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    Book a Week 2016 - BW43: Happy Birthday Robert Bridges

    in The Chat Board

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    Hi All!

     

    I am a long time lurker on this thread. I actually took a long break from the boards, and I was glad to see that you were still doing the BAW. I always appreciate the suggestions. Just recently I found the Miss Julia Books, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle

     

    So far this week, I've read:

    Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind - I really enjoyed this - 4 stars

    If the Shoe Kills - pretty standard cozy mystery - 3 stars

    Wicked Fix - 3 stars

    We Have Always Lived in the Castle - 4 stars

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    Do you print your own homeschool journal or planner?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I used to update my planner every year. However, now I've gone to a preprinted one. It's great because it accomadtes 8 subjects for five days. And there is room to schedule for 40 weeks instead of the usual 36 weeks. I believe they are priced pretty reasonable. Right now it is:

    6.87 - at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/18-Lesson-Wirebound-Class-Periods/dp/B001AZ71OW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1477400805&sr=8-2&keywords=ward+teacher+planner

    5.19 at wal-https://www.walmart.com/ip/THE-HUBBARD-COMPANY-Ward-Lesson-Plan-Book-100-Pages/19684401

    Rainbow Resouce has is for $4.80 http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/044880

     

    I also use the ward grade book to keep track of their grades for their grades. There are enough pages that I can use it for our entire homeschooling years.

    Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Ward-Record-Students-Grading-HUB910L/dp/B009R5JJCO/

    Wal-mart - https://www.walmart.com/ip/THE-HUBBARD-COMPANY-Ward-Class-Record-Book/19684458

    Democracy in America with a 9th grader

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    Hi. My dd is going to be working through the modern period this year. The first recommended book on the lists is Tocqueville's "Democracy in America." Any advice on helping her get through this book? I can already see her glassed over eyes. It seems like a tough book to begin the year with. However, I also know it is an important book to read. Suggestions? Comments?

     

     

    Thanks,

    Theresa

    Anyone used WWS 1 or 2 with an older student?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    I'd start with WWS level 1.  There are a lot of basic skills in the book that I'm sure a student of any age could gain from.  I would, however, not make long term plans for the book.  If you want to get through it faster, skip those skills which seem mastered, and spend more time on those that need practice. . You could also get through the book faster if you did writing five days a week instead of four.  If you could get WWS levels 1-3 completed in 2 years, you should be in good shape.  That would leave WWS 4 for 12th grade.  I did level 1 and part of level 2 with a 10th grader, and I think he gained a lot.

     

    Anyone used WWS 1 or 2 with an older student?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

    Posted

    I'd start with WWS level 1.  There are a lot of basic skills in the book that I'm sure a student of any age could gain from.  I would, however, not make long term plans for the book.  If you want to get through it faster, skip those skills which seem mastered, and spend more time on those that need practice. . You could also get through the book faster if you did writing five days a week instead of four.  If you could get WWS levels 1-3 completed in 2 years, you should be in good shape.  That would leave WWS 4 for 12th grade.

    Book a Week in 2014 - BW2

    in The Chat Board

    Posted

    Just yesterday I finished my first 2 books of the year, The Fortune of War and W is for Wasted.

     

     

    W is for Wasted was good, maybe not the greatest book I've ever read, but I've loved Sue Grafton's alphabet mystery series since I started reading it almost 20 years ago. What is remarkable about this series is how consistent it is -- the characters have grown and changed but without some shocking plot twists or character deaths (such as in Elizabeth George's series), and the mysteries are always clever and the detecting always

    I really enjoyed this series when I read it years ago. I think I made it through M or N. I'm looking forward to hopping back into this series again.

    Book a Week in 2014 - BW1 Happy New Year

    in The Chat Board

    Posted

    At the End of 2013 I finished Divergent. I really enjoyed the book and I couldn't wait to continue the series. This week I was able to finish both Insurgent and Allegiant. Insurgent was good but I didn't find myself drawn into it as much as I did Divergent. I was pleasantly surprised by Allegiant. I saw a lot of poor reviews for the book so I wasn't expecting much. However, I thought Allegiant was just as good as Insurgent.

     

    Insurgent - 3 stars

    Allegiant - 3 stars

    Book a Week in 2014 - BW1 Happy New Year

    in The Chat Board

    Posted

    What is "your" general rule for getting through books? I started The Lake today and its AWFUL!!! I have lots of reading time today, but I cannot get into this book. I'm at 25%. I was going to slug through it, but then, Oh LOOK, a digital hold is available :P I hate not finishing books, but really, this author is horrible (in my opinion of course)

    I hate not finishing books too, but like others have said, there are too many great books to slog through a terrible book.

    Book a Week in 2014 - BW1 Happy New Year

    in The Chat Board

    Posted

    I am reading Little Women.... I started it last year and didn't make it very far, so starting over! I'm also working through The Skeptical Believer on my Kindle... It's a religion/philosophy non fiction.

     

    Will have to peruse the challenges on the blog.... I'm thinking Dusty Books is a good contender!

