Sharon Watson Resources

This open-and-go course provides your 5th and 6th graders with instruction and practice on the research and writing skills they will need for middle and high school. After completing the 18 lessons in about 26 school days, they'll have a crafted research or report essay to be proud of, and the tools to write another one!

With more extensive instruction on writing paragraphs, this new edition of Sharon Watson's Jump In Composition Course will sharpen the skills of new and seasoned writers Designed for middle school students, 98 bite-sized lessons teach how to craft nine types of essays, a research report, stories, poetry, and more.

Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide is a full-year (two semester), student-directed course that's perfect for homeschoolers in high school!

In this course students will read seven novels and one memoir (all sold-separately; listed below) while this textbook helps them learn about the craft of writing and familiarizes them with the joys of reading great literature. Written from a Christian perspective, students will learn to analyze content through a Christian worldview and to view literature as books written by flawed humans. This course's title, "When Worlds Collide," refers to the featured books, each of which was chosen because of its collisions--whether physical, political, racial, spiritual, or philosophical.

Each book unit begins with a "Before you Read the Book" introduction with suggested reading and homework plan. This introduction is followed by lessons that cover the book text and relevant literary terms and elements (e.g. text, context, conflict, point of view, genre, setting) through discussion questions, activities, and quizzes.

This student textbook is one part of the full available curriculum options; a Teacher's Guide and Quiz & Answer Manual are both available separately. This student textbook also includes access to the free (and required) download "Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide Novel Notebook," along with links to online quizzes that are graded automatically with emailed reports-the separate quiz and answer manual is only for parents who want their students to take paper-and-pencil tests.

284 non-reproducible pages, softcover consumable textbook/workbook. 70 lessons. Grades 9-12.

This course requires the following literature (also sold-separately). This course specifically uses the following editions; it's helpful to have the approved versions since lessons refer to specific page numbers in these books.

• Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain; Dover Publications; 048640885X
• The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells; Dover Publications: 0486295060
• The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West; Harcourt, Inc; 015602909X or 0156336065
• Peter Pan by Sir James Barrie; Dover Publications; 0486407837
• Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals; Washington Square Press/Pocket Books; 0671866397
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury; Simon & Schuster; 9781451673319
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; Dover Publications; 0486406512
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis; HarperCollins; 9780060652937

This teacher's guide features a full-size reproduction of the student textbook with the correct answers inserted in italics for the lessons, discussions, and textbook quizzes. Notes and helpful lesson ideas are inserted throughout as appropriate. This teacher's guide also includes a schedule for a book-of-the-month club along with Facebook post ideas to keep students interested in the novel. The student textbook includes links to online quizzes; answers for these are not included since they're graded online automatically. A reproducible grading grid marked for a possible 100 points per book is provided. 181 pages, softcover.

This Teacher's Guide is one part of the full available curriculum options; a Student Textbook and Quiz & Answer Manual are both available separately. The student textbook also includes access to the free (and required) download "Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide Novel Notebook," along with links to online quizzes that are graded automatically with emailed reports-the separate quiz and answer manual is only for parents who want their students to take paper-and-pencil tests.

This course requires the following literature (also sold-separately). This course specifically uses the following editions; it's helpful to have the approved versions since lessons refer to specific page numbers in these books.

• Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain; Dover Publications; 048640885X
• The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells; Dover Publications: 0486295060
• The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West; Harcourt, Inc; 015602909X or 0156336065
• Peter Pan by Sir James Barrie; Dover Publications; 0486407837
• Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals; Washington Square Press/Pocket Books; 0671866397
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury; Simon & Schuster; 9781451673319
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; Dover Publications; 0486406512
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis; HarperCollins; 9780060652937

This Quiz & Answer Manual is part of the Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide course by Sharon Watson. This book is not required if you've already purchased the student textbook since the textbook includes links to online quizzes that are graded automatically with an emailed report of questions, answers, correct answers, and scores. This book is an option for parents who want a paper-and-pen version of those online quizzes. This quiz book is reproducible for in-family use only. Quiz answer key is line-listed and included in the back. 101 pages, softcover.

Crises give us a unique vantage point into the lives of the characters we read about. This course explores four novels, one play, and an assortment of short stories. Students will read about characters' crises, how they resolve them, and how they are changed by them.

Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis is the second volume in Sharon Watson's Illuminating Literature series (Following When Worlds Collide [sold-separately]).This book also features the same conversational style tone, which is written directly to the reader; weekly reading schedules and clearly numbered lessons help students complete their assignments on time. Written from a Christian perspective, questions integrated throughout the text draw upon Scripture and ask students to draw spiritual applications to their own lives.

