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Hi all,
I have been homelearning with my girls for 9 years now and we love it. Once
in a while I hit a "wall" and I wonder how to go around it, over it or through
it.
My eldest is doing grade 7 - 9 ...not really defined , thank goodness!....and
she is wanting more structure. She has embraced and looked for structure in
everything except writing...but she wants to be better at composition and the
like. I have tried "Writing Strands" and other style-type books but have not
found anything that is inspiring for her as well as being instructive. She
reads and comprehends at a high level (like most home learners) and has definite
opinions (like most home learners) about what type of texts (the few she has
used) and books she enjoys.
But she has never written anything in paragraph form or done a book report
or anything like that.
So...where would I get a great and inspiring text or workbook.
Any ideas?
I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks.
Brooke from British Columbia
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wegirls@... wrote:

> Hi all,
> I have been homelearning with my girls for 9 years now and we love it.
> Once
> in a while I hit a "wall" and I wonder how to go around it, over it or
> through
> it.
> My eldest is doing grade 7 - 9 ...not really defined , thank
> goodness!....and
> she is wanting more structure. She has embraced and looked for
> structure in
> everything except writing...but she wants to be better at composition
> and the
> like. I have tried "Writing Strands" and other style-type books but
> have not
> found anything that is inspiring for her as well as being instructive.
> She
> reads and comprehends at a high level (like most home learners) and
> has definite
> opinions (like most home learners) about what type of texts (the few
> she has
> used) and books she enjoys.
> But she has never written anything in paragraph form or done a book
> report
> or anything like that.
> So...where would I get a great and inspiring text or workbook.
> Any ideas?
> I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thanks.
> Brooke from British Columbia


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Tia Leschke

>
>But she has never written anything in paragraph form or done a book report
>or anything like that.
>So...where would I get a great and inspiring text or workbook.
>Any ideas?
>I would appreciate any suggestions.

Hi Brooke,
Nice to "see" you here. I wonder if your daughter might like to be part of
an online critique group. I'm not sure where she might find one, but
joining a list for people who write things similar to what she likes to
write or wants to write might be a place to find one. I joined one that
was an offshoot of the children's writing list I'm on. When that one
didn't work out for me, I just put out a call on the list for people
wanting a group. It's working well. We send work to the list when we want
it critiqued and the rest send it back to the list with their
comments. It's quite informal, and members can contribute as much as they
want as long as they critique as much or more as they send in for
critiqueing. The only real rule is that we try to be kind about what we
say, honest but kind.

Maybe there are teens whose parents are on this list or hs-ca or another
list who would be interested in such a group.
Tia

Tia Leschke leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
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