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High school homeschool curriculum ebooks
Essays: A Study in Contrasts
This famous essay, Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts, by Bruce Catton, is an outstanding display of nearly every lesson covered in the Writing Whatever program. From the introduction, through the body paragraphs, and to the conclusion, Catton delivers a powerful and enlightening discourse on the similarities and differences between these "two strong men." Students are often taught that there are two choices in writing a compare/contrast essay, Block or Topic. Catton masterfully uses both: Bloc
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Lessons 19-20: The Adjective Clause
Lesson 19 covers the adjective clause when applied to humans (who, whose, whom), and Lesson 20 presents the adjective clause for non-humans (which, that).There are many topics that pop up, such as when to use them, how to use them, and where to put them, but you'll find it all covered here. One interesting classroom technique appears with Exercise A. It involves merging two sentences by turning one of them into an adjective clause. What is to be removed? What replaces it? Where should you put it
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â The Complete Sentences Course
Lesson 13: Noun Phrase
We know about appositives, but they can feel like a pair of handcuffs, locking the writer into a brief brush stroke of simplified information. "His brother, a magician," "The mayor, an immigrant." Feeble.In this lesson, a whole new world awaits. Noun phrases have a noun, a nucleus, which attracts its own colorful, descriptive elements of richness that give depth and satisfaction to the reader. The samples that you see here testify to the opportunities that invite, as multiple noun phrases become
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â The Complete Sentences Course
Lessons 14-15: The secret of the indefinite pronoun
"I have something in my pocket." That's a magnificent conversation starter, as people want to know what that thing is. They want details, specifics, answers.The secret is the indefinite pronoun: something. And I have made a nice little chart to show them all. Just choose one and put it into the Level 1, then move to one or more Level 2s to describe the object using beautiful, powerful noun phrases. When students hear that they can be rewarded for being vague, they get all excited. The exercises
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â The Complete Sentences Course
Registered Nurse to Rear Admiral
The biography of one woman who became the first woman to reach an Admiral's rank in the US Navy which includes the many places where she served (worked) including being a nurse on the hospital ship that rescued prisoners of war in Japan. Thoughtful questions for students are available if you'll email me for those.
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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