islandmama Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hello. I have a 10th grader, just came out of ps last year, and a 9th grader that has been hs'ing for 4 years... Right now they are finishing up Easy Grammar Plus and I was wondering if they would be able to still do some Rod and Staff English...or is it too late? Oh, and they are using Writing Strands 5. I want to make sure we cover whatever they missed over the years. Is this advisable? And if so, what level should I start them at? Would the diagramming be too difficult to jump into at this point? Any other recommendations? Will Easy Grammar be enough to do well on SAT's??? Sorry, so many questions! Thanks! Anita in CA hs'ing mom to dd2, dd7, ds11, dd13, ds16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 (and we use Abeka) but I would say that most likely Rod & Staff is probably more rigorous than Easy Grammar. Depending on what exposure your 10th grade son has had to grammar, you could start him with an earlier grade of R&S. I would try to check out a website for samples of R&S grammar before placing him. R&S is very rigorous, and their 9th/10th grade book covers more grammar than many English majors in college encounter. I'll see if I can locate a website to link to you that would have samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Try this one: http://www.rodstaff.com/cgi-bin/ras/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=thispage&thispage=english.html&ORDER_ID=219707839 This at least gives an idea of the scope & sequence. I'll see if I can find a page with samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Here's the link: http://www.rodandstaff.info/samples/english/ It looks like if you click on a particular book, it will show you some sample pages. HTH! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 is where I would suggest you start the series. Jumping in at 7 or 8 would be too difficult imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hello. I have a 10th grader, just came out of ps last year, and a 9th grader that has been hs'ing for 4 years... Right now they are finishing up Easy Grammar Plus and I was wondering if they would be able to still do some Rod and Staff English...or is it too late? Oh, and they are using Writing Strands 5. I want to make sure we cover whatever they missed over the years. Is this advisable? And if so, what level should I start them at? Would the diagramming be too difficult to jump into at this point? Any other recommendations? Will Easy Grammar be enough to do well on SAT's??? Sorry, so many questions! Thanks! Anita in CA hs'ing mom to dd2, dd7, ds11, dd13, ds16 If it were me, I'd do Books 7 and 8. (And I in no way think these are equivalent to "grade" 7 and 8. I learned more grammar in book 6 than I did in all my hs years.) Books 7 and 8 ramp up more quickly and assume more background, but with your kids' ages, I don't think it would be an issue. I'd have them memorize -- that is, read aloud every day -- the grey (??) boxes with the rules for the chapters. Do the class practice together with them, have them complete the written work, then the reviews. Some find this overkill, but we considered it essential to mastery. With two years to go, you need to have this nailed down. About 35 mins of work daily on average. Like brushing teeth -- routine and not terribly exciting, but awfully good for you. I'm awfully opinionated about R&S because of the amazing and over-arching cross-curricular results we had, though, so have a huge grain of salt handy. YMMV. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmama Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 I think I'll buy both the 6th and 7th (I have an ds11 who will use them too) and determine where I think they would be placed best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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