Back to the assignment. I think I am going to give the document to my kids and have them find the word usage errors, the run on sentence errors, the verb usage errors, and the punctuation errors. Then I will have them rewrite the document in persuasive way. Out of this little piece of spam, we will get English grammar AND a creative writing assignment. What do you think? I just love homeschooling!
Just so you can laugh along with me, here is the first sentence of the letter: "I got your contact information from a reputable business/professional directory of your country which gives me assurance of your legibility as a person." As I said, whew. I've been worried about this for a LONG time!
Other news:
Kimberly is going to Florida at the end of the month to visit a family she had grown very close to. She's very excited to be flying for the first time.
Rebekah has been busy with her Temple Teens - teen ambassadors for the Temple Theatre. They are a singing and dancing troupe. I saw one of her Valentine's Day performances and she is really good, if I do say so myself.
Katherine and Rebekah have created a writing contest. First person to write a novel of at least 50 pages (and it must be finished and NOT a fan fiction) will get a Barnes and Noble gift card from the other. I love contests that go along with one of my school goals - writing, writing, and writing!
I've been working on my website. Take a look and tell me what you think. I really am looking for critique, so be honest with me: www.teribclark.com
One of my latest photos for my 365 Day Photo Challenge
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| The first dandelion of the year. It may be a weed, but it is yellow and flowering and a promise of Spring. I'll take it however I get it! |
2 comments:
Yup, I think that's called getting lemonade when life hands you a lemon. Good idea.
It's sort of like I've decided to do with telemarketers. I used to just hang up on them. Now, if it's an actual person and not just a recording, I graciously listen to their whole pitch, then I ask them if the can access Amazon.com from their computer. Most times they can. I then tell them to do a search for Janet Elaine Smith and all of my books pop up. I ask them what type of books they like to read, then direct them to those that fit that range. I've actually sold quite a few books that way. I almost feel cheated if I go too long with no sales calls. Now, politicians, that's a different matter! LOL
Janet Elaine Smith, multi-genre author
Did you see Readers Digest this month? It had writing your life story in 150 words- they printed quite a few and were really good. That would be good for your home school. Linda from Indiana
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