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  1. As you probably know, TWTM recommends R&S English. Here's the schedule SWB gives if you are beginning formal grammar with older students: 7th or 8th grade: start with R&S English 6 9th grade: start with R&S English 7 10th grade: start with R&S English 8 11th grade: Start with R&S English 9 12th grade: start with R&S English 10 I've used R&S English from grade 2 through grade 8, and it builds a very strong foundation in grammar. I highly recommend it as well!
  2. I'm a big fan of CW. We've used Aesop, Homer, Poetry for Beg, and Diogenes Maxim, and I plan to use the pogram through Demosthenes.
  3. Welcome to the boards! I use Rod & Staff English and Math with great success. I also use R&S Spelling, Reading, Music, and Artpacs. I've also used some of their Science and Geography texts as well. For English, I use R&S English 2 through 8 on grade level. As the program progresses, the concepts get more difficult, so I've found it better not to jump ahead even when it seemed like I could. The continued review solidified the information, and when the concepts and diagramming started to get challenging, my oldest son was ready for it. He has completed R&S English 8 and has a very sound grammar foundation. For Math, I use R&S Math 1 through 8, but 1 grade level ahead; basically, I start R&S 1 in Kindergarten. We finish with R&S 8 in 7th grade, and my oldest son was more than prepared for Algebra I in 8th grade last year. He is working through a rigorous math program by Dolciani from the 1960's and has benefited from the strong foundation built by R&S Math. My non-math middle son does well with R&S Math too; he is on grade level. He struggles more with the concepts, but by the time the chapter is complete, he has done enough drill to know the information. This past February, he took the ACT as a 7th grader through the Duke TIP. Even though he only had completed 1/2 of R&S 7, he still held his own on the math portion of the ACT. Both of my older boys take the Stanford Achievement test every year and their math scores are almost always one of the highest (if not the highest) scores. I have no problem with their scope and sequence. R&S is a little more teacher intensive and is not a workbook approach to Math or English. I like to be involved daily with my boys' learning so this fits better with my homeschool approach. HTH! ETA: My middle son is on grade level in math, but it's still a year ahead because he's a grade level ahead in everything based on his October birthday.
  4. I've gone through CW Aesop, Homer, Poetry for Beg, and Diogenes Maxim, and I really like this writing program. It has been difficult at times (like the last part of Homer B), but even though I haven't used the program perfectly, I see continued improvement in my boys' writing assignments. In addition, my older boys are looking forward to doing Intermediate Poetry next year. They really enjoyed the imitation part of the Poetry for Beg book and had fun reading their poems aloud. They developed an appreciation of poetry through CW (because they certainly didn't get it from me!) which says a lot about a program in my book. momee--I hope you can find a writing program that fits your homeschool. I'm still looking for that magical history program myself. I have a new series for next year, but only time will tell if it's a good fit for us.
  5. I've used CW Aesop, Homer, Poetry for Beg, and Diogenes Maxim. I would definitely recommend Poetry for Beg. My boys like it much better than Homer, so it provided a good break for them. We did Homer A for 20 weeks followed by 12 weeks of Poetry for Beg A and then the next school year we did Homer B for 20 weeks followed by 12 weeks of Poetry for Beg B. It was tough to finish Homer B, and I even skipped some of the writing projects at the end, but I'm so glad I've stuck with the program. I can see the continued improvement in my oldest son's writing. I plan to use the same progression through CW with my youngest son. He will start with Aesop in 4th grade (not next school year, but the one after). My boys liked Poetry for Beg so much that they want to continue with Intermediate Poetry which is scheduled for next school year. My oldest will be doing Diogenes Chreia and my middle son will be doing Diogenes Maxim. At the Diogenes level, CW is more independent, so it's easier to incorporate both programs into our school year. The boys will do Intermediate Poetry together. HTH!
  6. Great Latin Adventures uses macrons on all vocabulary lists, worksheets, and lessons. However, the author also underlines the stress syllable on the vocabulary lists for both volumes which is probably what you are seeing. The underlining convention is not used on the worksheets or lessons. HTH!
  7. After floundering around with History after the SOTW series, I've decided to use BJUP History from 4th to 12th grade. TWTM history method sounds good in theory, but I couldn't make it work very well for us. We're also using BJUP Science for high school, but that's been the plan all along.
