The Art of Language: Tips for Teaching High School English

There is so much more to high school English than reading Dickens and writing essays.  Planning your teen's four years of English can be easy and enjoyable if you change your perspective.  Do you want your high schooler to complete English "standards" or to master the art of language?  Change your question from, "What skills and topics need to be covered in order to get high school English credit?" to "What needs to be experienced in order to effectively communicate  ideas both in words and writing?"  In this week's episode, Carrie shares the different ways your teen can approach high school English:

• Traditional textbook approach consisting of  American Lit and  British Lit
• Dual Enrollment Programs at the local community college
• A year of composition and creative writing
• A year of reading different genres and/or authors
• A year of poetry and/or Shakespeare
• Prep work for Composition and/or Literature CLEP and AP tests
• and more....

While homeschooling the high school years, there are multiple ways to learn the art of language and there is much freedom in how high school English can be covered.  Pour yourself a latte because Carrie will cover a "latte" in this week's episode. 
 
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