Featuring:

  • A writing composition series that teaches grammar as you go
  • Convenient daily schedule—saving you lesson prep time
  • 30 to 45 minutes per lesson, five days a week
  • Writing instruction that's broken down systematically
  • Combined skills-based composition instruction and Bible-based literature study
Beginning 1

Beginning 1

  • Master basic writing
  • Unique exercises on dialogue, reporting, interviews, role playing, persuasion, story writing, organizing and grouping ideas
Beginning 2

Beginning 2

  • Effectively master using sentences and paragraphs, main and supporting ideas, process of rewriting, point of view, and creating characters
Intermediate 1

Intermediate 1

  • Learn about effective paragraphing, description writing, narrative voice, and tense usage
  • Learn to analyze plots in literature
Intermediate 2

Intermediate 2

  • Study writing strong arguments, dialogue, papers, and letters
  • Examine literary elements like theme, genre, point of view, and tone
Advanced 1

Advanced 1

  • Practice writing reports, short stories, essays, and other forms of writing
  • Learn about literary devices, including imagery, symbolism, and rhetorical language
Advanced 2

Advanced 2

  • Refine writing and research skills
  • Study John Bunyan's classic Pilgrim's Progress in-depth
Teacher Companion

Teacher Companion

Teachers will find this an invaluable resource, not only for using the Writing Strands curriculum but also for teaching any course that includes writing and literature as a component. The Teaching Companion provides a helpful overview of the Writing Strands system, as well as additional information on a range of writing, grammar, and literature issues that a teacher may face at any level of the program.