Because we have to buy individual licenses for each student, the pricing for the first semester will be higher but does include all materials needed for the course. This course will have required homework.

Whether you have a student who loves to write, and you know they need training to take their gift to the next level, a reluctant writer, or a student who could just use a fun change of pace from traditional writing curriculum, Cover Story takes middle school students and up on a guided tour through the universe of Story. Through the process of creating the content for their own magazine in a single school year, students are led, step by step, on a fun, thought-provoking journey of exploration and creation. They write poems, short stories, non-fiction articles, letters, and many other short pieces. Along the way, they study not just a story’s form, but its execution.

Reluctant writers like to ask, “What’s the point of writing?” We answer that question with a question: “What do you think the point of writing should be?” Or, to put it another way, “What do you want to write about?”

The question is not whether or not students should be required to write. The question is why they should care. Cover Story turns the question around and lets students discover the answer.

Students are far more motivated to write when they choose their own subject and goals. Rather than assign topics a child has no interest in, (“Today we’re going to write a five paragraph theme about mollusks! isn’t that great?”) Cover Story allows students the freedom of choosing a theme for their magazine, and a subject for each assignment. This approach gives the structure and guidance they need to understand the principles in each lesson, but allows them to create from passion rather than pressure.