American Literature: A Full-Year High School Course
American Literature High School Curriculum
one-year study guide collection will provide your student with a college-prep level American Literature high school course. It can also be adapted to honors level using the easy-to-follow suggestions in the “how to use this curriculum” introductory material.
American Literature comes complete with study guides for nine books, each including background information, vocabulary, supplemental ideas, and answer keys for each guide. This book includes study guides written by Sabrina Justison.
You will receive two zipped files. The American Lit file includes the introduction to the course and nine study guides. This is for the student. The Parent Info & AK section also includes the introduction to the course, as well as parent information and answer keys for each of the study guides. The student study guides contain fillable form fields so the student can answer the questions directly on their computer.
American Literature High School titles covered by these study guides include:
- A Separate Peace by John Knowles
- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (viewed through a lens of American Transcendentalism)
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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NOTE: The American Literature books must be obtained separately; this American Literature high school curriculum is comprised of the STUDY GUIDES ONLY to accompany the reading of the books themselves. Most titles can be found in your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE.
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American Literature High School e-book text.
American Poetry: Reading and Writing
Would you like to help your homeschool high schoolers appreciate their varied American heritage and at the same time learn to love reading and writing poetry? Download American Poetry: Reading and Writing for your teens.
American Poetry: Reading and Writing captures the essence of American culture through our history BUT not in a stuffy, boring format.
During this five-week tour of American poetry, homeschool high schoolers will get a taste of
- fun poetry
- serious poetry
- poetry from Americans of various ethnic backgrounds
Teens will read short selections of poetry and try their hands at writing some fun and some inspirational poetry.
“Don’t kill the topic by busywork” is the motto of this course. In this 26 page, 5-week course, young people will complete one quick lesson each day, 4 days per week. Here are the topics (with reading and writing in each area) they will cover:
- Week 1: Fun Poetry
- Week 2: Native American Poetry
- Week 3: Early American Poetry
- Week 4: Poetry That Tells a Story
- Week 5: African-American Poetry
This downloadable workbook includes a 7-page answer key to help parents with grading.
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Your homeschool high schoolers will enjoy American Poetry: Reading and Writing. Download a copy today.
British Literature: A Full-Year High School Course
British Literature High School Curriculum
one-year study guide collection will provide your student with a college-prep level British Literature high school course. It can also be adapted to honors level using the easy-to-follow suggestions in the “how to use this curriculum” introductory material.
You will receive two zip files. One is for the student and contains the introduction to British Literature and the study guides for nine books. These files contain fillable form fields so that your student can answer the questions right on his/her computer. The other zipped file is for the parent. It also contains the introduction to British Literature, along with the Parent Information & Answer Key file for each study guide.
British Literature comes complete with study guides for nine books, each including background information, vocabulary, supplemental ideas, and answer keys for each guide. This book includes study guides written by Dr. Gerald Culley, Sabrina Justison, and Vicki Tillman.
British Literature High School titles covered by these study guides include:
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
British Poetry Selections by various poets
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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British Literature High School e-book text.
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NOTE: The British Literature books must be obtained separately; this British Literature high school curriculum is comprised of the STUDY GUIDES ONLY to accompany the reading of the books themselves. Most titles can be found in your local library, or JUST CLICK HERE if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics.
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Chronicles of Narnia Literature Study Guides: Complete Set for High Schoolers
Downloadable e-book texts with fillable fields
Narnia High School Curriculum
provides a study guide collection that equips your teen to dig deeply into C.S. Lewis’ beloved chronicles. Homeschooling high schoolers should revisit these great books in order to study the theological and philosophical concepts imbedded in the stories. The 7-book series The Chronicles of Narnia is not just for kids!
This collection of downloadable pdf study guides will provide your student with an Average High School course. It can also be adapted to college prep, advanced, or honorslevel using the easy-tollow suggestions in the “how to use this curriculum” introductory material. Homeschoolers who wish to “level up” to an advanced or honors credit will have the opportunity to develop their own “Narnian-style” subcreation (backstory) as they work through the study guides. (A recommended add-on for fun would be Advanced Guide to High School Writing: Myth-Fantasy Story, which will help your teen construct a story following the format the Lewis employed.)
As always, 7 Sisters’ Literature Study Guides contain NO busywork, just the important take-aways from each book.
In this Chronicles of Narnia High School curriculum, homeschooling teens will
- gain experience in inferential and critical thinking skills
- build richness in their knowledge and understanding of their relationship with God
- gain understanding of the basic philosophic concepts that drive our Western culture
- understand C.S. Lewis’ life and world.
The Chronicles of Narnia Literature Study Guides: Complete Set for High Schoolers comes with study guides for seven books, each complete with explanation of the theological or philosophical ideas in the text, myth-fantasy writing tips, vocabulary, questions for each chapter, and answer key. The guides provide lots of great information but no OVERKILL that would take the joy out of experiencing the book.
The study guides in this Narnia high school curriculum were written by Vicki Tillman.
The Narnia chronicles are presented in order of publication:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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Narnia High School Curriculum.
No one outgrows The Chronicles of Narnia! High school is the perfect time to revisit them!
Study Guides for individual books are also available separately.
Click here to view an excerpt from The Chronicles of Narnia Literature Study Guides: Complete Set.
What are homeschool parents saying about The Chronicles of Narnia Study Guides?
“This fall my daughter utilized the Chronicles of Narnia for the first semester as well as the World History and Philosophy. Both courses provided questions that went beyond “give me the details of the story” and required her to think. She needed to provide supporting material for her answers. In addition, these courses have improved her writing and knowledge of the bible.” – Jeanette S.
“I am using your literature series with my sixth grade daughter as we read “The Chronicles of Narnia”. We have completed “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and “Prince Caspian” to date. She is a strong reader and enjoys the challenge of answering the questions of this series. I like that some questions can be answered briefly while others require a more detailed response. This series has led to many nice discussions as well as additional writing assignments! Keep up the good work!” – Chris K.
“FIVE STARS. Excellent reference and teaching tool!” – E. A.
NOTE: The Chronicles of Narnia must be obtained separately; this Narnia high school curriculum is comprised of the STUDY GUIDES ONLY to accompany the reading of the books themselves. Most titles can be found in your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE.
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Great Christian Writers: A Full-Year High School Course
Great Christian Writers High School Curriculum
This 113-page one-year study guide collection will provide your student with a college-prep level Great Christian Writers high school course. It can also be adapted to honors level using the easy-to-follow suggestions in the “how to use this curriculum” introductory material.
Great Christian Writers comes complete with study guides for nine books, each including background information, vocabulary, supplemental ideas, and answer keys. This book includes study guides written by Sabrina Justison.
Great Christian Writers High School titles covered by these study guides include:
- The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
- Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
- The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
- God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew
- Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge
- Joni by Joni Eareckson Tada
- Born Again by Charles Colson
- The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
- Hymns and Creeds
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Great Christian Writers High School e-book text.
You will receive two zipped files as downloads. One is for the student and contains the introductory information plus nine study guides. These guides contain fillable form fields so that your student can answer the questions directly into the guide. The other file contains the parent information and answer key.
