A Brave Writer's Life in Brief

Surprisingly enough, watching TV or movies with your kids ought to be a primary part of any good language arts program. There is nothing like listening to language used in the right context by various people (especially actors) for vocabulary training as well as growing in familiarity with proper syntax.

Using films and TV shows wisely is a big part of the Brave Writer Lifestyle. That’s why we’ve highlighted and reviewed movies here on the blog!

Here’s how one Brave Writer family incorporated film into their homeschool:

Julie,

I wanted to gently introduce my children to your philosophy of Language Arts by watching a movie after dinner. So, we plopped down after Chinese takeout and watched my favorite, “The Princess Bride.” I thought it might be a little much for my six year old, but she LOVED it. She has been asking me questions just so I will say, “As you wish” (which means I love you.) I promised her that I would also read her the book. My sweethearts are very excited about school because they didn’t realize that movies would be included!

Cheers!
Sara

If you’d like to do something similar this year, below are some helpful resources.

Resources

The Brave Writer Lifestyle: Movies and Television. Shares good reasons to include visual media in home education.

Movie Wednesday Master List. Brave Writer blog posts all about movies that include summaries, discussion questions, and additional resources. Also included in the list are links to any Arrows and Boomerangs (literature-based language arts guides) that correspond to film adaptations.

Brave Writer Goes to the Movies. Our digital product helps you to comment meaningfully on plot, characterization, make-up and costumes, acting, setting and even film editing. This eleven page guide gives you the background and series of questions to help your kids discuss movies on a deeper level, rather than the usual “It was really good…” responses they offer. As your children learn to talk well about movies, these skills naturally help them to discuss literature.

A Family Movie List. A compilation of suggested titles from a group of friends who like to discuss movies and books.

Movie Discussion Club. Brave Writer’s four week online class. Your kids will be so excited about movies, they’ll hardly notice they are writing!

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