  8. I have all of the components of Lingua Latina including the CD and the College Companion. I tried using this program when my boys were in 6th & 7th grade. We did well with it until we hit Capitulum 6. The grammar took a big jump, and I felt lost from that point forward. Also, none of the teacher helps translate the passages in the book. This is ultimately what did me in. I don't have the Latin background to translate the book on my own, so I couldn't guide my boys when they had questions with the exercises. I was part of the original on-line LL study group in 2008, but I couldn't keep up with the course pace. The following year, we switched to Wheelock's Latin, and our Latin studies have improved dramatically. I stay a couple chapters ahead of my boys, and the teacher's helps make the program very doable and successful in my opinion. Honestly, if I had known that LL was completely in Latin (including the TM), I'm not sure that I would have gone with this program. The College Companion and the Latine Disco are the only supplements that have grammar explanations in English. The passages, exercises, and answers are all in Latin which was too overwhelming for my boys and me. My 3rd son will do Great Latin Adventures I & II in 4th and 5th grade. Unless you are well-grounded in Latin, I would suggest Great Latin Adventures or Latina Christiana; Latin for Children A and Lively Latin are also other options, but I have not seen them. If you are set on LL, but lack the experience, The Potter's School offers Latin using this book. Just my $0.02...HTH!
  9. Or you could convert like we did after going through Omnibus I and part of Omnibus II...it's a slippery slope to the dark side!
  10. Did you know that there's a Yahoo! group for LToW? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LTWmentor/ HTH!
  11. I thought this sounded like Homer... I'm looking at page 50 in the Homer IG A. That's exactly how I would have diagrammed it with R&S. I don't use the '=' with the copulatives or the arrows with the direct objects. Even though it's a transitive verb, there is no direct object because it's in the passive voice. 'Dreadfully' and 'most' are adverbs. The one being frightened is Peter, but he's the subject of this sentence which is why it's passive. That's why the diagram in the IG is correct even though it's a transitive verb. This is very hard to explain in writing. I hope I'm making sense.
  12. My son is finishing up Modern Algebra I by Dolciani (copyright 1965). His last 3 assignments were on the Sine and Cosine of an Angle, Function Values, and Numerical Trigonometry. Believe me, it gets VERY challenging, but it's very, very thorough. This book is my oldest son's favorite textbook, but he thinks he'll like the Modern Geometry text next year even more. ETA: The first four chapters are somewhat easy, but very foundational. The following chapters build on the terms and axioms introduced, so I made sure that the information was solid in my son's mind before we moved forward. It's easy to gloss over sets, subsets, order of operations, variables, negative numbers etc, but this information is critical when you get to inequalities, polynomials, factoring, graphs, etc. The logical organization and clear presentation of the information in Modern Algebra I is what makes this program so successful in our homeschool. In my opinion there's no need to supplement. at. all. Especially if you use the maximum course assignment guide located in the teacher's manual.
  13. What book are teacher guide are you looking at? When we do diagramming with CW, we follow the conventions of R&S English, not Harvey's Grammar; therefore, I never had them make a distinction between the type of verbs on the sentence diagram.
  14. 'Was frightened' is a transitive verb because it is in the passive voice and the subject can be made its object in the active. For example: The noise frightened Peter most dreadfully. HTH!
  15. All of my 1960's Dolciani Teacher Editions include an assignment guide that plans out 170 lessons for a Minimum Course, Average Course, or Maximum Course. My oldest son is finishing up the Maximum Course for Dolciani's Modern Algebra Book 1. He has really enjoyed this course and says that it is his favorite textbook of all time (but he does give the disclaimer that Dolciani's Geometry Book might win out next year). My middle son is good in math, but it's not his strength, so I might have him do the the Average Course. The Maximum Course was very challenging this year; I had my husband help out many times when we were both stumped.
  16. Well, I rarely disagree with Andrew, but I ended up choosing Wheelock's over Henle because of the supplemental material available for Wheelock's Latin. I don't have a Latin background though, so I went with the program that had more teacher helps. With Wheelock's I not only have the text and answer key, but also the Mother of Divine Grace syllabus (which includes tests, quizzes, & answers), audio CDs, workbook and answer key, Lecture CD from Dr. Dale Grote (as well as his Comprehensive Guide), and iPod flashcards. I also use 38 Latin Stories with Wheelock's to supplement our Latin reading and to practice reading Latin aloud. Finally, there are also many websites that support Wheelock's as well as the Latinstudy group found here: http://www.quasillum.com/study/latinstudy.php. HTH!
