High School Writers

Ages 13-14

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.

Boomerang

$149.00

Teens are ready for plot twists, adventure, moral quandaries, history, and a wide variety of literary genres. Enter the Boomerang!

Our year-long program is delivered in 9 month-long lesson plans, released one month at a time.

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, one per week

• 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

The Boomerang program comes with guidelines to help you implement the practices of copywork and dictation, as well as a planning tool and a writing skills tracker to help you stay attuned to your teen's progress.

The Boomerang is delivered to your Brave Writer online account once per month on the 15th (starting in July). Each handbook is four-color, about 40-50 pages, is a non-consumable PDF, and can be used with multiple children (no need to purchase additional copies).

Find related books in the Brave Writer Book Shop: The Hunger Games, Brother's Keeper, The Giver, Disability Visibility (adapted for young readers), The Lightning Thief, The War of the Worlds, Brown Girl Dreaming, Romeo and Juliet (graphic novel), I Must Betray You