Lessons feature "Before you Read the Book" activities, a chapter on the context and author's life, literary terms and assignments, "Stuff you'll want to know: chapter by chapter" information, and extensive "after you read" activities that include quizzes, vocabulary work, and discussion questions.This book instructs students to take quizzes and surveys online, which are automatically graded and return a full emailed report that contains the quizzes' original questions, the student's answers, the correct answers, and the score (opinion surveys do not receive a grade). This textbook contains the link and password to these online resources (separate passwords are given for each quiz, each found in the respective chapter). For those without internet access, or who prefer printed quizzes, the Quiz and Answer Manual is available to purchase separately.

One-year (two-semester) course that earns your student one credit in literature, language arts, or English. Grades 9-12. 38 lessons. 293 indexed pages, softcover.

Please note that while some selections are included in the textbook itself, or links are given for pieces to read online, some books are required to use this curriculum. The textbook is keyed to specific page numbers of the novels and play.

The following resources are required and are NOT included:

• Frankenstein (Dover Thrift Edition 9780486282114)
• Silas Marner (Dover Thrift Edition)
• Much Ado about Nothing (Dover Thrift Edition)
• Sense & Sensibility (Dover Thrift Edition)
• The Hobbit (Mariner/Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt 9780547928227)
• A biography or autobiography of student's choice

This teacher's guide is designed to be used with the Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis Student Textbook (not included and sold-separately).

A sample grading grid is included along with course objectives, a suggested teaching schedule for a "book of the month" club, and lesson-by-lesson teacher information. Lessons provide instructors with an introduction, objectives, and questions to ask students. Answers are provided for all the questions in the textbook. 171 pages, softcover.

This "quiz and answer manual" is an optional resource for use with Sharon Watson's Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis curriculum. The student text instructs students to take quizzes and surveys online, which are automatically graded and return a full emailed report that contains the quizzes' original questions, the student's answers, the correct answers, and the score (opinion surveys do not receive a grade). However, for those without internet access, or who prefer printed quizzes, this quiz book is available. Quizzes include "Yes, I read it" quiz, a literary terms quiz, and a personal opinion survey - all three are given for some books, while others include only the two quizzes. 53 pages, reproducible for family use only, softcover.

Bring your creative students' ideas to life with Sharon Watson's Writing Fiction in High School. They'll learn how to write both novels and short stories through two tracks. Over 100 practical lessons teach students how to write engaging dialogue, build scenes, ramp up conflict, create empathetic protagonists, and select a point of view, describe settings, hook readers, critique themselves, get published, and more. Chapters provide instruction in a conversational tone with plenty of literary examples integrated to show well-written prose. Writing assignments are provided, as well as bullet-pointed lists of what the chapter covered. Important terms are bolded.

The first track is for all writers of all levels, while the second (extracurricular) "manuscript track" is for those who have written a manuscript or are writing a manuscript. Designed to work best in a group with discussions and critiques, homeschoolers are encouraged to start their own groups if they're not already working in a co-op class environment, though it may be used in a self-taught environment. Students are assigned some short stories and the novel The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick, which will have to be purchased elsewhere or borrowed from the library.

Two-semester course; only the first track is necessary to receive full course completion credits-the second course is designed to be extracurricular. No prerequisites necessary. 286 pages, softcover.

This teacher's guide accompanies Sharon Watson's sold-separately Writing Fiction in High School. This teacher's guide includes a list of books, stories, and media by chapter, as well as a discussion guide and answer key arranged by chapter. Chapter overview boxes are also provided. 76 pages, softcover.

Remove the frustration from high school writing!

With The Power in Your Hands: Writing Nonfiction in High Schoolstudents learn what they need to know for high school and college writing. They'll write five different persuasive essays, including an SAT essay; navigate a comparison-and-contrast essay, a biography, a literary analysis, a research paper with MLA documentation; learn to write description; create narration essays; and more.

Written by the same author who wrote Apologia Educational Ministries' popular middle school writing curriculum Jump In!, this course is the natural next step for those who enjoy material presented in incremental steps with a c onversational tone. Explicitly Christian, the writing examples provide a number of samples based on conservative, pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, and creationist values. When examining moral/ethical appeals in essays, biblical values and scriptural support are used.

With over 100 daily lessons and complete instructions for 22 essays and reports, this is an engaging course students will enjoy-or at least not dread. The self-guided style will help homeschooled teens take more responsibility for their work and engage them in crafting written reports that they want to write. Easy-to-follow chapters feature bolded terms and important concepts, in-lesson examples that often use diagrams or other graphic elements, writing checklists, in-book practice assignments, and essay and longer writing assignments.

Perfect for your reluctant or skilled writer!

This teacher's guide accompanies Sharon Watson's sold-separately The Power in Your Hands: Writing Nonfiction in High School Textbook, 2nd Edition. This teacher's guide provides much more than just answers; it also includes an assignment checklist; objectives for the course; evaluation forms/rubrics; advice on grading, including extensive information on how to earn an "A, B, C," etc.; how to help students self-edit; guidelines; methods; monthly 14-minute "power surge" exercises; and other helpful teaching information. Answers are provided, and arranged by lesson and practice number. They're line-listed with the questions provided, and the answers in italics. Editing exercises are shown with in-text edits.