Fostering creativity is not easy, and even the most eager of students can become overwhelmed. In Your Own Words keeps creative writing manageable and enjoyable by carefully and clearly explaining new concepts while allowing your high schooler to practice what they're learning. Through daily exercises and writing assignments at the end of each unit, students are challenged to expand their creative horizons and practice techniques they may never have attempted before.
Each unit of the journal breaks down the writing process into manageable pieces, clearly explaining each step. Checklists and reminders ensure your student understands what is required of them and what parts of their writing to focus on at each stage of the process. Students complete a review and assessment after both the poetry and prose sections of the book in order to refresh their memory and show how much they have learned. From brainstorming to finalizing, students are taught and equipped!
By examining a wide variety of literature, from journal entries to ballads, students are taught to engage with many styles of writing. Helpful questions and prompts get your student thinking outside their comfort zone and equip them to grow their reading, writing, and overall communication skills even after they've completed the journal.
Not sure your student will love poetry? That's okay! In Your Own Words demystifies poetry by explaining poetic styles, meter, literary devices, and structures like feet, lines, and stanzas. Then, your high schooler is challenged to write their own poetry using the tools they've been given and the concepts they've learned.
In Your Own Words unboxing and flipthrough || Not Consumed Ministries
by Life in the Mundane, April 2024
God has blessed the Not Consumed team with a great deal of education (including a variety of degrees) and decades of combined homeschool experience. Several team members have subject specific degrees or master's degrees in education, specifically curriculum design.
I believe that the Bible is the absolute authority in matters of faith and practice. It's 100% true, with no exceptions or figurative sections. I believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration of Scripture; in one God eternally existing in three Persons; in the creation of all things, including man, as the direct act of God; in eternally secure salvation by grace through faith in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ; in the incarnation and virgin birth of Christ, and in His bodily resurrection; in the personal, bodily, premillennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ and His millennial reign on earth.
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This course is designed to be completed in grades 9-12. Students should have a firm grasp of the use of language. In Your Own Words does not include grammar or spelling instruction.
In Your Own Words is an independent learning-based course and does not require a teacher’s manual. A digital answer key that can be downloaded to your device is available.
In Your Own Words is a full year course. Suggested pacing guidelines are given in the introductory lesson. The book can be completed by following 5 lessons per week for 24 weeks or 4 lessons per week for 30 weeks. However, the schedule can also be spread out to fit your student's course load or academic plan.
In Your Own Words has 156 pages, covers 120 lessons plus 10 bonus challenges, and includes many literary examples.
This curriculum book is super extensive about the material we'll be covering. It has a beautiful and easy to learn layout and walk through of the materials that makes sense to the student. I'm kind of tempted to get a set for myself to learn alongside my kids!Cross learning at it's finest!
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