Product Description

Course Description

Award-winning author Daniel Schwabauer—Mr. S.—reveals the process behind the page, sharing his own insights into the writing life as he takes 6th–9th graders on a fun, thought-provoking journey creating the content for their own magazine in a single school year. Students write poems, short stories, nonfiction articles, letters, and many other pieces. Through the creative structure of The Remarkable Journal of Professor Gunther Von Steuben, students also learn to observe and record their thoughts and ideas like writers. Exciting for avid storytellers but lighthearted and practical enough for reluctant writers, Cover Story is one full school year of Language Arts. If taken in grade 9, this course is 1 high school English credit.

The set includes:

• 72 video lessons
• 12 optional grammar video lessons
• Student Book
• Teacher’s Guide
• The Remarkable Journal of Professor Gunther von Steuben (paperback)
• Read more about Cover Story »

Your student will write:

• Creative non-fiction articles
• Letters
• Poetry
• Short stories
• Blog posts … and much more!

Benefits:

• Students create their own magazine content
• Taught by an award-winning writer
• No prep work required for parent or teacher
• Class is taught for you through video
• Humorous skits illustrate concepts
• Self-motivating materials
• Step-by-step, easy-to-follow lessons
• Included (but optional) grammar lessons

Course Philosophy

EXPLORE!

+ Admire the work of real students in our Student Magazine Showcase.

+ Check out the 5 Cover Story contests we run to encourage your student—each one capped off with a webinar celebration.