NOTE: The Great Christian Writers books must be obtained separately; this Great Christian Writers high school curriculum is comprised of the STUDY GUIDES ONLY to accompany the reading of the books themselves. Most titles can be found in your local library, some can be found in their entirety online, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics JUST CLICK HERE.
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High School Guide to Professional Writing
High School students need to practice writing for various real-world scenarios before they graduate. Excellent writing skills are not only for academic settings. A High School Guide to Professional Writing equips senior-year students (or other accomplished high school writers) for 11 types of writing commonly applied in workplace or community scenarios.
High School Guide to Professional Writing by Sabrina Justison offers 13 weeks of instruction in a step-by-step, conversational style that refuses busywork and reassures students that this schoolwork will be of use to them in REAL LIFE after graduation.
The 11 Types of Writing covered in High School Guide to Professional Writing:
- Writing a Business Letter
- Writing a Letter of Complaint
- Writing an Organizational Newsletter (2 weeks recommended for this lesson)
- Taking and Formatting Meeting Minutes
- Writing Advertising Copy and Press Releases
- Writing a Product Review
- Writing a Book Review
- Writing a Set of How-To Instructions
- Writing a Professional Bio
- Writing an Expository Speech (2 weeks recommended for this lesson)
- Writing a Project Proposal and Abstract
Rubrics are included for grading each assignment.
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High School Guide to Professional Writing
High School Guide to Senior Year Writing
Give your homeschool senior a memorable, meaningful, life-prep writing curriculum with 7Sisters’ High School Guide to Senior Year Writing!
Homeschool high school seniors are busy. They need to make every academic moment worth their while. This special Senior Year Writing bundle will NOT waste your senior’s time! The 4 guides in this curriculum are actual preparation for college and life AND include a creative chronicling project that they will treasure for a lifetime. Included in this bundle are the following writing projects:
*High School Guide to Professional (Writing 11 writing projects they will ACTUALLY use in life!)
*Chicago Style Research Paper Writing Guide (User-friendly research paper style that is popular in many colleges.)
*Guide to Writing a College Application Essay (This may be the most important essay your teen writes in high school!)
*High School Guide to Creative Chronicling (This powerful writing project produces an heirloom.)
This curriculum assumes some proficiency in writing. (For teens who struggle with writing, it is a good idea to have your senior work in a curriculum level that best meets their needs such as High School Guide to Introductory, Intermediate or Advance Writing.)
You may schedule the assignments in any order you choose.
If you purchased each of the included writing guides individually, your cost would be $39.96.
Purchasing this bundled High School Guide to Senior Year Writing curriculum gives you all of the same resources for $29.99! Download it today!
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Want more information on each of the guides included in High School Guide to Senior Year Writing? Click on the above links or read below.
High School Guide to Professional Writing
A High School Guide to Professional Writing equips senior-year students (or other accomplished high school writers) for 11 types of writing commonly applied in workplace or community scenarios.
High School Guide to Professional Writing offers 13 weeks of instruction in a step-by-step, conversational style that refuses busywork and reassures students that this schoolwork will be of use to them in REAL LIFE after graduation.
The 11 Types of Writing covered in High School Guide to Professional Writing:
- Writing a Business Letter
- Writing a Letter of Complaint
- Writing an Organizational Newsletter (2 weeks recommended for this lesson)
- Taking and Formatting Meeting Minutes
- Writing Advertising Copy and Press Releases
- Writing a Product Review
- Writing a Book Review
- Writing a Set of How-To Instructions
- Writing a Professional Bio
- Writing an Expository Speech (2 weeks recommended for this lesson)
- Writing a Project Proposal and Abstract
Rubrics are included for grading each assignment.
Click here to view EXCERPTS.
High School Guide to Chicago-Style Research Paper Writing
Chicago style NB research papers are popular these days on many campuses, so 7Sisters is bringing you our Chicago-Style Research Paper Writing Guide.
Chicago-Style Research Paper Writing Guide is a 5-week study aimed at high schoolers who already have some experience with research paper writing. It is self-guided, step-by-step, no-busywork guide that coaches a teen from start to finish through writing a Chicago-style research paper. Rubric for grading included.
What is Chicago style?
Chicago style is the creation of the University of Chicago Press. It is an old and successful format that has been re-popularized with several variations. Chicago style NB format (Note-Bibliography), Chicago-Style Research Paper Writing Guide follows that format.
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Guide to Writing a College Application Essay
Help is here for writing the all-important college application essay in this 10-page downloadable ebook text! Homeschooling seniors applying to colleges need to be able to communicate their thoughts in a clear and persuasive manner, paying close attention to the details that are uniquely effective in a college application essay. 7Sisters’ Guide to Writing a College Application Essay builds confidence in high school juniors and seniors through a conversational style of instruction that will help them write those essays with excellence and gain positive attention from college admissions offices.
The Guide to Writing a College Application Essay includes topics to help build real-world understanding in teens, answering questions such as:
- How important is the admissions essay?
- What are typical college application essay prompts?
- What are the must-include pieces of this process?
- What are common mistakes, and how can I avoid them?
With helpful examples and no-busywork, Guide to Writing a College Application Essay equips your homeschooler for this important task!
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High School Guide to Creative Chronicling
Short story writing, plus project planning, plus media and computer skill development in a senior year curriculum? Yes!
Are you looking for a unique writing assignment for your student’s senior year or as an additional assignment for a student who is creative and loves to write? Maybe you’d like to equip your student to create a group yearbook, or a written gift to commemorate a special event or milestone in your family. High School Guide to Creative Chroniclingoffers all of this and more. This high school guide does more than just teach writing. It encourages students to combine writing with computer skills and photography to create a chronicle of lasting memories.
High School Guide to Creative Chronicling is a 38-page downloadable pdf guide, written by Marilyn Groop and Sabrina Justison collaboratively to encourage upperclassmen to capture memories with excellent short-story writing, photography and photo editing, formatting, and creative presentation that results in a true keepsake book.
High School Guide to Creative Chronicling is a blend of creative-academic-meets-real-world-writing that is perfect for seniors who already have built strong writing skills with essays, research papers, short stories, poetry in the earlier years of high school.
Beginning with instruction in project planning, the High School Guide to Creative Chronicling walks your student writer through a multi-step process:
- decide on a purpose for the chronicle,
- select the number of stories to include,
- choose whether or not to work collaboratively with other writers,
- develop a timeline to ensure that deadlines are met,
- delegate duties if working with a group,
- plan a visual look for the finished book,
- edit photos, graphics and text for a professional appearance,
- and designate a printing and binding style for powerful presentation.
Click here to view an excerpt from High School Guide to Creative Chronicling.
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High School Guide to Senior Year Writing
High School Literature & Composition 1A: Introduction to High School Literature & Composition Part A
Your homeschooling high schoolers should build their confidence in their literature & composition skills. If they have not had much experience with literature guides and high school-level writing, Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part A is a great place to start!
This one-semester guide (easily followed the second semester by Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part B), will guide your high schooler to solid language arts skills.
The literature & composition guides included in this downloadable text will inform and inspire your homeschooling high schoolers without boring or burdening them with busywork.