    I read this for the first time a couple of years ago, and I loved it. I couldn't believe that I had missed such a gem :)

    Book a Week in 2013 - week fifty two wrap up

    in The Chat Board

    Posted

    Hi, All.  I want to say thank you to all of those who participate in the book a week threads. Every week I look forward to all of the posts.   I really enjoy reading about the books your love, the books that made you laugh, and the books you wish your hadn't bought. Many of the books on my list this year are from recommendations I received on this board. As we head into the new year, I hope to be a more active participant.  Happy New Year!!!

     

    My Books from 2013

     

    Do Unto Others

    Abbott, Jeff

     

    All the Great Pretenders

    Adams, Deborah

     

    Camel Club, The

    Baldacci, David

     

    Bookmarked for Death

    Barrett, Lorna

     

    Murder is Binding

    Barrett, Lorna

     

    Jane and the Unpleastness of Scargrave Manor

    Barron, Stephanie

     

    Death at Buckingham Palace

    Benison, C. C.

     

    Cruel Justice

    Bernhardt, William

     

    Perfect Justice

    Bernhardt, William

     

    I am Half Sick of Shadows

    Bradley, Alan

     

    Red Herring Without Mustard, A

    Bradley, Alan

     

    Ghost and Mrs. Jefferies,The

    Brightwell, Emily

     

    Mrs. Jefferies Dusts for Clues

    Brightwell, Emily

     

    Jane Eyre

    Bronte, Charlotte

     

    Inferno

    Brown, Dan

     

    ABC Murders

    Christie, Agatha

     

    Big Four, The

    Christie, Agatha

     

    Farewell to Yarns, A

    Churchill, Jill

     

    Moonstone, The

    Collins, Wilkie

     

    Postmortem

    Cornwell, Patricia

     

    Great Expectations

    Dickens, Charles

     

    Complete Sherlock Holmes, The

    Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

     

    Count of Monte, Cristo, The

    Dumas, Alexander

     

    My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business

    Dyke, Dick Van

     

    Gone Away Lake

    Enright, Elizabeth

     

    Eyre Affair, The

    Fforde, Jasper

     

    Peach Cobbler Murder

    Fluke, Joanne

     

    Sugar Cookie Mystery

    Fluke, Joanne

     

    Graveyard Book, The

    Gaiman, Neil

     

    Amazing Mrs. Pollifax, The

    Gilman, Dorothy

     

    Leavenworth Case, The

    Green, Anna Catherine

     

    Broker, The

    Grisham, John

     

    Right Hand of Amon, The

    Haney, Lauren

     

    Dead Until Dark

    Harris, Charlene

     

    Slaying is Such Sweet Sorrow

    Harwin, Patricia

     

    Malice in Maggody

    Hess, Joan

     

    Shining, The

    King, Stephen

     

    Do Not Distrub

    Kingsbury, Kate

     

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Lee, Harper

     

    Murder on the Rocks

    MacInerney, Karen

     

    Mr. Churchill's Secretary

    MacNeal, Susan Elia

     

    Death of a Cozy Writer

    Malliet, G. M.

     

    Mail Order Murder

    Meier, Leslie

     

    Cat on the Edge

    Murphey, Shirley

     

    "1984

    Orwell, George

     

    Callandar Square

    Perry, Anne

     

    Cater Street Hangman, The

    Perry, Anne

     

    Dangerous Mourning, A

    Perry, Anne

     

    Face of a Stranger, The

    Perry, Anne

     

    Paragon Walk

    Perry, Anne

     

    Ape Who Guards the Balance, The

    Peters, Elizabeth

     

    Falcon at the Portal, The

    Peters, Elizabeth

     

    Golden One, The

    Peters, Elizabeth

     

    He Shall Thunder in the Sky

    Peters, Elizabeth

     

    Lord of the Silent

    Peters, Elizabeth

     

    Murder on Monday

    Purser, Ann

     

    Album, The

    Rinehart, Mary Roberts

     

    Circular Staircase, The

    Rinehart, Mary Roberts

     

    Man in the Lower Ten, The

    Rinehart, Mary Roberts

     

    Window at the White Cat, The

    Rinehart, Mary Roberts

     

    Sea of Monsters

    Riodan, Rick

     

    Divergent

    Roth, Veronica

     

    Clouds of Witness

    Sayers, Dorothy

     

    Unnatural Death

    Sayers, Dorothy

     

    Frankenstein

    Shelley, Mary

     

    Murder on St. Mark's Place

    Thompson, Victoria

     

    Duty to the Dead, A

    Todd, Charles

     

    Return of the King, The

    Tolkien, J. R. R.

     

    Burder of Proof, The

    Turow, Scott

     

    Book Thief, The Zusak, Markus

     

    Book a Week in 2013 - week forty six

    in The Chat Board

    Posted

    This week on finish book number 64, Frankenstein. I really enjoyed this book. It was nothing like I expected, but what a great example of classic. The themes of the novel are as highly applicable to today as they were when the book was written. In terms of scientific advancement there is always that question of not can I do it, but should I do it.

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