Gina Conroy

Lesson Designer

Gina Conroy has published several fiction and nonfiction books and scores of newspaper and magazine articles. She has a passion for writing and inspiring others to greatness. That’s why she teaches. Her passion is to inspire your homeschooler to release their inner writer. Gina hosts a weekly podcast called Teen Writers Publish and Blab/GinaConroy sessions on writing for adults. She’s also homeschooled her four and mentored writers for years on ginaconroy.com. Throughout the year, she teaches creative writing and composition at homeschool co-ops as well as offers private classes and tutoring for kids through adults. Gina just released her “Release the Novel in You” novel writing workbook so homeschoolers everywhere can take advantage of her unique and creative approach to writing. So, though Gina is busy writing, she also teaches. “Because nothing is more satisfying than helping a young person take their writing to the next level and release the writer inside!”

 

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Courses by Gina

Creating Dynamic Characters is a three-week mini-unit focusing on how to create memorable characters in fiction. Through a series of questions, reflections, and digging deeper, writers will be encouraged to get to know the heart of their characters and how to connect them with the hearts of their readers.

Paint with Your Words teaches students how to convert passive writing into active writing. In this mini-unit, students will learn what passive writing is, how active writing is different, how to incorporate the five senses into their writing, how to choose strong words, and how to weave figurative language into what they write.