Literature guides contain brief background information, important literature terms and themes, vocabulary and comprehension questions; NEVER enough to kill your teens’ enjoyment of the book.
Composition guides contain concise 15 minute daily lessons that teach half of the writing skills needed in first year high school (or advanced 8th graders). The lessons contain brief information and instruction and assignments. Rubrics for grading are included.
Both the literature guides and the writing guides are good for self-instruction, as well as family or co-op classes.
Included in this curriculum are two composition guides and five literature guides (these are also found individually in the 7 Sisters store):
- Introduction to Short Story Writing: Family Narrative (Easy introduction to story writing that helps students take favorite family tales and turn them into a short story. This is a useful skill that helps build word-usage and imagination skills that will build great writing skills for the serious papers your homeschooler needs to write this year.)
- Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing (Non-threatening introduction to several forms of the five-paragraph essay needed by many homeschoolers for their language arts credit.)
Also included are five literature study guides to accompany the reading of:
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (high school level background information, vocabulary, and comprehension questions on theology, philosophy, and the story)
- Anne of Green Gables (high school level background information, vocabulary, and comprehension questions)
- God’s Smuggler (compelling story of Brother Andrew, who smuggled Bibles into the Iron Curtain countries during the Cold War)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (classic novel of choices between good and evil)
- Cry, the Beloved Country (important story of life in apartheid-era South Africa)
Give your homeschooling high schooler some non-threatening but powerful tools for literature reading and writing. Download Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part A today!
Click here to view an excerpt from Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part A.
You can find the books you need to accompany the Literature guides in this resource at your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE.
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High School Literature & Composition 1B: Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part B
Your homeschooling high schoolers should build their confidence in their literature & composition skills. If they have not had much experience with literature guides and high school-level writing, Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part B is a great place to start!
This one-semester guide (the second semester following Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part A), will guide your high schooler to solid language arts skills.
The literature & composition guides included in this downloadable text will inform and inspire your homeschooling high schoolers without boring or burdening them with busywork.
Literature guides contain brief background information, important literature terms and themes, vocabulary and comprehension questions; NEVER enough to kill your teens’ enjoyment of the book.
Composition guides contain short 15-minute daily lessons that teach half of the writing skills needed in first year high school (or advanced 8th graders). The lessons contain brief information and instruction and assignments. Rubrics for grading are included.
Both the literature guides and the composition guides are good for self-instruction, as well as family or co-op classes.
Included in this curriculum are two composition guides and five literature guides (these are also found individually in the 7 Sisters store).
The composition guides include:
Introduction to High School Poetry Writing (Even students who don’t like poetry will benefit from writing poems. Poetry-writing skills improve word-usage and creativity in other papers.)
MLA Research Writing Guide (High schoolers need to learn MLA research paper style! It is the most common college-style research paper.)
Also included are five literature study guides to accompany the reading of:
British Poetry (A light-hearted look at British poetry, without bogging students down on heavy, archaic works.)
Joni (The inspiring story of Joni: her accident that confined her to a wheelchair, God’s work in her life, and God’s work through her life.)
The Hiding Place (The powerful autobiography of Corrie ten Boom and her trials surviving a Nazi prison camp.)
Les Miserables -the abridged version (This classic book has inspired generations!)
A Separate Peace (The compelling novel about young men fighting in World War I.)
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen’s delightful novel of manners.)
Give your homeschooling high schooler some non-threatening but powerful tools for literature reading and writing. Download Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part B today!
Click here to view an excerpt from Introduction to High School Literature & Composition: Part B.
You can find the books you need to accompany the Literature guides in this resource at your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE.
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High School Literature & Composition 2A: Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part A
Your homeschooling high schoolers need to build their literature & composition skills.
Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part A
If they have had a little experience with literature guides and high school-level writing, Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part A is a great way to continue!
This one-semester guide (easily followed the second semester by Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part B- coming in fall 2015) will extend your high schooler’s language arts skills.
Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition is a downloadable text that will inform and inspire your homeschooling high schoolers without boring or burdening them with busywork.
7 Sisters Literature Guides philosophy is “don’t kill the book” AND make it adaptable (so a variety of teens in your home, from average to honors, can earn the credit level they need for their transcript).
The guides contain brief background information, important literature terms and themes, vocabulary, comprehension and critical thinking questions.
Composition Guides contain concise 15 minute daily lessons that teach half of the writing skills needed in second year high school (or advanced 9th graders). The lessons contain information and instruction and assignments.
Rubrics for editing and grading are included. (Answer Keys are included in the price of the text but download as a separate .pdf file for homeschool parents’ convenience.)
Both the Literature Guides and the Composition Guides are excellent for self-instruction and are favorites with co-op classes.
Included in Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part A (Part B, the second semester, will be released in Fall, 2015) are 2 composition guides and 6 literature guides (these are also found individually in the 7 Sisters store):
This delightful short-story form will develop your homeschool high schooler’s love of writing and creativity while tweaking some skills they will need for other college-level writing. The topics covered include character development, basic storyline development, basic story conversation format, using dialect, rubric for editing and grading.
This user-friendly, no busywork Composition Guide will help your homeschool high schooler learn the fundamentals of writing a cohesive essay and to edit it well. Topics include persuasive essays, compare/contrast essays, literary analysis , editorial/letter to the editor, and optional SAT essays.
Also included are six literature study guides to accompany the reading of:
Written to accompany American author Harper Lee’s beloved 1960 novel, this 17-page literature study guide helps you get the most out of To Kill a Mockingbird. Instead of attempting to examine every element of a book on the first reading, our study guides choose two or three respected literary devices and use them as a focal point. This study guide focuses on the following literary devices: complex personification, dramatic foils.
Written to accompany American author Lorraine Hansberry’s iconic story that brought the African American socio-economic struggles of 1950s-era Chicago to the stage, this 14-page literature study guide helps you get the most out of A Raisin in the Sun. Instead of attempting to examine every element of a book on the first reading, our study guides choose two or three respected literary devices and use them as a focal point. This guide focuses on the following literary devices: symbols, the use of dialect, the power of peripety in a story.
Francie Nolan’s coming of age story just after the turn of the 20th century in Brooklyn, NY’s Williamsburg Village has touched so many readers! Written to accompany American author Betty Smith’s inspiring 1943 timeless novel, this 16-page literature study guide helps you get the most out of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Instead of attempting to examine every element of a book on the first reading, our study guides choose two or three respected literary devices and use them as a focal point. This guide focuses on the following literary devices: foreshadowing, motif, the theme of the Immigrant’s Dream of a better life.
Written to accompany French author Brother Lawrence’s posthumous 1691 Christian text compilation, this 12-page literature study guide helps you get the most out of The Practice of the Presence of God. This book is a collection of letters and conversations by Brother Lawrence, a Carmelite monk who worked in his monastery’s kitchen. Though only 100 pages long, Brother Lawrence’s book is packed with character development concepts, including performing all tasks with a purposefully loving attitude, which are as essential today as they were three centuries ago. Brother Lawrence encourages his readers to be constantly aware of God’s presence, not limiting conversation with Him to morning devotions, but maintaining it throughout each task of the day. What great concepts for Christian teens (and adults)! This study guide focuses on the following literary device: interpretational and inferential reading.
