WaterLily Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'm going to use either Holt or Glencoe geography as a stand alone (still deciding) but I've noticed they both have middle school texts as well as high school texts. What does everyone generally use for 8th grade? I haven't seen any of the books in person so I can't compare. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Our charter's lending library had copies of both Glencoe books and they are actually fairly similar content-wise. How strong a reader is your son? We used the H.S. book because my DD is a strong reader and the pages would line up with the OM syllabus. We did adapt the output requirements to make it a middle school course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterLily Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'd say he's a strong reader. What do you mean by you adapted "the output requirements to make it a middle school course"? Was that about the OM syllabus? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Mostly in regards to the syllabus but also I did not assign 100% of the end-of-chapter questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 OM = Oak Meadow. I've got the Glencoe text for the OM syllabus. If you want it, pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4ramseys@msn.com Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 My DS is loving Holt McDougal World Geography! If you can find a way to buy the premium on-line content - do it. He loves the extras and he can take quizzes on line with automatic feedback. You just need the student on-line content - it includes the teacher stuff (assessments, answers, etc.) It's the Middle School text, by the way. http://www.amazon.com/World-Geography-Student-Edition-Survey/dp/0547484798 Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have actually held Holt, and I like it. I did look at the high school text. I would use the high school text and do double for single. That is ... you do the high school credit and provide an eighth grade, but the first year of high school, you document and create the credit for a geography elective. Sounds odd, but a lot of us do this with the eighth grade so that it does in sense count twice for them. Depends on what your educational goals are too. Just a note ... the 7/8 and HS texts are typically the same reading level anyway for common textbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 We just dumped two copies of Glencoe at HPB. They valued those books like we did - $0.00 for each. We've used them for teaching at a co-op, and most kids found them to be far too distracting for a course. The content is fine, but there's a lot of irrelevant fluff. The Jurgensen (McDougall Littell) book is outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterLily Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Well.... I just bought a copy of Glencoe along with a study guide and "student works plus CD". Hope my 8th grader likes it! I'm a little worried now but we'll give it a try. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 We just dumped two copies of Glencoe at HPB. They valued those books like we did - $0.00 for each. We've used them for teaching at a co-op, and most kids found them to be far too distracting for a course. The content is fine, but there's a lot of irrelevant fluff. The Jurgensen (McDougall Littell) book is outstanding. I couldn't find a geography (social studies) book by Jurgensen when I did a search. Are you thinking of the geometry (math) book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakes Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have actually held Holt, and I like it. I did look at the high school text. I would use the high school text and do double for single. That is ... you do the high school credit and provide an eighth grade, but the first year of high school, you document and create the credit for a geography elective. Sounds odd, but a lot of us do this with the eighth grade so that it does in sense count twice for them. Depends on what your educational goals are too. Just a note ... the 7/8 and HS texts are typically the same reading level anyway for common textbooks. I am not quite grasping this. Can you explain further? Do the high school level course, document it as an 8th grade course, and then again document it as a high school course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Memoria Press Geography Studies I and II. Also, McHenry, Mapping the World with Art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I used the MP World Geo 1 workbook but would consider it more of a 4th-5th grade level rather than something appropriate for 8th grade. Maybe if it were done in conjunction with the McHenry program (which I haven't seen) but not by itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.