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| Basic Booklets have been written on topics in 3 main areas; the cost for each booklet is $4.00; the titles printed in blue are now available in PDF format and can be sent as an e-mail attachment:
- WRITING -- At Home with Writing Series
- READING
- HOMESCHOOL HELPS
Basic Booklets have been compared to Dr. Ruth Beechick's Three-R's series of booklets because each Basic Booklet contains concise information on a specific topic.
Three booklets are available in the At Home With Writing Series:
- My Student Wrote Something -- Now What? An Introduction to Editing
- My Student Wrote Something -- How Can We Share It? An Introduction to Publishing
- 20 Easy-to-Learn Fiction Writing Techniques
Have you ever wondered how to improve your student's writing? We did. So we decided to study the topic of editing; a summary of what we learned is found in My Student Wrote Something - Now What? An Introduction to Editing. The simple editing principles introduced in this booklet can be applied to any writing. Topics covered are: 1) Editing Content, 2) Editing for Clarity, 3) Getting the Words Right, 4) Putting It All Together. An editing checklist is also included.
In 20 Easy-to-Learn Fiction Writing Techniques your student can learn how to use foreshadowing, introspection, allusion, transitions, plus other techniques. Information, examples, and an activity about imagery follow:
When you write a fiction scene, you can picture it in your mind. Unfortunately, the reader can't see what you see, so ou must bring the scene to life through the use of imagery. Imagery brings the reader into the story by stimulating his or her senses. To do this you must use sensory words like sweet, red, shimmering, and soft, instead of judgment words like ugly, awful, wonderful, and great.
Examples - In the following examples the first sentence contains a judgment word(s) in italics and the second sentence replaces it with a sensory word(s).
*The soup tasted awful.
The soup was too salty.
*She held up her hand to show off her beautiful diamond ring.
She held up her hand so that her diamond ring glimmered in the sunlight.
*They were overwhelmed by the foul smell in the room.
The stench of sour milk and rotten fish overwhelmed them.
Activity - Think of a fictional scene. Write a description of the scene using sensory words. Read the description to someone and have this person draw a picture of the scene. Was the picture accurate?
Over thirty of our older daughter's articles, stories, or poems have been published in sources outside our home. Where? My Student Wrote Something - How Can We Share It? - An Introduction to Publishing contains that information plus ideas for self-publishing and writing opportunities on the Internet. This booklet was written in 2002 and updated in 2008.
READING BOOKLETS
Design
a
Reading Quilt
Plus More Than 100 Other Activities
to Enhance
Your Literature Experiences
These activities can be applied
to any book.
Launch a Reading Rocket!
Plus 39 More Hands-On
Projects, Crafts, Games, and Creative Activities
to Enhance Literature Experiences
Books for Boys
Titles and Descriptions of
Exciting and Compelling Books for All Ages
This booklet also contains suggestions
for parents of reluctant readers.
More Books for Boys
Since its publication in 1999, Books for Boys has been CNS’s most popular selling item. Many people have responded to the invitation to contact CNS with titles of books they’d like included -- a special “thank you” to everyone who took the time to communicate! Books have been added throughout the past 10 years, but last year it became impossible to continue to add and still keep it in booklet format. So, ten years after the publication of Books for Boys, CNS is pleased to publish a sequel.
Great Reading for Girls
Titles and Descriptions of Quality Books for Girls
Ages Four through Twelve
NEW! More Great Reading for Girls
Since its publication in 2001,
Great Reading for Girls has been a very popular booklet.
Books have been added to Great Reading for Girls
throughout the past 10 years, but last year it became impossible
to continue to include all the titles we've discovered.
So, ten years after the publication of More Great Reading for Girls,
CNS is pleased to publish a sequel.
Good Books for Teenage Girls
Titles and Descriptions of Quality Books Recommended by Teenage Girls
Celebrate Christmas!
Celebrate Christmas and other holidays with
meaningful, heartwarming, and inspiring stories and books.
Pastimes in Pictures Books
Titles and Descriptions of Delightful Picture Books
Picture books can be enjoyed by people of all ages,
but mothers and teachers of preschool children will
probably be most interested in this booklet.
Activities are included for some of the books
so this booklet could be used in a preschool program.
The Story Corner
Titles and Descriptions of Compelling Books for Beginning Readers
Many wonderful easy readers are available today.
Help your child learn to read by providing
interesting, wholesome reading materials.
HOMESCHOOLING HELPS
Booklet #1: Career Connections
This booklet contains three principles for making decisions and choosing careers. Suggestions are given for all ages; part of the booklet is written for older students and another part is for parents.
Booklet #2: Tips for Learning World Languages at Home
Our oldest daughter, who is twenty-one at the time this booklet is being written (2005), began learning Spanish at home nine years ago. In the spring of 2006 she will graduate from the University of Minnesota with two degrees:
a B.A.A. in Spanish Education and a B.A. in Spanish.
Our younger daughter also began her language-learning journey at home. Now she is attending a charter high school; she was able to skip a year of Spanish because of what she learned at home.
We feel that we have learned a lot about language learning; we are happy to be able to pass along five tips and explain how those tips helped us on our language journey.
Booklet #3: A Treasure Chest
of American History Resources
Each of the six 11-week studies in the two-year American history program published by CNS (America: An Integrated Curriculum) contains an extended reading list. Many people have asked that this list be published separately from America -- and it is now available!
Basic Booklet...................$4.00 each
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