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Month: May 2019

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Awesome Adulting Brave Writer Writing

How Far Will Expectations Get You?

May 30, 2019
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Is it enough to expect our kids to write and then just require them to do it? Or …

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My Best Purchases for Homeschooling High School: Breakfast on Mars

May 29, 2019
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How many essays do you have your teenagers read before you ask them to write essays?  Wait, we’re …

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Snip & Pin Revision with High School Essays

May 22, 2019
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If you use Brave Writer in your homeschool, you’ve likely heard or read about “snip and pin” where …

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Fun Friday with Teens: SAT Vocabulary Scrabble

May 18, 2019
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Pull out your Scrabble before the teens rolls out of bed, throw out the rule book, and set …

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Tips for Digging Deeper into Theme

May 13, 2019
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Hello fellow homeschool moms who did NOT major in English. Did you get specialized college training in literature? …

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Fun Friday: How Terrible Mothers Explore Art with Their Teens

May 10, 2019
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When I take my teenagers to see famous works of art, we play a terrible game. Because I’m …

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Revising Your Teen’s Essays, Brave Writer Style

May 8, 2019
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Essay revision is a significant stage in the writing process. Don’t be surprised if more time is spent …

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Carving Out Homeschool Togetherness with Teens

May 7, 2019
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Getting teens together at the same time is hard. Different subjects studied, work schedules, social life, sleep schedules. …

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My Best Purchases for Homeschooling High School: Annotating Literary Elements

May 4, 2019
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When it comes to analyzing literature, I’ve not always been a fan. I know! I talk a lot …

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Lead bird in the nerdy birdie migratory flight pattern. Homeschooling high school with teen boys. Likes details. And nachos.

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  • Slowly turning over the revision process to my high schoolers. I found a color-coded highlighter analysis of their body paragraphs helped them see the holes in their paper before I point it out. Training wheels, baby! • I explain my three highlighter revision process on my blog. Look under the essay guide series, then the revision post. Blog link in my profile. • #secularhomeschoolers #homeschoolhighschool #bravewriterteens
  • Mystery Line Monday! I’m cutting it close today, posting late. But! Instead of getting a puppy in late October, I found out today we’re getting one this Saturday. Yay! And eek! Must finish preparing, fast! • So, the quote. It’s a bit dark and I would normally save it for our spooky theme in October. But I’m a bit distracted and busy, and I do live the way this phrase feels on the tongue. Hello, alliteration! You are one of my favorites! Plus we’re reading Hamlet right now, so reinforcing the lines. • #mysterylinemonday #secularhomeschooler #bravewriterteens #bravewriter #homeschoolhighschool
  • Who is this person buying puppy supplies? It’s me. Same person who used to say she’d be fine living her entire life without owning a dog. 🤷🏻‍♀️
  • Snip & Pin editing still works wonders with teens! My 16 year old is writing a compare/contrast essay on Ponyo and The Little Mermaid movies. Arranging through snip & pin helped him come up with paragraph topics and if he should group his ideas in a point-by-point paragraph or block format. • Now we’re ready to rewatch the movies for more “evidence” and then expand his commentary. But first I need to restock movie treats. 🍿🍫🍬 • #bravewriter #secularhomeschool #bravewriterteens #homeschoolhighschool
  • Mystery Line Monday! I picked this one simply for cultural reference. #mysterylinemonday
  • Finally making my fall bingo card from the Homeschool Alliance intuitive planning session. It comes with a bingo card download, but I’m a washi tape nerd and feel somewhat guilty about ALL the washi tape I own. I now feel justified owning a 3 year supply of fall leaf tape. ☺️ • Of course, I refuse to do pumpkin anything before official fall, if not October 1st. Yes, I’m anal like that. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I can’t get in the mood when it’s still 95 degrees and I’m sweating in shorts. Can’t rush Mother Nature! But I did go ahead and plan it last week while I was laid up in bed. • I appreciate the inspiration from the #homeschoolalliance. Such an easy way to have a touchpoint for the #bravewriterlifestyle! For September, we’re digging deeper into connecting and collaborating with our kids, expanding on a talk @juliebravewriter gave at the #bravelearner conference. Can’t wait to dig into the nuances, rewards, and challenges of collaboration! #bravewriterteens #secularhomeschool #homeschoolhighschool
  • Mystery Line Monday! This one is such a giveaway. But I don’t care! It’s my favorite quote for birthdays, and today is my son’s 19th birthday! #mysterylinemonday
  • Wally and I got our alumni magazine in today. The same day Payton said he wanted to go to Auburn. The same teenager who two days ago still said he didn’t want to go to college. It took seeing just one fisheries research lab to help him cast a new vision for his life. War damn eagle!

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