College Prep Writers

Ages 15-18

Help for High School

$79.00

Finally, a program written for teens, to teens!

Help for High School is a self-directed academic writing program.

It teaches rhetorical thinking, as well as the essay formats most commonly assigned in high school and college.

Inside are:

• Fifteen modules of writing instruction
• Six exercises that build critical thinking skills
• Nine lessons that teach the two key essay formats
  • Exploratory Essay (open form)
  • Persuasive Essay (closed form)
• Instruction in writing thesis statements and conducting research
• Helpful directions for how to paraphrase and cite expert opinion
• Samples and models for feedback are included

Help for High School teaches teens how to think, argue, and create their own powerful writing style at the same time.

Your teen will build the following skills:

• developing a command of language
• creating a supported argument
• fostering a rhetorical imagination
• comparing and contrasting viewpoints
• discovering the role of narrative writing in academic formats
• understanding the difference between exploratory and expository essay forms
• writing thesis statements
• identifying points and particulars
• documenting sources
• paraphrasing versus quoting experts
• understanding viewpoint, bias, perspective, and facts
• creating in-line citations and works cited

This program is great for kids who are no longer struggling with writing. If your student has not written a report or finds it difficult to freewrite, start with the Building Confidence program. Learning those skills first will make Help for High School a much more successful experience.

Help for High School is 166 pages, in a black and white format, and is a non-consumable downloadable PDF. One copy may be used for multiple students in the same family.

Slingshot

$79.00

The Slingshot guides teens in literary analysis of classic and modern literature.

Even if your teen has never analyzed literature before. . . We’ve got you—and your college-bound teens—covered!

Our year-long program is delivered in five month-long lesson plans.

Each handbook is based on a novel and immerses your teen in the world of:

• literary analysis
• historical context
• grammar
• punctuation
• and book club parties

Each handbook contains:

• Detailed notes to establish the context of the novel of the month (book not included)

• Four passages taken from the novel for copywork and dictation

• Easy-to-follow instructions to teach writing elements found in the passages

• Examination of grammar and punctuation

• Additional notes that go beyond the passage

• Nine "think piece" questions—for discussion and writing

• Book club party ideas

• Copywork passages on separate printable pages

• Four-color design that looks gorgeous on tablets or printed at home

Find related books in the Brave Writer Book Shop: Jane Eyre, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Animal Farm, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, The Great Gatsby