essay, including thesis statements, while also learning to work within a time limit. In each lesson, students will apply skills, such as outlining and use of parallel sentence construction, as they brainstorm, outline and edit, and revise their compositions, resulting in well-structured and polished writings.
WriteShop I Starter Set
The WriteShop I Starter Set includes the WriteShop I and II Teacher’s Manual, WriteShop I Student Workbook, Copy & Dictation Exercises, and an 8.5”x11” poster.
Teacher's Manual
- Step-by-step detailed instructions
- Modeling and discussion ideas
- Editing and grading tips
- Skill Builder answer keys
- Supplemental activities
WriteShop I Student Workbook
- 16 lessons with clearly defined writing instructions
- Writing Skills Checklists
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Composition Evaluation forms
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17 exhaustive word banks
Copying & Dictation Exercises
16 passages related to the WriteShop I lesson’s writing assignment
8.5”x11” poster
Five Steps of the Writing ProcessWriteShop I & II Set
The WriteShop I and II Set includes the WriteShop I and II Teacher’s Manual, WriteShop I Student Workbook, WriteShop II Student Workbook, and the downloadable Journal All Year! Teen Writing Prompt Calendar.
Teacher's Manual
- Step-by-step detailed instructions
- Modeling and discussion ideas
- Editing and grading tips
- Skill Builder answer keys
- Supplemental activities
WriteShop I Student Workbook
- 16 lessons with clearly defined writing instructions
- Writing skills checklists
- Composition evaluation forms
- 17 exhaustive word banks
WriteShop II Student Workbook
- 14 lessons with clearly defined writing instructions
- Writing skills checklists
- Composition evaluation forms
- 17 exhaustive word banks
Journal All Year! Teen Writing Prompt Calendar (downloadable product)
- 240 writing prompt cards
- 240 writing prompt strips
- 12 undated monthly calendars
For further information, sample pages and FAQS see writeshop.com