Marciaagar Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) Can someone provide feedback to compare the lit. analysis instruction in these two sources? I will have a freshman next year and planned to use WttW with Jill Pike's syllabus until this afternoon. Today I pulled out Writing with Skill level 1 and remembered how much I love it and wished I had completed the whole book with my son this year. Alas, we didn't, but I put a plan together to cover as much as we can of WWS 1 in the last 6 weeks of our school year. Level 1 is really a tad below his ability until it introduces lit. analysis which is a weakness. (Granted, the weakness is knowing WHAT to write about more than the writing skills themselves.) So, I am now unsure whether to use WWS level 2 or 3 next year or WttW. I know WtttW is only lit. analysis; would I be insane to try to do WWS (all weeks EXCEPT the lit. analysis weeks) AND WttW? Edited April 17, 2017 by Marciaagar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I've never used WWS, but you wouldn't want the Pike syllabus and WWS. We used W the W with the Pike syllabus, and it was a lot of moving parts. I think it is a good next step for students who can write a basic essay. I had to provide more scaffolding for some of my co-op students who were weak in that area. I think the skills taught are good, but I did end up adding in more literature for my dd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marciaagar Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 I've never used WWS, but you wouldn't want the Pike syllabus and WWS. We used W the W with the Pike syllabus, and it was a lot of moving parts. I think it is a good next step for students who can write a basic essay. I had to provide more scaffolding for some of my co-op students who were weak in that area. I think the skills taught are good, but I did end up adding in more literature for my dd. Oh, yes, I would imagine they wouldn't blend at all. I should have said that I only plan to use Jill's syllabus IF I use WttW. If I use WWS, I would plan my own literature list separate from WWS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAmom Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Did you decide what to use? I am debating WWS2 or 3 vs WttW, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marciaagar Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Did you decide what to use? I am debating WWS2 or 3 vs WttW, too. Well, I purchased WWS 3, but then I threw LTOW into the mix!?!?!?!? I want to do them all. My son needs pieces from each program. I am leaning towards LTOW this year with WWS3 mixed in - just some units, not all. WWS has some lit. analysis in it. Then, maybe save WtW for 10th grade (if we homeschool that year). Too many excellent options out there!! Oh, and I also made the choice even harder by considering Excellence in Lit. Intro instead of WtW. I am just going around in circles. :lol: Edited May 21, 2017 by Marciaagar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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