In my experience, sometimes it can be more difficult to teach your children something that comes naturally to you. I have found this to be true when teaching my children writing and composition. Building Writing Skills: Essential Tips & Techniques from The Critical Thinking Co. has been a HUGE help in this area!
I am a huge fan of The Critical Thinking Co. and the materials they publish. We have used a lot of their curriculum throughout the years and I have always been very impressed at how easy they are to include in our days while still making a huge impact on my children. Building Writing Skills is no exception!
An Overview
Building Writing Skills is a supplemental workbook intended for children in grades 6-12. This workbook goes beyond the basics of writing, teaching techniques the student can use to make their writing more engaging. I have always emphasized to my kids that good writing paints a picture with words and BWS equips students to do just that.
The topics covered include:
- vivid verbs
- active and passive voice
- strong adjectives
- adjectives and analogies
- adjectives and anagrams
- specific nouns
- unnecessary adjectives
- unnecessary adverbs
- qualifiers
- sensory details
- pronouns and antecedents
- show, not tell
- alliteration
- similies and metaphors
- hyperbole
- personification and anthropomorphism
- onomatopoeia
- complex and compound sentences
- appositives
- varying sentence types
- beginning sentences
- repetetion
- transitions
- point of view