Written to accompany British author George Orwell’s 1945 allegorical novel, this 11-page literature study guide helps you get the most out of Animal Farm. Instead of attempting to examine every element of a book on the first reading, our study guides choose two or three respected literary devices and use them as a focal point. This study guide focuses on the following literary devices: allegory, dystopian satire.
Written to accompany British author Charles Dickens’ beloved 1843 story, this 15-page literature study guide helps you get the most out of A Christmas Carol. Instead of attempting to examine every element of the book on the first reading, our study guides choose two or three respected literary devices and use them as a focal point. This guide focuses on the following literary devices: comparison of settings and dramatic foils.
Download your copy of Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part A today and bless your homeschool high schooler with some TERRIFIC Language Arts learning!
You can find the books you need to accompany the Literature guides in this resource at your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE.
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Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part A
High School Literature & Composition 2B: Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part B
Your homeschooling high schoolers need to build their literature & composition skills.
Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part B
If they have had a little experience with literature guides and high school-level writing, Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part B is a great way to continue!
This one-semester guide (consider starting your year with Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part A – but you don’t HAVE to use the guides in order) will extend your high schooler’s language arts skills.
Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition is a downloadable text that will inform and inspire your homeschooling high schoolers without boring or burdening them with busywork.
7 Sisters Literature Guides philosophy is “don’t kill the book” AND make it adaptable (so a variety of teens in your home, from average to honors, can earn the credit level they need for their transcript).
The guides contain brief background information, important literature terms and themes, vocabulary, comprehension and critical thinking questions.
Composition Guides contain concise 15 minute daily lessons that teach half of the writing skills needed in second year high school (or advanced 9th graders). The lessons contain information and instruction and assignments.
Rubrics for editing and grading are included. (Answer Keys are included in the price of the text but downloaded as a separate .pdf file for homeschool parents’ convenience.)
Both the Literature Guides and the Composition Guides are excellent for self-instruction and are favorites with co-op classes.
Included in Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part B are 2 composition guides and 6 literature guides (these are also found individually in the 7 Sisters store):
Intermediate Guide to Poetry Writing
This 45-page downloadable pdf workbook by Vicki Tillman, is easy to use so a student could follow the process even if he or she does not have a teacher who is experienced in writing poetry.The guide is written to be used over a six-week period. This e-text is written in a friendly manner, conversational in tone, and can be used independently or with a co-op. Poetry is intimidating to many students and to some homeschooling parents as well, but poetic language and expression become accessible and fun with Vicki’s poetry writing curriculum guides. Explore poetry and give your homeschooling teen an opportunity for fun and growth in word power!
Introductory Guide to Writing an APA Research Paper
Many homeschoolers will find that when they start college, their science and social science courses require writing in APA-style. It is a VERY different format from the fun and familiar MLA-style research paper. It can be overwhelming! 7 Sisters Introductory Guide to APA Research Paper Writing, a downloadable .pdf text, can help by guiding your homeschooler through a step-by-step process of learning how to handle the format and think like an APA-writer!
Also included are six literature study guides to accompany the reading of:
Study Guide for Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats
Poetry can be a challenge when it should be a delight. Written to accompany British poet T.S. Eliot’s imaginative 1939 collection of poems, this 14-page literature study guide by Sabrina Justison helps you get the most out of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.
Study Guide for Something Beautiful for God
Written to accompany British author Malcolm Muggeridge’s 1971 account of Mother Teresa’s contagious compassion, this 9-page literature study guide by Sabrina Justison helps you get the most out of Something Beautiful for God, focusing on interpretational reading and helping students articulate a personal response to the text.
Study Guide for Antigone
Written to accompany Greek playwright Sophocles’ 441 BC epic tragedy, this 9-page literature study guide , written by Sabrina Justison, will enhance your child’s understanding of Antigone focusing on the literary devices of character structure and motivation.
Study Guide for The Invisible Man
Written to accompany British author H.G. Wells’ famous 1897 science fiction novel, this 11-page literature study guide by Sabrina Justison and Dr. Gerald R. Culley helps you get the most out of The Invisible Man, focusing on two themes: the individual in the midst of the mob, and science and society.
Study Guide for Little Women
Written to accompany American author Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 1868 story of the March family, but focusing on the ideas of American Transcendentalism that are woven through every chapter, this 8-page literature study guide by Sabrina Justison helps even male readers or those hostile to the idea of tea parties get the most out of Little Women, and brings an even deeper appreciation to those students who naturally love the book at first reading, looking at the story through the lens of American Transcendentalism.
Study Guide for The Hobbit
Lead your homeschooling high schooler to the Shire, where “in a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit”. Your student will watch as good and evil are exposed and evil is conquered. Written to accompany British author J.R.R. Tolkein’s 1937 multi-genre novel, this 13-page literature study guide by Vicki Tillman helps you get the most out of The Hobbit.
You can find the books you need to accompany the Literature guides in this resource at your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE.
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Download your copy of Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part B today and bless your homeschool high schooler with some TERRIFIC Language Arts learning!
Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part B
High School Literature & Composition 3A: Advanced Guide to Literature & Composition Part A
For homeschool high schoolers who enjoy a wide selection of literature and writing topics simply presented in one package, here it is:
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part A
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part A is great for teens who:
- Have some experience in writing (no need to be experts)
- OR
- Have completed Intermediate Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Parts A and B
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part A is a one-semester guide through important Language Arts skills for the high school transcript. This downloadable etext is easily followed the second semester by Advanced Guide to Literature & Composition: Part B.
Included in this curriculum are two composition guides and five literature guides (these are also found individually in the 7 Sisters store):
As always, 7SistersHomeschool.com’s each of the included Literature Study Guides contain:
- Background information on the book
- A literature theme and terms
- Vocabulary exercises
- Comprehension and critical thinking questions
- Answer key
- Instructions for adapting the guide to various ability and interest levels
- Fully-editable format (teens can do all the work on the computer without wasting ink for printing)
- NO busywork! NO wasted time doing useless time-filling paperwork!
- These Literature Study Guides:
- The Hobbit (The J.R.R. Tolkien classic presented at high school level, for those students who have not read it lately.) OR Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis’ famous allegorical sci-fi novel.)
- Born Again (The true-life story of the conversion and life of Chuck Colson.)
- Uncle Vanya (Classic Russian tale that brings to life a different culture.)
- The Right Stuff (Thought-provoking story of fighter pilots, astronauts, competition and inspiration.)
- The Scarlet Letter (Classic American story that teens need to revisit.)
- The Good Earth (Pearl Buck’s moving story of a family’s struggles and life in China.)
The two Writing Guides for this semester include:
- Concise, self-directed lessons (approximately 15 minutes needed daily for the lesson)
- Fully-editable format (teens can do all the work on the computer without wasting ink for printing)
- Rubric for grading
- These Writing Guides:
- Myth-Fantasy Short-Story Writing (Teens are coached step-by-step through the delightful process of creating a 5-page story in the style of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.)
- Advanced Essay Writing (This guide conforms to the style of the optional essay in the new SAT and is useful for college-level or career-clear writing.)
You can find the books you need to accompany the Literature guides in this resource at your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE.
