Murphy101 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Choices on the table are using Jensen Format Writing with any of the following: Make our own as LoriD suggested on the WTM (My personal leanings) I like this option, but I'd have to plan the entire thing upfront over the next month or so bc I do not have time to plan from scratch and homeschool 7 kids at the same time. LL from Lotr (which is the plan for his brother) Kolbe Roman history/lit combo (He has enjoyed the Kolbe greeks this year. The history has been tough heavy reading, but good.) Or lightning lit? The early american history list looks terribly depressing. The second looks okay though. Speech looks interesting and well as the Christian British authors guide. Can anyone tell me what the guide is like for that? anti-catholic or any other heads-up? I had considered OM, but after looking at the sample plans, we don't think it's for him. Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 LL from Lotr (which is the plan for his brother) Is the brother doing this starting in the fall? If so, it seems like it would be time/energy saving for you to have two students doing LLfLOTR. I only have 4 kids, but I go for efficience as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Personally, I've never found combining easier. If they both do it, I'll likely alternate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Choices on the table are using Jensen Format Writing with any of the following: Or lightning lit? The early american history list looks terribly depressing. The second looks okay though. Speech looks interesting and well as the Christian British authors guide. Can anyone tell me what the guide is like for that? anti-catholic or any other heads-up? Opinions? We have used LL Early American Lit, American Lit, and are currently working through British Lit. I have not noticed anything anti-Catholic or even much religious in those (I assume the Christian British authors would, of course, have more of that and I'm not sure it there would be anti-Catholic feelings). There is a considerable amount of writing in those. If you want to know more, I can get out our guides and let you know what it covers. The Early American Lit was a tad depressing and we had a hard time getting through some of those books (not difficult, just boring). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 We have used LL Early American Lit, American Lit, and are currently working through British Lit. I have not noticed anything anti-Catholic or even much religious in those (I assume the Christian British authors would, of course, have more of that and I'm not sure it there would be anti-Catholic feelings). There is a considerable amount of writing in those. If you want to know more, I can get out our guides and let you know what it covers. The Early American Lit was a tad depressing and we had a hard time getting through some of those books (not difficult, just boring). That's how I thought it would be with that booklist. LOL I am thinking I might have him just read and discuss those with me without buying the guide, but I woudl buy the americna history and other guides mentioned. What kind of writing assignments? I read the sample schedule and it looks like there's about 3 writing assignments every month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 You can actually have them do more writing if you wish. Each lesson has one writing assignment with the option of assigning another. We usually did 2 unless the one she did was really involved. Also, I assign the comprehension questions so that she can go more in depth instead of answering all of them and just getting a basic outlook. The study guide is really good since there's just so much background information and also covers not only the books, but, chapters on poetry and essays by different authors as well. I would recommend them. There were a couple of books that we skipped because, really, I couldn't read them without getting completely bored! I wanted to read the books she was going to read so that we can discuss them (if I hadn't already read them before). It's been a good curriculum for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Well I've decided to combine them after dh's strong urging to do so. I think Kolbe's history and lit 11 would complement LotR greatly, but we'll have to see if I have funds for that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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