  17. Both of my older boys took the EXPLORE test in 6th grade through Duke TIP. It was a great experience for them (both in the timed standardized testing experience and their scores). It also encouraged me to know that we are on the right track and both boys are "college ready". It was an inexpensive opportunity, so I'll have my 3rd son go the same route assuming he qualifies for the EXPLORE like his brothers.
  18. I must have an older edition because excitement (spelled this way) is part of Lesson 28 on page 118 in our R&S Spelling 5 book. R&S recently updated their spelling books, so it looks like they have a misprint on Lesson 28 since 'excitement' is the correct spelling. You might want to call R&S at 1-606-522-4348. If they have corrected this error, they may send you a new book. I've found their customer service to be excellent.
  19. We will do Latin with Wheelock's Latin and Greek with NT Greek for Beginners in high school. My oldest son just expressed an interest in Spanish, so he will do that foreign language as well. I'll probably do 2 years of Spanish in case Latin and/or Koine Greek are not accepted to meet the foreign language requirement at the college of our choice.
  20. More than likely, the Marketplace seller on Amazon.com has the wrong picture associated with the ISBN. In the 1960's series, a teacher's edition will have the words 'TEACHER'S EDITION' on the spine and there will be two different colored pages in the book. The front section is the teacher's manual & assignment guide on green paper (about 10% of the book). The middle section is the student pages with teacher's notes and oral exercise answers on white paper. The very back section is the answer key with both even and odd answers on white paper. HTH!
  21. I completely agree with Brenda's pros. My oldest son is almost done with Dolciani's Modern Algebra Structure and Method Book 1 (copyright 1965). My son just told me to tell you that it's his favorite textbook ever. I'm amazed at how well grounded he is in the concepts that were taught. I also use the Algebra I DVD set from The Teaching Company as a supplement, but I really don't think it is necessary. Brenda--there is a solution manual, but it was difficult to find. The key has no ISBN (like all of the other books), but it does have a number on the back cover: 2-14028. I don't know if that will help at all though. Take care, ~Beth
  22. My oldest son will be in 9th grade next year. He loves math, science, computer programming, and woodworking; everything else is really unnecessary in his mind, and his least favorite subject is history. Therefore, I narrowed down the field to 3 choices and let him choose which one to do in high school: (1) Spielvogel as outlined in TWTM, (2) Notgrass history, or (3) BJU History. He read through the Spielvogel text I had at home and read as many examples of Notgrass & BJU that he could find on-line. I really thought he would choose Notgrass, but he actually chose BJU. If it's not a subject he's really interested in, then he would rather have a cut and dry textbook so that he can get the work done and move on to the subjects that really inspire him. Now that he has buy-in on the history text, he doesn't seem as opposed to studying history in high school. HTH!
  23. Here's what my soon-to-be 9th grade son will do next year: BJUP Cultural Geography & Art History with The Annotated Mona Lisa BJUP Physical Science w/ DIVE CLE Woodworking CW Diogenes Chreia & Intermediate Poetry Modern Geometry by Dolciani w/ TC Geometry Lectures NT Greek for Beginners Omnibus III selections w/Patterns in Literature Wheelock's Latin
  24. Chapter 6 is teaching pronouns, and lesson 66 specifically teaches object pronouns. It's difficult to use an object pronoun without a preposition. If you look on Page 238 of the teacher manual, there's a little box that identifies the prepositions that the student is expected to identify in the sentences: to, in, from, with, for, and after. In the teaching notes below, you are instructed to briefly talk about prepositions with a note that they will be more fully explained in Chapter 10. Don't let this throw you off track. My boys learned the preposition chant from FLL, so this lesson didn't pose as much of a problem for us. If nothing else, underline the preposition for your son in the book so that he can find the object pronouns--that's really what the lesson is about. I did all of the work in R&S English orally. If there was a corresponding worksheet, then that was assigned. I also did the chapter tests. Diagramming was done on the whiteboard if it was part of the written work in the book for that lesson. My oldest son is finishing up R&S English 8 this year. His grasp of English grammar is incredible. I would encourage you to continue with this program. Teach what's there, and if your son doesn't completely grasp the concept in grade 4, believe me, he will get it by grade 8. The R&S grammar program is very solid. It reviews and builds the grammar concepts year after year. This will be my oldest son's last year of R&S English, and I believe that he is very well prepared for high school next year as we focus on literature and writing. ~Beth
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