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Hot Off the Presses: Partnership Writing Projects!

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You love Brave Writer’s Partnership Writing projects! Over the years, you’ve told us how we could make them even better for your family. We’ve listened. 

You wanted:

  • more Partnership Writing projects (three years’ worth!)
  • connections between projects and Dart books you are already reading
  • flexibility to use projects for various subjects across the curriculum
  • ideas for how to adapt projects to each of your children
  • guidance to integrate writing practices in Growing Brave Writers
  • narrative sketches that describe the skills each project teaches
  • planning pages for every project to guide you through the process
  • skills trackers to reassure you that writing growth is happening

You asked. We’ve done it for you. 

NEW Partnership Writing Singles!

Each month this year, we are publishing brand new writing projects at three levels. You can buy a BUNDLE of Partnership Writing projects to last all year (grades/ages are suggestions—each project can work for multiple ages and lasts about a month).

  • Collection One: 3rd grade (8-year-olds)
  • Collection Two: 4th grade (9-year-olds)
  • Collection Three: 5th grade (10-year-olds) 

Or you can purchase them as INDIVIDUAL writing projects.

And three NEW projects are now available as Partnership Writing Singles. 

  • My Homophone Mini-Book
  • My Island, My Rules
  • Illuminated Page

Important Recommendation

During the first month, set aside time to read the Partnership Writing support documents in your account.

They will teach you how to integrate the Brave Writer Lifestyle and Oral Language activities alongside the Dart book you are currently reading. 

If you’re ready to dive into the writing activity, by all means dive in! You’ll learn as you go, right alongside your child. 


Stages of Growth in Writing

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Short Books to Kick Off the School Year

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Looking for a quick win to start the school year?

Below you’ll find “short” books that will draw your kids in!

They may be so captivated that they forget they’re learning:

  • grammar,
  • punctuation,
  • spelling, and
  • literary devices! 

Scroll down to see recommended Darts (ages 8–10), Arrows (ages 11–12), Boomerangs (ages 13–14), and Slingshots (ages 15+).

With our new Mix-n-Match Literature Singles option, you can add any nine singles to your cart and get them at the year-long program price. Winning!


Darts (ages 8–10)

  • The Prairie Thief
  • Big Foot and Little Foot
  • Wondrous Rex
  • Ways to Make Sunshine

Arrows (ages 11–12) 

  • The Lion of Mars
  • The Nerviest Girl in the World
  • Leon Garfield’s Shakespeare Stories
  • Before the Ever After

Boomerangs (ages 13–14)

  • The Crossover
  • How I Became a Ghost
  • The Outsiders
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Slingshots (ages 15+) 

  • Animal Farm
  • The Great Gatsby
  • Swing

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Using Literature to Teach Language Arts

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Brave Writer’s literature-based programs offer a gentle, seamless way to build strong writing skills!

Watch the replay below of a recent “How to Use Literature to Teach Writing” webinar with Brave Writer president, Dawn Smith. It is jam-packed with information to help you be successful this coming school year, in addition to helping you understand Brave Writer materials.

Resources

  • Brave Writer Literature & Grammar programs: https://store.bravewriter.com/collections/literature-and-grammar-punctuation
  • Brave Learner Home: https://bravewriter.com/brave-learner-home
  • Homegoing: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533857/homegoing-by-yaa-gyasi/
  • The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: https://www.bethbrower.com/booksbybethbrower
  • The Wild Robot: https://bravewriter.com/book-shop/book/the-wild-robot
  • Other Words for Home: https://bravewriter.com/book-shop/book/other-words-for-home
  • Poetry Teatime: https://poetryteatime.com/
  • Copywork: https://bravewriter.com/program/brave-writer-lifestyle/copywork
  • Dictation: https://bravewriter.com/program/brave-writer-lifestyle/dictation
  • Reverse Dictation: https://blog.bravewriter.com/reverse-dictation/
  • Writing Stages: https://blog.bravewriter.com/podcast-natural-stages-of-growth-in-writing/
  • Brave Writer Training: https://blog.bravewriter.com/training/
  • Brave Writer Online Classes: https://bravewriter.com/online-classes/
  • Brave Writer Book Shop: https://bravewriter.com/book-shop

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