(Full disclosure: We are Amazon Associates. Purchasing through this link provides a commission to 7Sisters.)
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part A
High School Literature & Composition 3B: Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition Part B
For homeschool high schoolers who enjoy a wide selection of literature and writing topics simply presented in one package, here it is:
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part B
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part B is great for teens who:
- Have some experience in writing (no need to be experts)
OR - Have completed Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part A
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part B is a one-semester guide through important Language Arts skills for the high school transcript. This downloadable etext is easily follows the first semester of Advanced Guide to Literature & Composition: Part A.
Included in this curriculum are three composition guides and six literature guides (these are also found individually in the 7 Sisters store).
These Literature Study Guides:
- The Screwtape Letters
- Plato’s Republic – Parts I and II
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Fahrenheit 451
- The Three Musketeers
These Writing Guides:
- Advanced Guide to High School Poetry Writing
- APA Research Paper Writing Guide*
- MLA Research Paper Writing Guide*
- *There are 2 Research Paper Writing Guides but only 1 should be chosen by your homeschool high schoolers. If they have completed Introductory and Intermediate Literature & Composition, they will have already experienced an APA and an MLA Research Paper Guide. This year they get to choose!
As always, 7SistersHomeschool.com’s each of the included Literature Study Guides contain:
- Background information on the book
- Background information on the book
- A literature theme and terms
- Vocabulary exercises
- Comprehension and critical thinking questions
- Answer key
- Instructions for adapting the guide to various ability and interest levels
- Fully-editable format (teens can do all the work on the computer without wasting ink for printing)
- NO busywork! NO wasted time doing useless time-filling paperwork!
The three Writing Guides for this semester include:
- Concise, self-directed lessons
- Fully-editable format (teens can do all the work on the computer without wasting ink for printing)
- Rubric for grading
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part B is great for independent study OR use for co-ops and homeschool group classes.
You can find the books you need to accompany the Literature guides in this resource at your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE.
(Full disclosure: We are Amazon Associates. Purchasing through this link provides a commission to 7Sisters.)
Advanced Guide to High School Literature & Composition: Part B
High School Writing Bundle 1: Introductory Guide to High School Writing
Your teen needs an introductory high school writing curriculum that lays a firm foundation for rich creative writing, powerful essays, and carefully crafted research papers.
This is a full year downloadable .pdf writing curriculum for the inexperienced writer (9th grade students and others with little or no writing experience).
This 4-part high school writing curriculum includes:
Introductory Guide to High School Poetry Writing by Vicki Tillman
Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop
Introductory Guide to High School Short Story Writing by Vicki Tillman
MLA Research Paper Guide by Allison Thorp and
(See the descriptions of each e-text below.)
By purchasing this “bundled” etext, you save money and have all of your writing curriculum in one handy file for on-screen use or to print if you prefer.
Click here for a review of Introductory Guide to High School Writing.
Click here to view an excerpt from Introductory Guide to High School Writing.
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Don’t overlook poetry writing in your homeschooling high schooler’s curriculum. Poetry teaches concise and creative use of words and thoughts- an absolutely necessary life skill! Christian homeschoolers who learn to use words well can feel confident as God calls them to any area of work or service.
For the inexperienced or under-experienced poetry writer, Introductory Guide to High School Poetry Writing is an enjoyable way to introduce your homeschooler to the power and fun of words.
Creativity is waiting to be uncovered with 7Sisters poetry writing curriculum!
Introductory Guide to High School Poetry Writing, by Vicki Tillman is a 25-page downloadable pdf workbook geared to middle or high school students who have very little experience with writing poetry. It is designed to be used over a 5-week span.
With brief, friendly-toned lessons (and NO busywork included), this e-text is designed for independent learning or for use in a co-op. Topics covered include:
-Poetic language
-Diamontes
-Idioms
-Alliteration and form
-More poetic language
Poetry is intimidating to many students and to some homeschooling parents as well, but poetic language and expression become accessible and fun with Vicki’s poetry writing curriculum guides. Explore poetry and give your homeschooling teen an opportunity for fun and growth in word power!
Click here to view an excerpt from Introductory Guide to High School Poetry Writing.
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Essay writing in high school provides a solid basis for homeschoolers in critical thinking, research writing, persuasive speech and so much more!
Homeschooling high schoolers must have great essay-writing skills. They need to be able to comfortably crank out essays to be prepared for college (and college entrance).
Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing, by Marilyn Groop, is a 10-week, 61-page downloadable e-curriculum to help your inexperienced writer learn the fundamentals of writing a cohesive essay.
Presented in a user-friendly format, this guide is designed for independent learning or for use in learning co-ops. Packed with practical information, it includes NO busywork.
Topics in Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing include:
-Basic essay format
-Developing each part of the essay (introduction, body, conclusion)
-Persuasive essays
-Compare/contrast essays
-Literature analysis
-Editorials
-SAT essays
-Editing checklist
-Avoiding sentence fragments
-Answer key (with 3 rubrics)
While built on the skills learned in the Middle School Essay Writing Guide, it is not necessary to have worked on that guide in order have success in this course.
Give your homeschooling high schooler the essay writing skills he/she needs with this important guide.
Click here to view an excerpt from Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing.
Even reluctant writers can build a strong skill set for essay-writing with a curriculum that breaks the process into manageable steps and doesn’t waste their time with busywork. The logical thinking process behind a well-written essay is not intuitive to most kids; Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing presents the process in a friendly, conversational style that wins over even a student who says, “I don’t know what to write!!”
Lay a firm foundation for Essay Writing in High School.
See if curriculum from 7Sisters’ veteran homeschool moms can make a positive difference in your homeschool.
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Creativity is necessary for excellence in all writing formats. Once homeschooling high schoolers graduate, they will need to be able to communicate in ways that interest employers, Sunday school classes, ministries, or any other place God puts them.
Those who are heading for college will be competing for good grades on papers. If they have creativity in their use of thoughts and words, they can produce papers that are interesting to read (as opposed to 200 other drably-written papers that a professor might read).
Homeschoolers can develop confidence in their creativity skills by having some fun with their writing assignments using 7Sisters creative writing high school curriculum guides. Introductory Guide to High School Short Story Writing: Family Narrative is a 23-page downloadable pdf writing guide, written by Vicki Tillman to encourage students to capture their creativity by sharing a family story.
Success awaits with this creative writing high school curriculum!
Presented in a step-by-step format for the inexperienced writer, homeschoolers achieve success by doing small amounts of writing each day beginning with formats with which they are already familiar (social media). The friendly, conversational tone of the text helps students then learn to thing in creative story form by taking on:
-Character development
-Storyline
-Sparkling conversation
-Creative word order
Designed for independent learning or for co-ops, homeschoolers will require little or no guidance to complete this creative writing high school curriculum e-text and gain solid creativity skills.
Click here to view an excerpt from Introductory Guide to High School Story Writing.
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There is NO escape from the research paper!
However, your homeschooler can feel equipped and empowered to produce a powerful and interesting paper- and be ready to ace Freshman Composition when the time comes.
What you need is no-busywork, friendly-toned research paper curriculum for high school.
Research papers are a necessary of homeschool education. Young people need to be able to capture and organize ideas, communicate with written words, and create citations and reference pages.
