Pam in MA Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Does anyone have experience trying to do Lit Lessons from LOTR and Classical Writing - Diogenes together? I'd like to spread out LLLOTR over a year (and we've already read half of the epic literature selections) but hate to drop CW-Diogenes. I'm not too worried at moving at a brisk pace through the programs either. Anyone tried this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Wait... the LOTR program from HomeScholar Books is only one semester? I didn't get that impression when I read it; I thought that the student did one LOTR portion, then a unit study (Iliad, Beowulf, Arthurian Romances), then another LOTR portion. It looked like an entire year of comp. (obviously, grammar would be separate). asta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison_B Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Wait... the LOTR program from HomeScholar Books is only one semester? I didn't get that impression when I read it; I thought that the student did one LOTR portion, then a unit study (Iliad, Beowulf, Arthurian Romances), then another LOTR portion. It looked like an entire year of comp. (obviously, grammar would be separate). asta Based on the website, it could be set up as a semester course or a year-long course depending on your circumstances. I'm going to try to incorporate LLOTR with CW Diogenes because my older son wants to read the LOTR series. With LOTR, I'm probably going to utilize the unit studies and discussion questions. I know the vocabulary & the fill-in-the-blanks will get old with him after a few chapters. The unit studies will provide interesting assignments for his investigation. My fall semester will be CW and then my spring semester will be LLOTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Based on the website, it could be set up as a semester course or a year-long course depending on your circumstances. I'm going to try to incorporate LLOTR with CW Diogenes because my older son wants to read the LOTR series. With LOTR, I'm probably going to utilize the unit studies and discussion questions. I know the vocabulary & the fill-in-the-blanks will get old with him after a few chapters. The unit studies will provide interesting assignments for his investigation. My fall semester will be CW and then my spring semester will be LLOTR. Oh, OK. We're looking at doing the LOTR along with a study from Corbett's Rhetoric. Kiddo has about lost his sense of humor, I'm hoping a change-up to something fantastical will get us back into gear. asta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) It does not contain any writing instruction, so you would need to add some writing program *anyways*. Not familiar with CW, but I'm sure CW-Diogenes would be great. We used LLftLotR last year PLUS other programs with no problem. We used LLftLotR, PLUS an additional full literature course (classic ancient lit. done WEM/WTM style), PLUS separate, complete grammar (Winston Advanced), PLUS writing programs (Jump In; Put That in Writing). I counted the LLftLotR as the literature portion of the 9th grader's high school English credit and rounded out that English credit with the grammar and writing programs. I then counted the other literature we did (8 classic ancient works) as a full elective course entitled: "Classic Ancient Literature. If you plan on using the 12 additional units of material in the LLftLotR, I think it would be a bit tough to jam the entire program into just one semester -- it really was a full-year's literature course in my opinion, especially when we added in a few of the other works covered in the program (Beowulf; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; etc.). At least that was the case for us using the program with a 9th grader. If you're using LLftLotR with an 11th or 12th grader, it might not be so tough to do in one semester... Enjoy your journey into Middle Earth! :001_smile: Warmest regards, Lori D. Edited May 7, 2009 by Lori D. edited for clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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