Joyful_Journey Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Once you slogged through all three seasons, were you happy with the end result? I've been working myself up into a curriculum research frenzy the last few weeks trying to decide what to do for my 7th grade dd (and the kids coming behind her). She completed the first 10 weeks of AG this fall, but we (okay, maybe mostly I) were growing a little weary of the parse/diagram repetition. I was also bothered that we weren't hitting any review of punctuation, etc. the first year of the program. After looking at a ton of other options, I've now swung back around to take another look at the next two seasons of AG. They look pretty good. Sigh. I wouldn't mind completing the next two seasons next year for 8th grade if I had some reassurance that by the end of the program she would really be rock solid in grammar without any gaping holes. So for those of you who have completed it (or are nearing completion), do you feel as if it has covered everything? Any regrets? Did you supplement with anything like Daily Grams along the way (this occurred to me as a way to mix up the monotony of the parse/diagram exercises while also hitting some of that punctuation review I've been missing)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pjssully Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Hi, My 10th grade daughter finished AG and I have to say, It was well worth it!!!!!! She has tested very high on the PSAT in "language/grammar" and then she tested at our community college using the COMPASS and tested almost perfect!! The instructor was very impressed! It was a hard go, and I have another one starting it this year. She is almost done with season 1 and we will continue. And two more after her. I will use for all of them. I think my 10th graders high test scores had a lot to do with her doing AG. Hope that helps! pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyful_Journey Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 That is EXACTLY the kind of thing I had hoped to hear! Congrats to your daughter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker of Schole Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 My oldest used AG - I am a fan of sentence diagramming, much to her chagrin. Her writing improved by leaps and bounds, and she tested very high in language/grammar on the ACTs. I will use it for my youngest, when she gets older as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyful_Journey Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 My oldest used AG - I am a fan of sentence diagramming, much to her chagrin. Her writing improved by leaps and bounds, and she tested very high in language/grammar on the ACTs. I will use it for my youngest, when she gets older as well. I'm also a big diagramming fan (which is what led me to AG in the first place). At the same time, I always want the reassurance that what I think is a good idea really does make a difference. High test scores certainly seem to demonstrate that the program pays off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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