This 38-page downloadable pdf guide by Allison Thorp will lead your student through the research paper process from topic choice through final draft, culminating in an MLA style paper with proper citations. The process is broken down into manageable sections with lots of advice and direction for each. MLA Research Paper Writing Guide teaches necessary skills with no unnecessary busywork.
This guide is adaptable for grades 7-12 and for papers of various lengths. Included in the guide are:
-helpful tips for the teacher
-suggested schedules
-samples
-sample grading rubric
Using this research paper curriculum for high school with our own students and hundreds in our local homeschool community over the years, we have seen success with writers of every variety.
From those who love to write, to those who cry, “I don’t know know what to write!” Allison’s friendly, easy-to-follow steps of instruction and the manageable pieces into which she breaks the research writing process result in papers completed and students encouraged.
There is no escape from the research paper, so give your homeschooler the tools for a successful research paper experience!
Click here to view an excerpt from Research Paper Writing Guide.
Click here for a review of Introductory Guide to High School Writing.
High School Writing Curriculum
High School Writing Bundle 2: Intermediate Guide to High School Writing
Teenagers need a writing curriculum in high school that builds on basic skills and moves them toward true proficiency by including rich creative writing, powerful essays, and carefully crafted research papers.
This is a full year downloadable .pdf writing curriculum for the growing writer (10th grade students and others with some experience but not a lot of confidence – Click here to see if our Introductory Guide to High School Writing would be the best place for your student to start.).
This 4-part writing curriculum for high school includes:
Intermediate Guide to High School Poetry Writing by Vicki Tillman
Intermediate Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop
Intermediate Guide to High School Short Story Writing by Vicki Tillman
MLA Research Paper Guide by Allison Thorp and
(See the descriptions of each e-text below.)
By purchasing this “bundled” etext, you save money and have all of your writing curriculum in one handy file for on-screen use or to print if you prefer.
Click here to view an excerpt from Intermediate Guide to High School Writing.
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Don’t overlook poetry writing in your homeschooling high schooler’s curriculum. Poetry teaches concise and creative use of words and thoughts- an absolutely necessary life skill! Christian homeschoolers who learn to use words well can feel confident as God calls them to any area of work or service.
For the homeschooler with a little poetry writing experience, Intermediate Guide to High School Poetry Writing is an enjoyable way to introduce your homeschooler to the power and fun of words.
Creativity is waiting to be uncovered with 7Sisters poetry writing high school curriculum!
This 45-page downloadable pdf workbook by Vicki Tillman, is easy to use so a student could follow the process even if he or she does not have a teacher who is experienced in writing poetry.The guide is written to be used over a six-week period. This e-text is written in a friendly manner, conversational in tone, and can be used independently or with a co-op.
Topics covered include:
-Introduction to poetry
-Idioms and Tom Swifties
-Shape poems
-Haiku
-Stanzas
-Basic rhyme patterns
-Basic meters
-Free verse
Poetry is intimidating to many students and to some homeschooling parents as well, but poetic language and expression become accessible and fun with Vicki’s poetry writing curriculum guides. Explore poetry and give your homeschooling teen an opportunity for fun and growth in word power!
Click here to view an excerpt from Intermediate Guide to High School Poetry Writing.
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High School essay writing is a critical part of a teen’s academic experience, but for many students the process is frustrating. It doesn’t need to be!
High school students can write essays using a no-busywork curriculum that encourages critical thinking, creativity, and persuasive argument, and have FUN writing essays!
Great essay-writing skills can give homeschooling high schoolers great tools for life after high school. A Christian teen (whether headed to college or not) will benefit in knowing how to capture his/her thoughts, stay on topic, and express ideas powerfully. College bound homeschoolers need strong essay writing skills in order to present well on the SATs, ACTs, and college admission essays.
Intermediate Guide to High School Essay Writing, by Marilyn Groop, is a 10-week, curriculum to help your writer (who has some essay-writing experience) learn the fundamentals of writing a cohesive essay and edit it well.
Topics include:
-Persuasive essays
-Compare/contrast essays
-Literary analysis
-Editorial/letter to the editor
-SAT essays
The downloadable pdf e-text also includes sample rubrics and editing checklists.
Presented in a user-friendly format, this guide is designed for independent learning or for use in learning co-ops. Packed with practical information, it includes NO busywork.
Click here to view an excerpt from Intermediate Guide to High School Essay Writing.
Even reluctant writers can build a strong skill set for essay-writing with a curriculum that breaks the process into manageable steps and doesn’t waste their time with busywork. The logical thinking process behind a well-written essay is not intuitive to most kids; Intermediate Guide to High School Essay Writing presents the process in a friendly, conversational style that wins over even a student who says, “I don’t know what to write!!”
Lay a firm foundation for High School Essay Writing
See if curriculum from 7Sisters’ veteran homeschool moms can make a positive difference in your homeschool.
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Creativity is necessary for excellence in all writing formats. Once homeschooling high schoolers graduate, they will need to be able to communicate in ways that interest employers, Sunday school classes, ministries, or any other place God puts them.
Those who are heading for college will be competing for good grades on papers. If they have creativity in their use of thoughts and words, they can produce papers that are interesting to read (as opposed to 200 other drably-written papers that a professor might read).
Homeschoolers can develop confidence in their creativity skills by having some fun with their writing assignments using 7Sisters high school short story writing curriculum guides. Intermediate Guide to High School Short Story Writing: Tall Tales, is a 4-week, 26-page downloadable .pdf writing guide, written by Vicki Tillman to encourage students to capture their creativity by writing a tall tale.
Success awaits with this high school short story writing curriculum!
Presented as writing guide for the inexperienced or under-experienced writing student (or even an experienced student who has forgotten how to have fun with writing), the topics covered include:
-character development
-basic storyline development
-basic story conversation using dialect
-rubric for editing and grading
The lessons are designed for independent learning (or for use in a co-op). They are not time-consuming or full of busywork. Rather, homeschooling teens can feel not only creative but successful as they complete this guide.
Click here to view an excerpt from Intermediate Guide to High School Story Writing.
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There is NO escape from the research paper!
However, your homeschooler can feel equipped and empowered to produce a powerful and interesting paper- and be ready to ace Freshman Composition when the time comes.
What you need is no-busywork, friendly-toned research paper curriculum for high school.
Research papers are a necessary of homeschool education. Young people need to be able to capture and organize ideas, communicate with written words, and create citations and reference pages.
This 38-page downloadable pdf guide by Allison Thorp will lead your student through the research paper process from topic choice through final draft, culminating in an MLA style paper with proper citations. The process is broken down into manageable sections with lots of advice and direction for each. MLA Research Paper Writing Guide teaches necessary skills with no unnecessary busywork.
This guide is adaptable for grades 7-12 and for papers of various lengths. Included in the guide are:
-helpful tips for the teacher
-suggested schedules
-samples
-sample grading rubric
Using this research paper curriculum for high school
with our own students and hundreds in our local homeschool community over the years, we have seen success with writers of every variety.
From those who love to write, to those who cry, “I don’t know know what to write!” Allison’s friendly, easy-to-follow steps of instruction and the manageable pieces into which she breaks the research writing process result in papers completed and students encouraged.
