MCT - Voyage level ???

[mom4knights]

Hello,

 

We recently completed the MCT's Town level and I was researching what to purchase for the next level - Voyage.  In the past, I have only purchased the TG of all the books (except the practice books where I get both student and TG).

 

However, for the Voyage, it seems like he is really recommending getting both the student and TG for Grammar Voyage.  Has anyone used the newer 3rd edition and is the student and TG both needed?

 

We also used the Classical version of CE 1 last year and really enjoyed it ~ although I saw that they now have a color edition available! ;)

 

Also, is the student book necessary for World of Poetry or Essay Voyage?  Whew! It is getting expensive to keep up with this curriculum and we really like it but are trying to keep costs down as much as possible.  ;)

 

Thanks for the help,

Jenny

[mom4knights]

Bumping ..... any voyage users out there??

[Mike in SA]

We tried letting DS use only the TG, and he didn't get as much out of it.  It's pricey, but I'd recommend the full pack if you can afford it.  Poetry needs the TG less than the others, IMHO.  I think it all comes down to preference and learning style, in the end.

[Space station]

I agree, you only need the TG of the poetry books. I think you only need the TG of Grammar Voyage, too, if you use the grammar sentences as dictation sentences first, or copy the sentences for them onto a separate pieces of paper for them to analyze. Alternatively, you only need the student version of Grammar voyage if your knowledge of 4 level analysis is excellent and you don't need the answers. When I gave my daughter the grammar voyage pretest, she got a perfect score, so I just let her read the book without doing all the exercises, and had her start doing the sentences in the Practice Voyage book right away. If your student was confident at the end of the Practice Town book, you might be able to do what we did.