How to Get Started Using Great Christian Writers Full-Year ELA Bundle

Getting started using 7Sisters Full Year of English/Language Arts Great Christian Writers Literature & Composition Bundle

This is not difficult, once you get the hang of it!

Step 1

At the checkout page scroll down and you will find some links to your Great Christian Writers Literature Learning ELA Bundle. It will look like this:

• Intro & How To for GCW
• Study Guides for GCW ELA
• Study Guide AK GCW ELA
• Writing and Public Speaking GCW ELA
• Bundle GCW ELA Syllabus

As you can see, there are 5 links. (Of course, the links are not highlighted in my example, but they will look like live links when you check out- underlined and purple.)

Step 2

Create a “new folder” on your desktop. Name it something you like. Perhaps British Literature or ELA.

Step 3

Download each of the 5 files and place them in your new folder.

Good work! Now let’s take a look at each of the files!

Let’s organize the files.

Step 1 Open the file that says “Intro & How To for GCW”.

This is a file that explains the ELA bundle and how to earn a full credit of English/Language Arts. Take a look at this with your teen.

• Introductory material
• Explanation of how literature analysis works with movies and list of Great Christian Writers Literature guides included
• “Go deeper” on literature analysis with a few interesting novels
• Explanation of the writing guides included
• Discussion of how grammar, vocabulary and public speaking are included in the cinema and literature guides
• Explanation of “Levels of Rigor” and how many books teens should read each year, according to their needs, abilities, and goals
• Guidelines for grading and record keeping

Step 2 Open the “Bundle GCW ELA Syllabus” file

This is a flexible syllabus that guides students through thirty-two weeks (two semesters) for their ELA credit. This syllabus has a couple of different versions. We suggest adapting it to your needs and your teen’s needs.

Step 3 Open “Study Guides AK ELA”

These are for you (rather than, for your teen). This is a zip file with all the answer keys to the Great Christian Writers Literature Guides. If you want, you can create your own file with ELA Answer Keys.

Step 4 Open “Study Guides for GCW ELA”

Now comes the fun! You and your teen can open the zip file and see the Great Christian Writers Literature Guides. If you are following the syllabus, you can store the files in order. OR simply pull up the next one when the syllabus says it is time.

These guides do NOT need to be completed in the order suggested in the syllabus. Rearrange as you wish. After all, there’s not ONE right way to homeschool high school!

Step 5 Open “Writing and Public Speaking GCW ELA”

In order to earn a full ELA credit, teens need writing and a little public speaking (English/Language Arts is a huge credit). This zip file contains all the writing guides and the public speaking lessons that your teen needs for this year’s ELA credit.

If you are following the syllabus, you can store the files in order. OR simply pull up the next one when the syllabus says it is time. These guides do NOT need to be completed in the order suggested in the syllabus. Rearrange as you wish.

That’s all there is to it! You’ve got this!

Hey, but if you feel nervous at all, don’t worry. We all felt this way sometimes when we had high schoolers. We suggest you join our 7SistersHomeschool Facebook group where you can ask questions, get, give support! It’s fun.