There is no escape from the research paper, so give your homeschooler the tools for a successful research paper experience!
Click here to view an excerpt from Research Paper Writing Guide.
Writing Curriculum High School
High School Writing Bundle 3: Advanced Guide to High School Writing second edition
Help your homeschooler advance to college-prep writing skills!
7Sisters Advanced High School Curriculum for Writing gives your more-experienced (11th or 12th grade) high schoolers the tools to take their skills to a college-ready level. (Click here to see if our Intermediate Guide to High School Writing would be a better fit for your student. Or click here to see if our Introductory Guide to High School Writing would be the best place for your student to start.)
This 4-part high school curriculum for writing includes:
Advanced Guide to High School Poetry Writing by Vicki Tillman
Advanced Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop
Advanced Guide to High School Short Story Writing by Vicki Tillman
MLA Research Paper Guide by Allison Thorp and
(See the descriptions of each e-text below.)
This clearly explained course requires little work for the homeschooling parent and NO busywork for the homeschooler. Instead, each of the daily, simple lessons can be completed with little or no input from mom and gives the student lots of opportunities to find success in a self-directed manner.
By purchasing this “bundled” etext, you save money and have all of your writing curriculum in one handy file for on-screen use or to print if you prefer.
Click here to view an excerpt from Advanced Guide to High School Writing.
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Don’t overlook poetry writing in your homeschooling high schooler’s curriculum. Poetry teaches concise and creative use of words and thoughts- an absolutely necessary life skill! Christian homeschoolers who learn to use words well can feel confident as God calls them to any area of work or service.
Poetry is a delightful tool for helping homeschoolers learn to communicate powerfully. Writing poetry teaches teens to use their words powerfully, concisely, and beautifully- a useful thing for those who want to learn to communicate their faith well or write a sparkling college essay.
For the homeschooler who is ready for additional poetry writing experience, Advanced Guide to High School Poetry Writing is an enjoyable way to build with the power and fun of words.
Creativity flourishes with poetry writing in high school!
Presented in a user-friendly, conversational manner with no-busy work but lots of good examples, this guide makes it easy for high schoolers to complete their poetry writing assignments with little or no help.
In this 50-page downloadable .pdf Advanced Poetry Writing Guide by Vicki Tillman, homeschoolers learn to capture the poetic ideas of:
-Theme
-Tone
-Symbolism
-Sound
-Rhythm
Poetry is intimidating to many students and to some homeschooling parents as well, but poetic language and expression become accessible and fun with Vicki’s poetry writing curriculum guides. Explore poetry and give your homeschooling teen an opportunity for fun and growth in word power!
Click here to view an excerpt from Advanced Guide to High School Poetry Writing:
Give your homeschoolers the tools they need for some great poetry writing.
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Teens don’t need busywork in their writing assignments. Especially as they near graduation, what students need is an essay writing high school curriculum that hones their thinking and writing skills and builds their confidence.
Give your homeschooler the tools he/she needs to write for life with this downloadable pdf e-text!
Homeschooling high schoolers need to be able to communicate their thoughts in a clear and persuasive manner. Marilyn Groop’s Advanced Guide to High School Essay Writing ushers high schoolers through skills that will help them defend their Christian faith, write college-ready literary analysis, and (very important) construct a powerful SAT or ACT essay.
Advanced Guide to High School Essay Writing gives 10 weeks of self-guided lessons with LOTS of great instruction and NO useless busywork or overwhelming overteaching. Editing checklist and rubrics are included.
Here are the topics covered:
-Essay Format
-Persuasive Essay
-The Compare/Contrast Essay
-Fiction Literary Analysis
-Non-Fiction Literary Analysis
-Writing An Editorial/Letter to the Editor
-The Essay Essay
-Editing Checklist
-Avoiding Sentence Fragments
-Commonly Used Rubric and Editorial/Letter to the Editor Rubric
Give your teen the skills to communicate now, in college, and in life!
Click here to view an excerpt from Advanced Guide to High School Essay Writing.
Even reluctant writers can build a strong skill set for essay-writing with a curriculum that breaks the process into manageable steps and doesn’t waste their time with busywork. The logical thinking process behind a well-written essay is not intuitive to most kids; Advanced Guide to High School Essay Writing presents the process in a friendly, conversational style that wins over even a student who says, “I don’t know what to write!!”
Lay a firm foundation with our Essay Writing High School Curriculum
See if curriculum from 7Sisters’ veteran homeschool moms can make a positive difference in your homeschool.
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Powerful and meaningful communication happens when homeschooling high schoolers think creatively. As C.S. Lewis says, “Creativity is our soul’s organ of meaning.”
Release that powerful communication in your teen with 7Sisters high school short story writing curriculum.
Homeschoolers can enjoy a powerful creative experience by writing a short story in the myth-fantasy format (the genre of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien). By following the myth-fantasy “formula” familiar to the story tellers of ancient times and modern writers like Lewis, teens will sharpen their creative skills while thinking about friendships, different kinds of people, and ideas worth fighting for (like their faith).
Advanced Guide to Short Story Writing: Myth-Fantasy by Vicki Tillman, a 36-page downloadable .pdf e-text, ushers homeschoolers with a substantial short story experience through a delightful 5-week process of high school short story writing that includes how-to’s and a grading rubric:
Week 1: What is Myth-Fantasy?
Week 2: “Getting-Started Ingredients” of a Myth-Fantasy Story
Week 3: “Make-it-Happen Ingredients” of a Myth-Fantasy Story
Week 4: “Closing Ingredients” of a Myth-Fantasy Story
Week 5: Pulling the Myth-Fantasy Story Together
Click here to view an excerpt from Advanced Guide to Short Story Writing.
10-Day No-Questions-Asked Money-Back Guarantee on all 7 Sisters EBook curriculum.
Give your homeschooling high schooler the creative tools he/she needs for more meaningful communication!
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There is NO escape from the research paper!
However, your homeschooler can feel equipped and empowered to produce a powerful and interesting paper- and be ready to ace Freshman Composition when the time comes.
What you need is no-busywork, friendly-toned research paper curriculum for high school.
Research papers are a necessary of homeschool education. Young people need to be able to capture and organize ideas, communicate with written words, and create citations and reference pages.
This 38-page downloadable pdf guide by Allison Thorp will lead your student through the research paper process from topic choice through final draft, culminating in an MLA style paper with proper citations. The process is broken down into manageable sections with lots of advice and direction for each. MLA Research Paper Writing Guide teaches necessary skills with no unnecessary busywork.
This guide is adaptable for grades 7-12 and for papers of various lengths. Included in the guide are:
-helpful tips for the teacher
-suggested schedules
-samples
-sample grading rubric
Using this research paper curriculum for high school with our own students and hundreds in our local homeschool community over the years, we have seen success with writers of every variety.
From those who love to write, to those who cry, “I don’t know know what to write!” Allison’s friendly, easy-to-follow steps of instruction and the manageable pieces into which she breaks the research writing process result in papers completed and students encouraged.
There is no escape from the research paper, so give your homeschooler the tools for a successful research paper experience!
