happypamama Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I’m coming to the conclusion that I really need to outsource more. My rising 11th grader is doing well with, and loving, Homeschool Spanish Academy, so I think she’ll enjoy online classes and also having someone else be in charge. I don’t enjoy grading or critiquing writing, as it just feels too personal to me. In addition, I’m just plain feeling a lack of time to read/discuss/keep up. (See my sig — four younger kids at home. Plus we are contemplating what would be a high risk pregnancy with a lot of appointments and very possibly time in hospital/NICU. I need to make it easy for someone else, like DH or my parents, to step in at any point, and even if all is well, time is still an issue. So.) WTMA looks good but maybe a little rigorous. DD isn’t the fastest reader in the world. On the one hand, a regularly occurring live class would be good for her, but otoh, something self paced or with a delayed viewing gives her a bit more flexibility. We really love that aspect of HSA, that it’s so flexible. So I don’t know what we want there. I’m going to look at the master list of online classes, but if someone wanted to give me a starting point that you’ve used (or somewhere you wouldn’t recommend), that would be appreciated. I don’t need a Christian-oriented course, although I do lean more on the conservative side for themes and situations, and my DD is a little sensitive about suffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) Low time commitment - Center for Lit (can add a writing component for more $) one book (or author/short stories) per month. Two hours of live discussion once per month. WaskoLit- more meetings, some writing built in. Called something else now (write at home off-shoot?) More time, but not outrageous. Negative: doesn't have a specific American Lit class. CLRC - once per week meeting (90 min? 2 hrs?) Good feedback on papers. Integrates writing with Lit without being super expensive. I can't remember the website name, but Cindy Lange has different English levels. Great feedback on writing but super expensive. Doesn't have an American Lit option. Just some ideas. Master class list will have more. Edited March 15, 2018 by RootAnn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymatters Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) Excelsior has an excellent selection of titles with writing critique: https://excelsiorclasses.com/product/english-iii-american-literature/ Also, Big River Academy. Edited March 15, 2018 by historymatters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I very highly recommend Apologia's online American Literature course which is taught by the author of the textbook. He has a Ph. D. in English, has been a college professor for decades, and has homeschooled his own children. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Low time commitment - Center for Lit (can add a writing component for more $) one book (or author/short stories) per month. Two hours of live discussion once per month. WaskoLit- more meetings, some writing built in. Called something else now (write at home off-shoot?) More time, but not outrageous. Negative: doesn't have a specific American Lit class. CLRC - once per week meeting (90 min? 2 hrs?) Good feedback on papers. Integrates writing with Lit without being super expensive. I can't remember the website name, but Cindy Lange has different English levels. Great feedback on writing but super expensive. Doesn't have an American Lit option. Just some ideas. Master class list will have more. we are doing center for lit now and don't like it. 1x/mo discussion is just not enough. and for my son in particular, it's not enough of a drive to compel him to read - not enough accountability. if i had it to do over again, i'd choose waskolit or whatever the name is. we use their comp classes write@home and they've been nothing but great. plus they have a great money-back guarantee and center for lit is non-refundable. so for us, it was a waste of money. ymmv. we really liked the toy speed shakespeare intensives this year (meets weekly) but that's not amer lit.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 we are doing center for lit now and don't like it. 1x/mo discussion is just not enough. and for my son in particular, it's not enough of a drive to compel him to read - not enough accountability. if i had it to do over again, i'd choose waskolit or whatever the name is. we use their comp classes write@home and they've been nothing but great. plus they have a great money-back guarantee and center for lit is non-refundable. so for us, it was a waste of money. ymmv. we really liked the toy speed shakespeare intensives this year (meets weekly) but that's not amer lit.... This is good to know; thank you! On the one hand, the low commitment is very appealing, but otoh, yeah, lack of accountability could be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymatters Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 we are doing center for lit now and don't like it. 1x/mo discussion is just not enough. and for my son in particular, it's not enough of a drive to compel him to read - not enough accountability. if i had it to do over again, i'd choose waskolit or whatever the name is. we use their comp classes write@home and they've been nothing but great. plus they have a great money-back guarantee and center for lit is non-refundable. so for us, it was a waste of money. ymmv. we really liked the toy speed shakespeare intensives this year (meets weekly) but that's not amer lit.... Same issue here with my son... Otherwise, I love Center for Lit's philosophy and teachings. It's just the 1x/mth hasn't worked out well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum1019 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I highly recommend OnlineG3 - they have an american lit course. They have weekly live classes (great discussions) and they read A LOT! They read Great Expectations in three weeks. For an additional fee you can also add the writing component where they are doing lit analysis. Brave writer is another option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymatters Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I recommend Renee Metcalf at Inspired Scholar. She uses Campbell's Excellence in Lit and I know she gives great writing feedback and is patient. https://inspiredscholar.com/courses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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