quark Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Any such animal out there? :001_smile: DS will begin 9th grade in the fall. I haven't pushed him much in writing, prefering to leave it by the wayside till he has more interest. So I feel he might do better with a middle school or jr high level curriculum for now. He writes quite well, uses good vocabulary and is a natural speller but is reluctant to write more and won't write often. I have some anxiety that with high school on the horizon, he should work harder at it than he has been doing. I hope to start him off by introducing something that will make him laugh but haven't found any curriculum that suits his taste for humor. He's always highly motivated by humor. I don't think I want something like Caught Ya Grammar With A Giggle. I wonder if IEW might do the trick but I don't see anything on their website geared towards middle school/ jr high that involves humor. I might supplement using writing topics with Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, Asterix (etc.) themes to stimulate his interest. Any ideas? Thanks for reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 You might find this New York Times article to be of value: That’s Funny: Comedy Across the Curriculum Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 You might find this New York Times article to be of value: That’s Funny: Comedy Across the Curriculum Regards, Kareni Thank you! What a fabulous link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Depends on what makes him laugh? Humor can vary so widely. My ds used MCT's Paragraph Town for part of his 8th grade English. It made him laugh :) , especially when I used goofy duck voices. The point was to get him organizing his paragraphs, and the ducks MCT uses actually have some good lines -- with a Moby Dick theme. But for some, it would feel too young. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 But for some, it would feel too young. I will certainly give it a spin! He's very young-at-heart! :001_smile: Thanks Julie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCMom Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I'm going through The Lively Art of Writing to prep for next year and I find it pretty funny. Not sure a 9th grade boy would, but it's amusing me. :001_smile: hth Georgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I'm going through The Lively Art of Writing to prep for next year and I find it pretty funny. Not sure a 9th grade boy would, but it's amusing me. :001_smile: My daughter rolled her eyes at all the drag racing examples (but I don't really think that she was amused!). Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphock Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 You might look at the grammar and language books by Karen Elizabeth Gordon -- The Transitive Vampire is one. They're not textbooks but they address writing matters and are very entertaining to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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