11/8/2022 0 Comments Brave writer reviews 7![]() ![]() (All of the how-to’s for this are in the Dart or Arrow guides that you’ll print with each book.) You’ll point out grammar and literary elements and talk about why it’s there. Instead, you and your kids interact with the text together. How are Darts and Arrows different than other language arts programs?īrave Writer Darts and Arrows leave behind the worksheets. I love this philosophy! It really hit home when my 2nd grader wasn’t responding well being asked to write anything. #BRAVE WRITER REVIEWS 7 HOW TO#Julie thinks good writers have something to say even before they learn how to fit it all together. She doesn’t START by teaching how to diagram a sentence, or how to structure a paragraph. She believes that most writing curriculum focuses too heavily on initially teaching the writing rules to kids, but not how to find the words within. Julie breaks down writing into 3 categories and her products each match one of these stages: That’s how I feel about each nugget of grammar we learn here! Ready to learn more about Brave Writer? Brave Writer’s 3 step process If your kids seem ready for more, Julie further explains closed and open compound nouns (if it’s one word or two)…something I can’t remember EVER learning, and definitely not this hands on. Older kids can do that part or you can write for younger kids. ![]() Then you talk about what they are via the Dart, and run around the house looking for objects that are compound nouns (giving the kids hints is welcome too). You might teach about compound nouns by first circling them in that week’s passage (picked from your Dart or Arrow). I’m ok with that because I didn’t retain what I learned long term apparently…and I was an A student!īrave Writer has done what traditional language arts hasn’t… they make everything relevant and interactive.Īn example on how you might cover compound nouns: (Meee!) Be ready to learn grammar and writing mechanics differently than public schoolīrave Writer Darts are pretty opposite of how public school teaches grammar and writing. She is your personal writing coach, teaching you how to teach your kids.Īnd she’ll help you to relax, ha! Since we are all apparently pretty bad at trusting the process. She’s spoken at many homeschool conferences, and is the creator of all Brave Writer curriculum. #BRAVE WRITER REVIEWS 7 PROFESSIONAL#Julie is the author of Brave Learner), professional editor, podcaster for homeschool parents, and veteran homeschool mom of 5 grown children. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you are interested in seeing how we use Jot It Down for creative writing, go here. But for simplicity sake, I’m going to talk about “literature/grammar” (Darts/Arrows/Boomerang) separate from the “writing projects” (Jot It Down/Partnership). ![]() Naturally, there’s some crossover between them. When people say they are “doing Brave Writer”, they could be speaking of the age based writing projects OR the literature based language arts program Or both (that’s us!). What is Brave Writer?īrave Writer is a very unique literature based writing and language arts program that goes from kindergarten all the way up to high school.īrave Writer helps kids learn to find their own original thought, and also teaches them the mechanics of writing through great books.
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