tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677110.post3892234788533398257..comments2023-07-28T07:22:10.579-04:00Comments on Green Chair Pictures: biscotti danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18193580185167350665noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677110.post-67905869632025995662007-12-11T20:24:00.000-05:002007-12-11T20:24:00.000-05:00Great Christmas list. And your experience with hom...Great Christmas list. And your experience with homeschooling is an inspiration.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>ErnestoErnesto Burdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149075744994415333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677110.post-38854675820744989002007-12-06T20:03:00.000-05:002007-12-06T20:03:00.000-05:00Congratulations on your decision to homeschool! A...Congratulations on your decision to homeschool! And good luck (to your wife!). I homeschooled my kiddos at the tender younger ages, too. (We returned to public school, which didn't work out so well, especially for my son....)<BR/><BR/>At the beginning stages you can find excellent workbook resources from your favorite bookseller. I found taking my kids with me to help pick out their "back to school" supplies, including books, helped get them excited about the process.<BR/><BR/>I also utilized computer learning games for math and typing. And I feathered in trips to museums, businesses, theatres, anyplace that would welcome us, actually! Plus there are a number of fantastic educational videos that make the kids think they're just having fun.<BR/><BR/>Okay, that's the skinny version. I actually have a very thick file for each of my kids. We lived in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts at the time; then the state required extremely detailed lesson plans. <BR/><BR/>When it came time to homeschool in New Hampshire, all that was required was a note to our superintendent and a year-end test to show our son's educational strides. His GED served for that; he nearly aced several sections of it. Even received an academic scholarship based on his high test scores. It was very cool. Thanks for the kudos!<BR/><BR/>Glad I could help with your Christmas wish list. My list is short this year: all I want is some freetime with family and friends.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!biscotti danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193580185167350665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677110.post-30678111492193825162007-12-06T19:44:00.000-05:002007-12-06T19:44:00.000-05:00Awesome, thanks for the tips! Still time to add t...Awesome, thanks for the tips! Still time to add those books to my Christmas wish list. By that, congrats on your son's academic success! We (or maybe I should say Kristen) are on the other end of homeschooling - we started our five year old this year. We're open for tips on that as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677110.post-38033695082578302842007-12-06T17:35:00.000-05:002007-12-06T17:35:00.000-05:00Great to hear from you, Ernesto!Serendipitous, too...Great to hear from you, Ernesto!<BR/><BR/>Serendipitous, too. Next Thursday I'll be taking my Media Writing students through the steps of setting up their own blog on blogger dot com. I'm structuring the lesson much like the workshop I took with you a couple years ago via the NH Writers' Project.<BR/><BR/>Ah, yes, screenplay tutorials: <BR/><BR/>For reference, you must have a copy of Paul Argentini's "Elements of Style for Screenwriters." <BR/><BR/>For a nice scriptwriting course within a text, pick-up "Write Screenplays That Sell: The Ackerman Way" by Hal Ackerman. Don't just read it, also make sure you complete the exercises at the end of each chapter.<BR/><BR/>For just good storytelling, re-read your copy of Christopher Vogler's "The Writers Journey:Mythic Structure for Writers."<BR/><BR/>You can always take a screenwriting course. I'm teaching an introductory course during the Summer I session at UNH-M, three days a week for a handful of weeks. And I'd like to offer another one-day screenwriting seminar through the NH Writers' Project again and/or at the NH Film Festival next October.<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps get you started! Thanks for dropping in. Cheers!biscotti danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193580185167350665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677110.post-13900599315776238642007-12-06T17:05:00.000-05:002007-12-06T17:05:00.000-05:00Sounds like an awesome amount of work with great p...Sounds like an awesome amount of work with great payoff. And thanks for the snow pictures! Looks like our backyard! Reading your post makes me want to focus intently on my writing again (as opposed to letting it drift in and out as I attend to the million other things that are demanding attention right now). Been mulling trying a screenplay ... any recommendations on starting places, tutorials, etc.?Ernesto Burdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149075744994415333noreply@blogger.com