High school writing
Public Speaking 101
Here's a fun way to get the whole family involved in helping your high schooler prepare to give a speech, while creating a family keepsake in the process!
Reading The Great Gatsby
Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of The Great Gatsby, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for themselves.
What's Eating Hamlet? Reading Shakespeare
Here's a quick look at the Hamlet, the classic Shakespearean tragedy, as well as useful SAT vocabulary to give your teen a leg up in English class and beyond.
Back to the Future: Reading 1984
Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of 1984, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to discern what happens for themselves.
Lit.'s in the Cards!
Here's a game to help ensure that your teenager hits the important aspects of analyzing a piece of literature. A good grade is in the cards!
How to Write Science Fiction
Here's how to get started on reading and writing about the ways that science affects society.
Understanding Shakespeare
Put your teenager in the director's chair by having her put a modern-day spin on Romeo and Juliet.
Collaborative Poetry
In this activity, create a poem that emerges from the collaboration of parent and teen in the activity of observing, discussing, reading, and writing.
Reading the Grapes of Wrath
Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of The Grapes of Wrath, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens.
Jane Eyre Summary
Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of Jane Eyre, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to discern what happens for themselves.
Write a Letter to Your Future Self
Invite your high schooler to author a letter to his future self about his goals and perspective on life, and then give it to him to review at graduation!
Write a Thank You Note
After the party and presents, there's just one more thing for your child to do: thank you notes!
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