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Teaching Character Analysis to Your Homeschool Teen Through Classic Books
BySharon Watson October 28, 2026November 10, 2026

Great characters help us fall in love with stories, but what exactly makes a character memorable or impactful? And what about villains? How do authors create characters we love to hate? Characters and their development can provide an excellent gateway to help teens connect with literature and learn about classic works. Through character analysis, teens…

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When Literary Worlds Collide: Studying The Classics with High School Homeschoolers
BySharon Watson October 21, 2026November 10, 2026

Literature. The Classics. Homeschool parents often want to give their children an education built around good books. But what’s the best way to cover the classics? What even counts as a “classic?” And how do parents choose classic books kids actually want to explore and study? Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide is a complete high…

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Punctuation in Dialog
BySharon Watson March 1, 2026May 31, 2026

Do your students love to write stories but have no idea how to use punctuation in their dialog? Use this fun tutorial with exercises and answers to help them gain proficiency in this area.

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2 Fresh Summertime Ideas for Writing and Literature
BySharon Watson June 11, 2025September 3, 2026

Today’s blog is a combination of two blogs. Want some fun writing activities for your kids this summer? Are you interested in your children reading literature this summer but don’t know where to begin? Check out these two articles.

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3 Types of Poems for Poetry Month
BySharon Watson April 21, 2025September 3, 2026

SHARON’S BLOG Let’s give your students some practice in writing poetry! With these guided prompts, your students do not have to “sit down and write a poem” but will surprise you by creating something fun and maybe even memorable. Here goes . . .

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Fall-themed Writing Prompts
BySharon Watson July 20, 2024September 3, 2026

SHARON’S BLOG 10 Fall-themed Writing Prompts Colorful leaves. Pumpkins. Football. Cooler weather. Raking. Apple pie. Candles. What are signs of autumn to you? Students are more likely to write if the topics are related to something that is going on at the moment, so let’s cash in on the season by using these fall-themed writing prompts….

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How to Develop an Almost Painless Reading List for Teens and Tweens
BySharon Watson June 18, 2024May 26, 2026

Do you hear that thunder? It’s the crash of schoolbooks slamming shut for the summer. As a parent, you want your children to continue using their reading skills. You know there are so many wonderful books they would enjoy reading now that it is summer and the distractions are fewer. Treasures await them. Do you…

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Happy Birthday, Ray Bradbury!
BySharon Watson August 9, 2022September 3, 2026

HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Ray Bradbury, author of Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451, was born August 22, 1920. Though he’s been gone for a few years, we still celebrate this man who helped make science-fiction the respected genre it is today. Many years ago, Ray Bradbury wrote the short story “The Veldt” with an intriguing kids’…

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Celebrate National Poetry Month with Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees”
BySharon Watson April 23, 2017September 3, 2026

SHARON’S BLOGAll this month we’re celebrating National Poetry Month with famous poems worth knowing. Be sure to check out the many links at the end of this post for more poetry appreciation and practice! What is today’s poem? Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees.” Here are the first two lines: I think that I shall never see A poem…

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Explore Poetry with “Birches” by Robert Frost
BySharon Watson April 17, 2017September 3, 2026

SHARON’S BLOGHave you ever come across something unusual and wondered how it got that way? Robert Frost in his poem “Birches” does just that. He finds some birches in the woods that are bent down and wonders what happened to make them curve down. Did a boy come by and climb them, bending them down?…

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