Wordsmith Student
A low-pressure writing workbook that helps middle schoolers gain confidence and skill—one small step at a time.
$21
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Multiple Grades
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2026 Seventh-Grade Curriculum Kit
Wordsmith Student
For young people who want to improve their writing skills, step-by-step instructions are provided that will help any writer improve his techniques. The introduction provides a brief review of grammar followed by instruction on building stronger sentences, exercises in descriptive and narrative writing, creating dialogue, story writing, and writing from a particular point of view. Plus, practice the essential skills of every good writer, proofreading and revising.
About the Wordsmith Series
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the slew of creative writing programs available for homeschoolers? As a curriculum provider, we have seen more writing programs than any sensible parent would ever want to see, and candidly, after a while, they all look pretty much the same. So what stood out about the Wordsmith line?
No Slick Promises
To start with, the engaging exercises and doable assignments are pertinent for reinforcing the systematic process of thinking, organizing, writing, evaluating, and re-writing that is critical to any creative writing program. But ultimately, at the very core of the Wordsmith program is the honest reality presented by the author, Janie B. Cheaney, a regular columnist for World Magazine, that while her books will not always produce an enthusiastic and prolific writer, the Wordsmith series, the actual skills of creative writing can be acquired by anyone. So if you need a language arts program that addresses creative writing in more depth, the Wordsmith series is the most effective, painless approach we have seen.
A Teacher’s Guide for this course is available separately.
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
Wordsmith is recommended for students in 7th to 9th grade.
- September 11, 2020
Fun!
Bryson
As a student, I enjoyed this book! It's very interesting and organized well.
- September 3, 2020
love it
Kim E.
I am loving that it is teaching better writing skills. It also gives a variety of learning options to choose from so you can make it as easy or as hard as you'd like.
- July 31, 2020
Not very interesting
Lauren
This book just looks boring. It’s not appealing to my son. It looks like it was typed on a type writer. It needs some illustrations, just something to make my son want to pick this book up.
- July 15, 2020
Good Purchase
Angel S.
I have been looking for a writing curriculum that will foster my child's natural creative writing ability and this seems like it will be the perfect fit.
- October 24, 2011
Does the job, Not so interesting
Virginia M.
Wordsmith Student teaches important writing fundamentals, is well-organized, and comes at a great price. We did not use the teacher's guide, and I do not think it is necessary. Although we have been satisfied, we keep leaving it and forgetting to do it. Perhaps this is the nature of composition books? If you purchase it, I recommend scheduling it for use during a single school year, and altering some of the compositions so your student can write about things he is learning in other subject areas.
