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Writers ages 11-12 are building confidence in their writing skills. They're looking for kind, effective support from a person they trust.
Let us show you how to be the best writing coach and ally for your student.
Our bundled program has so much material, it can easily last more than one year.
You'll love it—but more importantly, so will your writers!
Product Overview
Make a rule: Writing will not be tedious in our household!
Flip the script on writing—learn to transform the age-old writing formats into life-giving writing experiences.
In the Middle School Writer’s Bundle, we combine three interlocking programs for a year of essential language arts:
Nine handbooks that pair with monthly read aloud novels. Discover the "not boring" way to learn grammar, punctuation, and reading comprehension! (See book list on Arrow page)
A program of oral language activities and twelve writing assignments that are right for this age and stage. (Building Confidence)
An easy-to-use manual to help you teach your kids how to write. (Growing Brave Writers)
Our bundles are made up of year-long, non-consumable PDF products. We show you how to put them together for a rich writing life! These tools can be used for more than one child in your family at a time, particularly if close in age, and again with other children as they come of age.
Please note!
After payment, you’ll receive instructions for how to log into your Brave Writer account and download your products. Inside your account, you'll find a wealth of free materials to help you prepare for your year.
Want a print copy? Go to the front of the line at the Homeschool Printing Company with a special Brave Writer offer. Order here.
Bundled Products
Arrow 2025-2026
TheArrow is Brave Writer’s popular literature program for ages 11–12. Each month, a new novel-based handbook teaches grammar, punctuation, and literary devices through copywork, dictation, and playful activities—plus book club parties! Learning language arts has never been more engaging or natural.
The Arrow creates a love of reading and writing through literature!
Our year-long program is delivered in nine month-long lesson plans, released monthly.
Each handbook is based on a novel and immerses your child in the world of:
stories
literary devices
grammar
punctuation
and book club parties
Find out why the Arrow has been the most popular writing program in Brave Writer history!
It's possible to learn grammar and literary devices naturally, in conversation, through playful activities. We show you how!
Our program uses the time-tested practices of copywork and dictation as the key tools to learn punctuation, spelling, and grammar naturally in context. We teach you four methods for applying those practices to literature and writing.
Each handbook contains:
Notes to go with a selected read aloud (book not provided)
Four passages taken from the novel for copywork and dictation, one per week
Easy-to-follow instructions to teach writing elements found in the passages
Playful and effective grammar and punctuation activities that kids love
A simple, delightful writing exercise to apply lessons
Nine comprehension questions
Book club party ideas
Copywork passages on separate printable pages
Four-color design that looks gorgeous on tablets or printed at home
TheArrowprogram comes with Guidelines to help you implement copywork and dictation practices, as well as a planning tool and a writing skills tracker to help you stay attuned to your child's progress.
Start any time. Enjoy the published Arrows in any order. You will receive all nine by April 2026.
Swap one!This year, when you purchase the year-long program, you can swap one handbook in the program for a handbook in the Literature Singles collection. Find the swap form in your account after purchase.
Delivery: TheArrowis delivered to your Brave Writer online account once per month on the 15th. Each handbook (40-50 pages) is a non-consumable PDF and can be used with multiple children—no need to purchase additional copies.
Want a print copy? Go to the front of the line at the Homeschool Printing Company with a special Brave Writer offer. Order here.
Note: The Arrow is one part of the Middle School Writers Bundle. Get all three components of the Brave Writer program in one bundle.
Clear, concise, practical instruction for parent-educators to guide their children through the writing process without drama and trauma (for kids ages 5-18). Teach kids how to write, not just what to write.
Most programs tell students what to write. We show them how to write.
Growing Brave Writersis the essential training you need to be the delightful writing coach your children deserve. End writer’s block!
One product to teach all your kids, and will last your entire homeschool career!
Together, you and your kids will:
play oral and writing games
grow a rich vocabulary
do research
freewrite (unblocks your blocked writers)
revise (brand new material)
edit (two strategies your kids will embrace)
polish fiction and nonfiction writing
Empower your kids to feelgoodabout writing.
This program works for a wide-range of children. Perfect for children who can read easily and handwrite comfortably.
Each chapter contains:
A coaching guide for a writing practice
A writing activity with detailed instructions
A checklist for completion
A sample written narrative of skills mastered
An additional chapter and an appendix feature:
Directions for how to use the program in co-ops, with schooled children, and across the curriculum
Writing samples for the activities
Growing Brave Writersis a 200+ page PDF file. It’s non-consumable and works well with students of all ages (8–18). It’s designed to support a writer doing any kind of writing, including assignments in other programs or classes, for homeschooled and traditionally schooled students.
Purchase perks! Upon purchase, automatically enter into a 10-month email workflow that will guide you step-by-step, chapter by chapter. Implementation was never so easy!
Want a print copy? Go to the front of the line at the Homeschool Printing Company with a special Brave Writer offer. Order here.
Building Confidence (11-12 yrs)
Twelve stimulating and effective writing assignments middle schoolers love, along with a variety of critical thinking and oral language activities (for ages 11-12).
Want your Middle Schoolers to feel good about writing?
Building Confidence (formerly Faltering Ownership) offers a slew of engaging writing projects that prepare kids for a life of self-expression and academic achievement.
Combine style with skill!
Your kids will:
Indulge wild word play
Design a dust jacket book review
Report on a natural disaster
Keep a diary as a historical figure
Examine headlines for bias
Learn the features of great fiction
Discover the joy of writing poetry
Write a semester length report and celebrate with a party
...and so much more!
Confidence and competence are around the corner!
Middle School is a great time to introduce academic writing skills.
You'll guide and coach your middlers in:
summary
reporting
conducting research
citing sources
letter writing
book reviewing
interviewing
Included in theBuilding Confidenceprogram:
Guidance for poetry recitation, word play, nature study, art appreciation, music, and movies
Twelve month-long writing projects: reports, interviews, letters, poetry, fiction, advertisements, diaries, literary elements, book reviews and more
A tool to plan the projects
A tool to track the skills your child gains
A sample schedule (routine) for how to incorporate these practices into your year
This program can easily last more than one year and can be adapted for families with children between the ages of 10 and 15. If your student is in high school but not yet a confident writer, start here. These projects lay the foundation for theHelp for High Schoolprogram skills.
Building Confidenceis 160 pages in a four-color PDF file. Looks great on tablets and iPads, or can be printed. The product is non-consumable and can be used for multiple children at once. Each activity can be done more than one time with a fresh topic to practice the formats.
Want a print copy? Go to the front of the line at the Homeschool Printing Company with a special Brave Writer offer. Orderhere.
All products are digital and downloadable. All sales are FINAL. No refunds.
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