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Beyond the Passage and Inside Scoop boxes.

Notes about punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, and literary devices.

4 Passages (one per week) for copywork/dictation.

This guide contains the following features:

It is geared toward young teens ages 13-14 and is the indispensable tool for Brave Writer parents who want to teach language arts in a natural, literature-bathed context. The Boomerang is a monthly digital downloadable product that features copywork and dictation passages from a specific novel.

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