Students learn the research skills they need in high school—and beyond!
Frustrated with your current high school writing curriculum? Have your students almost given up on writing? Do they reach for the tissue box when you say, “Write an essay”? Do you worry they won’t be ready for high school or college writing? Do they say they think of things to write but can’t write them down?
With The Power in Your Hands: Writing Nonfiction in High School, 2nd Edition, your teens learn writing in a relaxed atmosphere with some humor thrown in. They’ll conquer what they need to know for high school and will be prepared for college and professional writing.
Writing + Fiction
This text covers ALL of highschool! We use just about 1/2 of it (next year we'll do the other half - but do not worry - you can start on either year)
The course includes:
-28 weekly zoom classes
-a homework plan for each week of the course
-all grading
-mid-term and final reports
-individualized support for your student via email
-the option to add extra tutoring for task-specific needs your student may have.
Syllabus:
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson
The Gift of Pain by Paul Brand and Philip Yancey
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
REQUIRED TEXTS
Acess to the syllabus above
The Power In Your Hands by Sharon Watson (available through this link at a 25% discount, or at booksellers online)
Course curriculum
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