Life is fragile. Loss runs deep. An email this morning from my son-in-law's sister reminded me of this as she reflected on what would have been her little boy's first birthday. Stillborn, Brayden entered this world a year ago today. His short life has deeply impacted...
Year: 2008
Plurals, possessives, and apostrophes | Jane’s grammar nugget
Jane Straus, late author of The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, has helped thousands of readers make sense of grammar. Today, we're sharing some of her tips for dealing with three more grammar bugs. Jane often said that many people have been taught incorrectly,...
How to write a cento poem: Patchwork poetry for teens
Cento poetry patches together lines from several poems to create a unique new poem.
A real proof copy. Really!
I'm beginning to think someone has let a gremlin loose between the pages of WriteShop Primary. Maybe that cute little tiger has secretly gone undercover to wreak havoc moving bullet points and misspelling words. In the last week alone, David has sent me four---yes,...
Not your grandma’s grammar! | Jane’s grammar nugget
Jane Straus, late author of The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, can help us modernize Grandma's grammar! Jane says: As if it isn’t enough that computers have influenced just about every area of our lives, you’d think that something as sacred as the English...
The improtnace of slef-edintig … and the power of the human mind
The Phomnnaeil Pwoer of the Hmuan Mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheaerch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are. The olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a tatol mses and you...
How to write poems of comparison
Students learn to write comparison poems using figurative language such as metaphors and personification.
Is it I or me? | Homeschool grammar lessons
I or me? Teach your kids the difference between these commonly misused pronouns.
Update: WriteShop Primary Book A
Interest in WriteShop Primary continues to mount! At last weekend's FPEA conference in Orlando, nearly 100 people signed up to receive e-mail notification of WriteShop Primary's release dates! We're excited to bring out a product that will meet many of your needs for...
WriteShop Primary Book C – take a peek!
Just thought you might like to take a peek at our WriteShop Primary Book C cover. Isn't it just adorable? Makes me want to pinch that chubby, huggable little panther! And if you love the cover, you'll be even more in love with the contents. Here is the scope and...
Writing more effectively | Jane’s grammar nugget
Tips for effective writing include using active voice, parallelism, and concrete language.
The story behind WriteShop, part 2
In Part 1 of our story, Debbie and I discovered that our plans for teaching our first writing class were very nearly doomed. Now for Part 2 . . . Taking a Detour It wasn't just our own boys whose efforts cried out for help---every student in the group struggled at...
We’ve got mail!
I've been storing a mountain of emails in one of my Outlook folders---comments and testimonials from happy WriteShop users. Our brochures and website only have so much room for snippets like these, so I thought I'd give a voice to these dear moms and co-op...
Timed-release curriculum?
You've heard of timed-release cold capsules, motion-sickness patches, and fertilizers. But timed-release curriculum? In a sense, that's what these past couple of months have been about---a slow-release introduction to our up-and-coming WriteShop Primary series for...
The story behind WriteShop, part 1
AS YOU pick up a grammar program, geography book, or other curriculum from the shelf of your local homeschool store, do you ever wonder how it got there? Do you perhaps envision a talented team at work in some big-city corporate office building comparing research or...
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