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approach I've seen to the homeschool fiction course. Like Jill Bond's
Writing to God's Glory, Carole Thaxton's worktext emphasizes the
Christian's call to write with real excellence but keeps the student
encouraged and motivated, even when tackling the touch stuff. But Learn to
Write the Novel Way streamlines the process to a step-by-step one year (or
one semester) course, while Bond's book loses some usability and coherence
in her attempt to provide too many things to too many people.. A small
sample of the excellent, thought-provoking content is found in the early
challenge to choose characteristics of a "great book." Students
are encouraged to read Joshua 1 when they think they can't succeed, to
ponder Psalm 139 when they feel they're not good enough. The Christian
content is vigorous, not syrupy. -Mary Pride's Big Book of Home Learning The Big Book of Home Learning This is so exciting! It is extremely important to move grammar out of workbooks and into the student's writing. Carole has done a fantastic job of sifting down these complex rules to those that are most useful. She illustrates each rule with easily understood definitions and fun examples. Carole is never dry; your students will enjoy correcting their novels nearly as much as writing them. She also includes Biblical principles throughout her teaching so that students gain a moral vision for writing as well as good technique....I am well experienced in teaching the process of writing, and have never before had the luxury of being able to use a curriculum that contained all the elements I wanted. Carole has given homeschoolers a true gift in this work. -Katherine von Duyke Reviewer, Practical Homeschooling I'm very
excited about this. I've been looking for something that goes step by step
through the writing process. It was my son's favorite course. Those
who firmly believe that writing should have a purpose instead of being a
result of endless drills and worksheets will delight in Learn to Write
the Novel Way! For a printable version of this page click here. |
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