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3-1-Lab, Writing Lab (Composition): The Wonder of Writing with Naming and Action (Nouns & Verbs, a companion practicum course)
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Open the wonders of composition with engaging, joyful lessons where your 3rd-grade student learns to write phrases, sentences, and stories with a complete understanding of compelling nouns and verbs! In this companion foundational writing course, your student will learn to generate ideas and bring them to life on the page! Take the 3-1, Elementary English & Writing (Grammar): The Power of Naming & Actions (Nouns & Verbs) to gain a whole semester’s credit in English and Writing for your early-elementary-aged student. Because the book for this course is still in pre-publishing, the content is currently available FREE for you (embedded in the course).
Instructor: Erin M. Brown, MA, MFACourse Description: Grow your elementary students’ ability to express ideas in powerful phrases, sentences, and storytelling! In this 12-week course designed for upper-level 2nd graders through 4th graders, your student will immediately use the most essential keys learned in 3-1, Elementary English & Writing (Grammar): The Power of Naming & Actions (Nouns & Verbs). Focusing on nouns and verbs, students learn the difference between writing from imagination and writing for information; creating ideas “from a perspective of self”; composing elements for writing about places, things, thoughts, and feelings; writing about favorite people and places; writing about the world through their senses; writing about the home, community, and thoughts/feelings; and how to create ideas and write from prompts that engage critical thinking and the imagination.
Because students experience learning individually (especially when it comes to the physical act of writing), activities will be presented in ways that all students can enjoy, including narrative engagement with the parent (storytelling) and creating and expressing ideas in game-based “play” with weekly hands-on worksheets to quickly increase your student’s learning. Even students who struggle to write (or don’t like writing) will enjoy the practical, fun activities that grow both skills and confidence in writing. Take this writing course at the same time as the 3-1, Elementary English & Writing (Grammar) course, to start your student’s journey to become a great writer – right away!
©2025-2026 Homeschool Connections and Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA (aka author Erin Brown Conroy/E. B. Conroy) All rights reserved.This course is designed by Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA.
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
REQUIRED BOOK: Because the book for this course is still in pre-publishing, the content is currently available FREE for you (embedded in the course). Once the book is finalized, it will go live on Amazon, and the link will be posted.
Additional materials may be provided free of charge, while materials such as supplies “from around the home” will be suggested.
A “Bulletin Board” for parents with weekly information to guide your student
A “60-Second Snapshot” quick review from the previous week’s learning
“Direct Instruction Video(s)” to learn new concepts
“Creative Thinking Time” to learn how to gain new ideas
“Narrating with Prompts” to compose text (phrases, sentences, stories)
“Resources” for further exploration, if desired
Please note! Parents will be completing all work with the student! All content is laid out in a way that will be easy to follow and teach, with special instructions and tips for engaging with your student.
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3-1-Lab, Writing Lab (Composition): The Wonder of Writing with Naming and Action (Nouns & Verbs, a companion practicum course)
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Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
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Writing ➤ 3 Series
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Grade School
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Aubrey Heki, Sharon Hamric-Weis, Bonnie Donlon, Donna Graziose
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Recorded, free with subscription
- Relative due dates
- Enhanced quiz security
- Enhanced assignment security
Special notes
Students should sign up for both this course and 3-1, Elementary English & Writing (Grammar): The Power of Naming & Actions (Nouns & Verbs) – take both courses simultaneously.
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Students must currently be enrolled in 3-1, Elementary English & Writing (Grammar): The Power of Naming & Actions (Nouns & Verbs) to take this course to understand the technical aspects of nouns and verbs.
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Course Outline:
Class 1: Writing from Imagination (stories with a “hero” and friends); Writing for Information (Telling about living and non-living things)
Class 2: Writing for “Me and We” (Creating ideas from a perspective of self)
Class 3: Writing about Favorite Places (house, community, the outdoors)
Class 4: Writing about Our Favorite Things (in and outside the home: vehicles, plants, animals, insects, land, and weather)
Class 5: Writing Our Thoughts and Feelings (expressing our thinking, caring, kindness, love) (parent note: values and ideas)
Class 6: Writing about Our Favorite People (proper nouns/places and things)
Class 7: Writing to Experience the World (Using the Five Senses in my Writing, action words: see, hear, touch, taste, feel)
Class 8: Writing Action with Heroes and Villains, “Moving with Me” (things we do using pronouns; writing with verbs about "villains")
Class 9: Writing Action Around the House (tasks we do around the house)
Class 10: Writing Action Around Town (in the community and in nature)
Class 11: Writing for Being and Thinking (person verbs for “Being Me”: I am, we are) and thoughts and Ideas (I/we think, imagine, create)
Class 12: Writing a Story Around the House (prompts and critical thinking using “ing” action words) (*For parents – Introducing the essential idea of critical thinking and ideation through questions)
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Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
ebconroy@homeschoolconnections.com
About Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA, is the creator and Director of the Aquinas Writing Advantage program. She is the author of 22 books (including Simplified Writing 101: Top Secrets for College Writing Success) and has been a professional author, editor, and university professor for over 30 years. Professor Brown has been coaching professional authors and writers worldwide, speaks at conferences and webinars often, and is a writing judge for multiple fiction writing/novel writing contests each year.
Professor Brown has been designing online writing courses for students of all ages since the 1990s and has designed the online writing program for three universities. She taught at two universities for 17 years (writing courses, interpersonal communication, management and leadership, and critical thinking). Professor Brown was also the General Education Communications curriculum development lead (writing, communications, critical thinking) for Western Governors University and served almost 20 years as a Senior Global Strategist in writing and as a marketing director.
Professor Brown has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing/Genre Fiction from Western Colorado University, a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Rehabilitation, and a Bachelor of Music (BM) degree in Education from Western Michigan University. Professor Brown was a homeschooling parent for 34 years and homeschooled 10 children. She lives in Michigan and enjoys writing Science Fiction and Fantasy books in coffee shops, speaking online and at conferences, and walking her dogs.