Mar 9, 2022 | Brittney Tomczak, College Preparation
Why is it important to understand, apply, and master strong paragraph writing before moving on to essay writing? Practically anyone can put together a paragraph of 5 sentences. But is it constructed properly? Do your sentences flow to form a well thought out paragraph...
Feb 11, 2021 | Elise Fair, Online Homeschool
As a teacher of both English and French over the years, I have often been reading a student’s writing and suddenly asked myself, “Does this sentence even go here?” And quite often, upon further inspection, the answer has been “no.” The truth is, this is a question...
Jan 20, 2021 | Dawn Burnette, Engaging Education
Grammar? Do we really need to learn that? Indubitably! When people dismiss grammar as being unimportant, it’s usually because they don’t understand the purpose of grammar. Grammar involves more than just memorizing the definition of a pronoun or reciting prepositions...
May 24, 2018 | Jodi Guerra, Online Homeschool
Checklist-Schmecklist: Why IEW Is Not the Perfect Curriculum for Teaching Composition Most of the time I write just to express a thought or communicate with others. Sometimes, however, I write because I have a dire need to process, to have a cathartic experience. That...
Apr 19, 2018 | Marilyn Whitlock, Rigorous Courses
Who Are They? Three Steps to Clearer Writing So your student can write a complete sentence, structure a paragraph, even craft an essay. Great! What’s left to improve? What makes writing engaging to readers? When meaning is easy to grasp, readers can follow a train of...
