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Transition Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Better Essays

November 22, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 2 Comments

Transition Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Better Essays

Transitions in an essay help the ideas to flow smoothly, a quality called coherence. You don’t want your reader jolted from idea to idea without any type of connection. Transitions both prepare the reader for a mental shift as they ease the reader smoothly into it. Many writers struggle with using transitions naturally. They revert […]

Filed Under: language arts Tagged With: homeschool, teaching, writing

Seven Sneaky Ways to Give Your Kids Writing Practice

October 10, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 18 Comments

Seven Sneaky Ways to Give Your Kids Writing Practice

Writing is one of those things that improves only through practice. Direct instruction is helpful but only as it is applied to yet another writing assignment. Here are some ways to sneak more writing into your child’s routine without his even realizing it’s school. 1.  Emailing Set up an email account and let your child correspond with […]

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Do You Make These 3 Mistakes when Giving Feedback on Essays?

April 27, 2012 By Jimmie Quick 7 Comments

Do You Make These 3 Mistakes when Giving Feedback on Essays?

Giving feedback on essays is a tough job for a homeschool mom. It’s not surprising that we make mistakes. You will probably see yourself in many of these. Writing Feedback Mistake #1: Correcting Everything It is best for you not to correct mistakes at all. Instead, point them out. When you point them out, the […]

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Why You Should Start a Peer Editing Group for Your Homeschoolers

April 26, 2012 By Jimmie Quick 1 Comment

The Benefits of a Peer Editing Group for Homeschoolers

  For several months now, Sprite has been part of a small group of middle schoolers who meet monthly to read and edit each others’ essays. It has been a wonderful experience for me just because I have a passion for teaching writing. And it has been great for my only child to get a […]

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The Real Truth About Formulaic Essay Writing

April 25, 2012 By Jimmie Quick 5 Comments

I admit that my approach to teaching essay writing is formulaic. I see nothing at all wrong with that. A Writing Analogy I learned to cook with a combination of recipes from cookbooks and my mother’s instruction in the principles of cooking.  When I cook something new, I still refer to a cookbook rather than […]

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