Healing Words for Hurting Hearts

Veteran home school mom, Eileen Rife, offers a class in creative writing. A member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Eileen has published four non-fiction books, written newsletters, a marriage column, and over ten church dramas. Her byline has appeared in magazines, such as Discipleship Journal, Marriage Partnership, Mature Living, Christian Home & School, Psychology for Living, Drama Ministry, and ParentLife, as well as other print and online publications. Her fiction works include Journey to Judah and Restored Hearts, recently released by OakTara. Eileen is currently working on Chosen Ones, Book Three in the Born for India trilogy.

CLASS DETAILS

Age: 13 and up

Location: Lakeside Baptist Church, 447 Dalewood Ave. Salem, VA 24153 (Room 202)

Time: Two-hour class once a week, 10:30 - 12:30, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26

Cost: $200 a semester ($50 deposit at time of registration)

First semester focus: Writing skills, various types of articles (i.e., humorous, how-to, personality profile based on an interview, adventure, inspirational, expository, persuasive, and seasonal), devotional writing, essays, debate, and research paper. Grammar is treated within the context of writing.

Second semester focus: Short stories, drama, poetry, research paper, character/theme sketches based on a classic, speech writing and delivery, exposure to publishing companies

Materials: Three-ring binder with notebook paper, pen or pencil, Painless Writing by Jeffrey Strausser (can purchase used online http://www.amazon.com/).

If interested, contact Eileen by clicking onto the "Contact Me" icon at the top of this page.

Location: Lakeside Baptist Church, Room 202
Time: One-hour class once a week, 2 - 3 pm, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26

Cost: $95 a semester ($25 deposit at time of registration)

First semester focus: Writing skills, various types of articles (i.e. humorous, how-to, personality profile based on an interview, adventure, inspirational, expository, and seasonal), devotional writing, essays. Grammar is treated within the context of writing.

Second semester focus: Short stories, drama, poetry, character/theme sketches based on a classic, speech writing and delivery

Materials: Three-ring binder with notebook paper, pen or pencil, Complete Writing Lessons for the Middle Grades by Marjorie Frank. Available online as a used book, http://www.amazon.com/.

If interested, contact Eileen by clicking onto the "Contact Me" icon at the top of this page.

From time to time, parents mention a writing resource they have found helpful. Here's the list, which will be added to routinely as my students' parents pass resources along.

"Stoke the fires of your child's imagination and awaken the creative writer within! Featuring a teacher's guide and 19th-century black-and-white illustrations, this rich resource boasts over 65 "story-starters": narratives designed to suspend students in the middle of a predicament so that they can pick up a pen and determine what happens next! Ages 8 to 18. 458 pages, softcover from Charlotte Mason Research."