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#Schoolhouse Review Crew - Review of The Power in Your Hands: Writing Nonfiction in High School

Posted on April 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM

Finding pleasure and delight in penning thoughts is my premier goal for my sons in a writing curriculum. So during the last few weeks, I have been absolutely thrilled that The Power in Your Hands: Writing Nonfiction in High School by...

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Schoolhouse Review Crew - Essentials in Writing, Grade 11 - Essay Writing Research Paper

Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:00 AM


Learning how to choose well spoken words when you converse is an art, but penning those thoughts into a coherent manner so that a reader understands you is equally important. So when it comes to a writing program, I have certain things that I look for that would make it work for our family. I had the chance to rev...

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Free Electronic Version of William Strunk Jr.'s Guide to Elegant Writing

Posted on March 31, 2011 at 9:56 AM

From the site:

 "Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the pr...

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Free Aesop's Fables Copywork Book

Posted on January 19, 2011 at 9:40 AM

 

152 page book that has a copy of  the page from Milo Winter's Aesop's Fables and then a few sentences to copy from the moral of the story. Note: Give it some time to download because even with my fast connection, it took it just a tad longer.

 

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Free Scott Foresman - Grammar & Writing Books Grades 1 - 6

Posted on November 22, 2010 at 8:41 AM

 

These have been around for a while but I wanted to be sure everybody knows about them anyway.

 

They are really a great supplement, if not stand alone program to use. You can download each part that you need in a pdf. Over the years, I have managed to download quite a ...

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