Click here to view an excerpt from Research Paper Writing Guide.
High School Curriculum for Writing
How to Choose Homeschool High School Curriculum
Enjoy this helpful article created from the conversation in one episode of The Homeschool High School Podcast with Sabrina Justison, Vicki Tillman and Kym Smythe.
There is not ONE right way to homeschool high school…so there is not ONE right way to choose curriculum. Your “big sisters” can help you explore a number of considerations that will help you choose wisely for YOUR homeschool high school.
Middle School Short Story Writing Guide: Fairy Tales
Have FUN creating with the Middle School Short Story Writing Guide: Fairy Tales by Marilyn Groop!
Creative writing is an often-overlooked, yet very important form of expression for students. This guide takes students step-by-step through the process of writing a fairy tale. Most students should be familiar with fairy tales – through reading them and through the many movies that have been produced based on fairy tales.
This guide is designed to be used 4 days a week for 5 weeks. The lessons are short and designed to help students achieve success. The conversational style of instruction eliminates busywork and helps students find the FUN in fairy tale writing!
In Middle School Short Story Writing Guide: Fairy Tales, your students will:
- Learn to Understand the Elements of a Fairy Tale
- Create Main Characters, Bad Guys, and Rescuers
- Create the Where and When of Settings
- Develop Backstory
- Plot the Story Powerfully
- Write Dialogue
- Edit and Proofread
Click here to view an excerpt from Middle School Short Story Writing Guide: Fairy Tales.
Enjoy this how-to-use Facebook Live on how to use a 7Sisters Writing Guide.
Middle School Short Story Writing Guide: Fairy Tales
Shakespeare Copywork from Kat Patrick
Studying Shakespeare with your homeschoolers this year? Download this free copywork guide from our friend, Kat Patrick.
Kat has lived and homeschooled (and studied Shakespeare) in England. She teaches Shakespeare (and many other fine courses at Dreaming Spires Home Learning).
Kat is sharing a freebie chapter of her Shakespeare Copywork Guide with us to help homeschoolers (middle school and high school) internalize favorite soliloquies and quotes. This is a Charlotte Mason style learning activity AND excellent activity for all homeschoolers studying Shakespeare.
Listen to Homeschool Highschool Podcast Episode 104: Teaching Shakespeare and LOVING It! (Interview with Kat Patrick). AND download this freebie.
Snow Treasure Literature Study Guide
This 13-page ebook guide by Marilyn Groop was written to accompany Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan. Ideal for students in grades 3 – 7, the no-busywork, no-overkill questions help students build comprehension skills and recognize the elements of plot structure. The friendly, conversational-style instruction allows students to work as independently as they are comfortable.
This study guide includes:
- Background information on this historical fiction story
- Vocabulary words from the book
- Comprehension questions for each chapter (NO busywork, just 2 or 3 questions per chapter)
- Summarization and plot skills development
- Separate answer key for parent’s use
- Suggested supplemental activities
Download Snow Treasure Literature Study Guide today!
Click here to view excerpts from Snow Treasure Literature Study Guide.
Teaching Literature Workshop
Sabrina Justison’s Teaching Literature Workshop has been popular with parents of teens and tweens over the years.
In this 15-page .pdf document she shares the full-text of her notes from that workshop.
The Teaching Literature Workshop Notes help you learn more about:
– Helping Students form Relationships with Books
– Beyond Comprehension – Reading for Interpretation
– Inferential Reading
– Reading for Evaluation
– Reading for Observation
– Reading for Appreciation
– Reading for Enjoyment
– Introducing a Book You Have Read to Your Students
– Introducing a Book You HAVEN’T Read to Your Students
– Tips for Teaching Visual Learners
– Tips for Teaching Auditory Learners
– Literature Study Guides that Provide a Focal Point
– Employing an Experimental Formula for Teaching Literature
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Teaching Literature Workshop
The Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength Study Guides
WHO should read C. S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy?
- Homeschool high school students who are learning to be thinkers, creators and do-ers.
- Teens who are not afraid of big ideas and deep thinking.
- Young people who want to learn to be more imaginative and creative.
- AND anyone who enjoys the writings of C. S. Lewis!
These truly are must-read books for people who want to wrestle with ideas or become culture-changers.
These challenging, delightful, and sometimes terrifying stories wrestle with big theological concepts such as trusting God, challenging evil, and standing up for what is right. Teens will observe the negative effects of some modernisitic philosophies and the positive effects of good philosophic thinking. Deep thoughts set in wonderfully imaginative settings and marvelously unique stories abound!
The study guide collection for high school students to use with C. S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy is a collection of 3 guides of learning that contains NO busywork – like all of our guides it offers important take-aways from each book.
In Vicki Tillman’s C. S. Lewis Space Trilogy Study Guides for high school, homeschooling teens will gain experience in inferential skills and critical thinking. They will explore deep theological concepts. They will confront philosophies that Lewis believed are destructive. AND they will discover C.S. Lewis as a character in the books!
The C. S. Lewis Space Trilogy study guides for high school are adaptable with suggested activities for various high school levels (average high school, college prep, advanced, honors).
The books of the Space Trilogy should be read in order (these must be purchased separately — CLICK OUR AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK here to purchase online — and audio recordings of the books are enjoyable as read-alongs):
- Out of the Silent Planet
- Perelandra
- That Hideous Strength
The C. S. Lewis Space Trilogy collection of study guides for high school for high school comes complete with:
– explanations of the theological and philosophical concepts in the book
– a guide to Lewis’ fantasy-writing format
– vocabulary
– comprehension and inferential questions
– answer key
The Space Trilogy is a good high school choice as a stand-alone literature series. For students who are studying History and Philosophy of the Western World, this series is an excellent complementary choice because it will illustrate some of the concepts learned in the course. (We recommend it for the 4th quarter of the school year for History and Philosophy of the Western World students.)
Study guides to accompany each of the 3 books in the Space Trilogy may also be purchased for download individually for $3.99 each.
For more Lewis learning, view the product description for The Chronicles of Narnia for High School here.
To begin at the beginning with the Space Trilogy, click here for the product description for Out of the Silent Planet study guide.
C. S. Lewis Space Trilogy Study Guides for High School
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World Literature: A Full-Year High School Course
World Literature High School Curriculum
one-year study guide collection will provide your student with a college-prep level World Literature high school course. It can also be adapted to honors level using the easy-to-follow suggestions in the “how to use this curriculum” introductory material.
World Literature comes complete with study guides for nine books, each including background information, vocabulary, supplemental ideas, and answer keys. This book includes study guides written by Sabrina Justison.
World Literature High School titles covered by these study guides include:
The Epic of Gilgamesh (ancient text – author unknown)
Antigone by Sophocles
Plato’s Republic
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. These documents contain fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into each guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent. (Note: there is no answer key for The Picture of Dorian Gray, however parent information is included) The introductory information for using this curriculum is included in both files.
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World Literature High School e-book text.
NOTE: The World Literature books must be obtained separately; this World Literature high school curriculum is comprised of the STUDY GUIDES ONLY to accompany the reading of the books themselves. Most titles can be found in your local library, or if you’d like to order new or used copies of these classics, JUST CLICK HERE
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