Free High School Writing Sample Lessons from Byline
Published:
April 21, 2017
Contributor:
Carrie
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Daniel Schwabauer, the creator of One Year Adventure Novel (high school) & Cover Story (middle school), has a new curriculum. Byline is an innovative academic writing curriculum for grades 8–12 to transform essay writing.
My daughter used Cover Story in 8th grade. She really enjoyed this unique writing curriculum and we look forward to Byline! You can read her Cover Story review here. We really love this company and the outstanding video lessons they create. Some video lessons are super cheesy and boring – not so with One Year Adventure Novel, Cover Story, and Byline! ~ Carrie Fernandez
About Byline
Byline takes 8th–12th graders on a wild quest for stories left untold in the forgotten corners of history. As they step into the role of a 1930s-era newspaper reporter, students train under Editor-in-Chief, Daniel Schwabauer, who takes students under his wings to teach them everything he knows. Along the way, and before they even realize what they are doing, students learn to write great academic essays!
Award-winning author Daniel Schwabauer, creator of the highly-praised One Year Adventure Novel and Cover Story, fuses journalism with history in this innovative “chronojournalism” course.
Chronojournalism: (n) Reporting on the past, to give readers “Yesterday’s News Today!”
Byline combines writing instruction with intriguing historic people and events to not only equip students with essay-writing skills, but to help them enjoy the journey!
- 74 video lessons on DVD or streaming
- Self-directed & parent-friendly
- Intriguing pieces of history woven throughout the curriculum
- Worth 1 High School English credit
Writing Instruction
Byline reporters write all kinds of pieces for the Metro World, ranging from short press releases and news briefs of 100–300 words to long Op Eds, personality features, sports stories, and narratives of 500–800 words—or more!
Writing assignments are pegged at two different levels, in view of Byline‘s wide grade range, 8th–12th grade. (You can read more about the Flex Projects on the About page of the Byline website.)
The 22 varied newspaper pieces student reporters undertake cover the following types of academic writing:
- Expository
- Descriptive
- Persuasive
- Narrative
Sample Lessons
You can watch a number of sample video lessons on the Byline website. As a video-based curriculum, this is the best way to get a feel for the quality of instruction!
Read more at www.BylineWriting.com
Carrie
Carrie Fernandez is the owner of Daily Skill Building. She has been homeschooling for over 18 years, has two girls and works side by side at home with her awesome husband. She has been saved by grace, fails daily, but continues to strive toward the prize of the high calling of being a daughter of the Most High God.
