We only started using WWE last fall, so we are 'behind'. My DS10 will be starting WWE3 in July - he is entering 5th Grade. WWE3 seems to be a big jump from WWE2, which we finished in May. My DD11 just finished WWE3. She was a late reader, but she did all the reading independently. I am moving her into WWS5 in July - she is entering 7th Grade.

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I am driving myself crazy and I am hoping that you can help me. We are moving into the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation in the fall, and I can't make up my mind which spine to use. I will be mainly using it with my 4th to 7th Graders. Here are the ones that I have looked at, but I think I have decided against. Although if you have a good argument, I will revisit them. Story of the World 2/3 - Bauer Mystery of History 2/3 Kingfisher History of the World - I have the white and the red. I am not sure about the following: Story of the Middle Ages - Miller/Guerber Story of the Renaissance and Reformation - Miller/Guerber Middle Ages - Mills Renaissance and Reformation Times - Mills Our Island Story - Marshall This Country of Ours - Marshall Story of the Thirteen Colonies - Guerber Story of Liberty - Coffin I also have Famous Men of the Middle Ages and Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation, but I don't want to use them as a spine, they will be used for enrichment. I will also be having my DD outline/rewrite from various books as we go. I really want to find a spine that will 'be enough', meaning, if we don't do anything but read and narrate when things get busy, we will not suffer. Although I am planning to add additional books and literature. We are evangelical protestants, if that makes any difference. Thanks in advance,

Thank you! I will look into the all-in-one and the one that is on Gutenburg.

I am needing an art history component to add to my Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation studies for next year. I am looking for reviews on Hillyer's A Child's History of Art series - http://homeschool.calvertschool.org/why-calvert/homeschool-enrichments/history-courses/a-childs-history-of-art?vm=r This would be mainly for my twin DSs8, DS10 and DD11. Thank you

Wow, your blog is fantastic!

Thanks for this!

Thank you! I think I would probably read it to my children and have my oldest do extra reading on the side, maybe the Famous Men books. I was wondering mainly about content, so you answered my question.:001_smile: You wouldn't happen to have a schedule you wouldn't mind sharing would you?;)

I am not the OP, but I am wondering if this book would be suitable for 4th-7th Graders. I am considering it for next year.

I sent a PM.

I am in the same boat, Colleen! My DD11 is writing good 2-3 level outlines from a variety of sources, and re-writing from them, but I am also finding that her sentences are quite short and she really needs to learn to expand them. I have been working on her topic sentences and concluding sentences(ala PBW), but we haven't worked on transitions yet. There are glimpses of style coming through, and only the mother of a struggling writer can appreciate it when their child starts a sentence with a prepositional phrase! My plan for Grade 7, is to continue outlining/re-writing in history from a variety of sources, but I am also adding in WriteShop I and Easy Writing. Easy Writing addresses sentence structure, which we need to work on, and I also have the Killgallon books sitting here if I choose to go that route. I am adding WriteShop, because I like the fact that it will be a two year course, and I am hoping that from there we can move on to implementing The Lively Art of Writing, and other books I have, that address the importance of style.

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Thank you for your thoughts. I think that we may do ecclesiastical, and then possibly switch to classical. I also x-posted on the high school board and a few chimed in there to say that it was easy to switch later.

Thank you for your posts. We are starting with Getting Started With Latin, and you can download either classical or ecclesiastical pronunciation. I think that the consensus is that we should start with ecclesiastical and then, if we want to, we can easily move to classical. Sounds good to me. :001_smile:

I have listened to both, and I have to agree with your DD, I like the classical better, but I am wondering if that is because we seem to hear that pronunciation more in everyday life.

I know nothing about Latin, and I am confused as to which pronunciation we would use. We are Christian, but not Catholic, so I am not sure if we would ever use ecclesiastical pronunciation, would we? I wouldn't mind if we learned a few prayers, though. A few of my children might be bound for the sciences in university, would the classical pronunciation be better to learn? Or does it not matter which we use? I would love help in making this decision!

I know nothing about Latin, and I am confused as to which pronunciation we would use. We are Christian, but not Catholic, so I am not sure if we would ever use ecclesiastical pronunciation, would we? I wouldn't mind if we learned a few prayers, though. A few of my children might be bound for the sciences in university, would the classical pronunciation be better to learn? Or does it not matter which we use? I would love help in making this decision!

I know nothing about Latin, and I am confused as to which pronunciation we would use. We are Christian, but not Catholic, so I am not sure if we would ever use ecclesiastical pronunciation, would we? I wouldn't mind if we learned a few prayers, though. A few of my children might be bound for the sciences in university, would the classical pronunciation be better to learn? Or does it not matter which we use? I would love help in making this decision!

I just received my Rainbow Resource order last night and my copy of The Grammar of Poetry - http://rainbowresource.com/product/sku/001924/1307206979-588535. It looks great. I will be using it with my DD12 in the fall. It seems like a good introduction to poetry and poetry writing.

I am thinking about adding some history memorization next year. I would love a link to Hannah's Helps.

This is what I am planning for next year! I like the way that the TruthQuest commentary will help me fit in a Christian worldview. I find the TQ book list overwhelming, so I am going with the BP plan and booklist. I will add the TQ commentary and make up my own discussion questions ala TOG, along with outlining assignments for my DD.

:iagree: This is what we have done as well. I really think it depends on your children. My children have them available, but after having used them for years, they don't pull them out very often anymore.

:iagree: This is the route we have chosen. My DD11 will start BCM(Chalkdust clone) in July. I want to her to review everything she has learned up to now, from a different perspective. I also want to fill in any gaps and cover the things that MUS hasn't yet, and I want her to get used to a different format. She has watched the DVDs with Dana Mosely and she prefers him to Mr. Demme, so we will have to see how it goes.

Hmm, this has got me thinking. I am just printing off the pdf and have briefly glanced at it. I like the idea of adding it to a spine, but will the commentary be 'off'? Does Michelle assume you have read the preceding section? That might be a concern if I was to use it with a spine that does not quite line up.