Frode Jensen

Jensen's Writing will teach students the basics of expository writing through a focus on the 5-paragraph essay, which they then apply to practical writing assignments such as book reports, essay answers, and business writing. Examples and worksheet exercises are integrated throughout, along with longer writing assignments. Lessons are designed to take 30-45 minutes per lesson, 3-4 days per week. A line-listed answer key, checklist sheets, and suggested schedules are included. 277 perforated pages, three-hole-punched, softcover. Grades 9-12.

The DVD supplement accompanies the book. Twelve different presentations are included; it includes an introduction to the book, analytical keys, single paragraph formats, the 5 paragraph elements, practical applications, major paper information, and more.

Jensen's Format Writing is designed to help high school students develop their expository writing skills. Six sections focus on the topics of single paragraph formats, five-paragraph essays, practical applications, business writing, the principle of condensation, and writing major papers.

Students will learn:

• The secret of cutting papers in half
• How to order a presentation for its most powerful effect on the reader.
• How to stack up ideas so that they flow together in a natural fashion.
• How to move ideas from sentence to sentence by following a simple rule.
• What and how to document sources when doing research and writing.

Tests and writing check sheets are also provided along with answer keys. This is a one-year course at the suggested rate of approximately 30-45 minutes per lesson three to four times per week. Grades 9-12. One and two-year schedules are provided. 277 pages, softcover, three-hole-punched.

This DVD contains twelve lectures and is meant to supplement, not replace, the Jensen's Format Writing book. It has a presentation on how to score student writing using the analytical keys and goes through the process with you. It contains overviews of the various sections in the book and does some teaching and explaining, but it is also motivational for the student. Most of the material covered in the DVD is in the book, but there are a couple of things that are not. Most people find the DVD helpful. It was created due to popular demand.

When does the exclamation point go outside the quotation marks? What one word signals no comma? When is a semicolon used? Your students will unravel the mysteries of punctuation with this easy-to-use text. They'll discover key words that reveal certain rules, secrets of compound sentences, easy formulas that can be applied continuously, and much more. Includes teacher guidelines, tests, and answer key. Grades 8 and up.

Teach English from the roots up with Jensen's Vocabulary's systematic program. As students learn Latin and Greek bases, prefixes, and suffixes, they'll learn how to spell a word from the "sum of its parts" and increase their ability to decode the definitions of words. Once the course is completed, students should have learned:

• How prefixes, suffixes and roots combine to make all kinds of words.
• How to figure out the spelling of a word by the parts that make it up.
• How to think in logical fashion about words and their meanings.
• A few roots that give them the keys to hundreds of words.
• How to read and understand as well as express themselves more concisely

  Designed around a 5-day "spaced repetition" model, students begin with Lesson A, where they try to match definitions with words after they write out the words with the correct definition on a separate piece of paper to use a personal study sheet. The following three lessons feature various exercises to help students learn roots and meanings; on the fifth day students can review, study, or take a quarterly test. The first "A" lessons take approximately 20-30 minutes; the other lessons should not take more than 15 minutes per lesson. Weekly tests can take 20-30 minutes.

  Four possible schedules are included for one-year, 18-months, two-years, and self-paced options. At approximately 30 minutes per lesson, five days per week, the course will take one-and-a-half years.

  Reproducible for homeschool families and small classrooms with under 10 students. Line-listed answer keys. Grades 7-12. 353 pages, softcover.

Jensen's Grammar is a one-stop grammar curriculum for your older students. Covering parts of speech, relative clauses, and sentence structure, the formula-writing-based lessons move quickly from point to point. Your kids will be delighted to discover five basic punctuation rules that solve most of their grammar problems. The text also introduces noun functions, modifiers, subject complements, punctuation, adjectives and other concepts and utilizes continual review to keep information fresh.

Tests are included; answers are line-listed and grouped by exercise. Tests contain editing exercises, matching questions, short answer, multiple choice and other testing methods.

The two-DVD set features instructions and lectures. Covering each lesson (in varying detail), the lectures will help students easily grasp the concepts through hearing the explanation and viewing helpful charts and examples. Perfect for visual/auditory learners! Disc 1 features an introduction and five lectures. Disc 2 features lectures 6-12. The DVD may show an older cover that doesn't match the updated book, however the material is still compatible. There may be some page number references that no longer align, but this DVD is currently meant to be used with the updated book.

This kit includes:

• Textbook, 350 pages, softcover
• DVD Supplement

Jensen's Grammar uses the spiral method to teach grammar through spaced, regular review and incrementally progressive instruction throughout the course. Unique sentences generally set a scene or describe an action and are more interesting than plain example sentences!

Students will learn:

• how to create, place, and punctuate relative clauses in order to write more sophisticated sentences
• a simple procedure to reduce the number of words in a sentence
• how to use a simple chart that unlocks the mystery of differentiating the major parts of speech
• how to use the words and structures you are being taught in your own sentences
• how to understand the fundamentals of grammar and use them effectively

Lessons integrate the instruction with easy- to-understand formatting with the exercise worksheets. Worksheets are labeled at the top with day numbers and exercise numbers for easy scheduling.

350 pages, softcover, three-hole-punched. Consumable worktext. Reproducible for in-family use or small classrooms of ten or fewer students.

This two-DVD set is part of the Jensen's Grammar curriculum and is designed to be used with the student textbook (sold-separately and not-included). These DVDs include instructions and lectures. Covering each lesson (in varying detail), the lectures will help students easily grasp the concepts through hearing the explanation and viewing helpful charts and examples. Perfect for visual/auditory learners! Disc 1 features an introduction and five lectures. Disc 2 features lectures 6-12.

Please note: Covers may vary.