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  1. Hi! I just went to the link mentioned above for the Teacher's Manual for Model English, only to find that it is now gone. Does anyone have an updated link that they might share? Thank you so much!
  2. I love Maxwell's books! Out of curiosity, though, what grades do you think that First Book in English, School Composition and Writing in English are most appropriate for? I know that the author suggests grades 3-5 for the first, 7-8 for the second, and high school for the third. But I see that many are using School Composition in 5th grade, and Writing in English for 7/8. Those of you with experience, do these align with the skills taught in say, R&S or Hake...and if so, what years? I'm thinking of just following the author's suggestions (but have to find something for 6th then...) but I'm concerned that the progression would be to slow to align with modern expectations... Thanks! -DN
  3. Thanks again, everyone. This is really helpful! :-)
  4. Thank you so much for your replies! It's all so confusing...when I was in school we did very little writing in the grades, and it wasn't until high school that I encountered expository writing. And even then there wasn't much in the way of explicit teaching. I guess that is why a part of me is inclined to choose the older textbooks that are skewed towards narrative and descriptive writing, and leave the more formal position/persuasive writing until later. With that said, though, I imagine that I would have been even better at writing had I had more guidance. :-) I guess what I mean by topical essays would be expository essays, with an introduction, body, and conclusion. It seems that this skill is being taught much, much earlier than I remember encountering it. And it's not a skill that I see taught in the jr. high vintage composition books...at least not in the way it is being taught now.
  5. Hello everyone! I am in a quandary about writing for 7th/8th grade. I really like the idea of the vintage writing books by Brautigam and Maxwell...and even Warriner...but they don't cover "essay writing" as it's being taught in the schools now. Now it seems the kids have to master the 5-paragraph essay or they are behind... If we used just these older sources, would my kids be prepared for high school? How necessary is learning to write topical essays? And another question perhaps someone can answer for me...what type of essay is a literary analysis? I've seen some websites/curricula call it an exposition, and others call it an argument. tia!
  6. Was it the Rutger's Longitudinal Study? This isn't the special (which I recall seeing as well) but it's footage from the project. http://videomosaic.org/story/romina DN
  7. What Deee said. :-) She's given a fair and accurate picture. While the *method* is easy to secularize, the philosophy that undergirds the method is most definitely anthroposophy (theosophy). Battle lines have been drawn over whether or not Steiner was a nutter or a saint...or both. DN
  8. I'm a Waldorf teacher, and would be happy to try to answer some questions. Generally speaking, Waldorf schools are known for doing several things differently: the class teacher stays with the class for all eight grades; the main subjects for the grade are taught in blocks of 2-4 weeks (depending on grade and subject); the blocks are taught during the first two hours of each day; and the children create their own "textbooks" called Main Lesson Books. Waldorf schools take the idea of developmental stages very seriously, and the curriculum is designed to present certain content at specific stages. Many people consider the education to be very gentle and less academically rigorous...however, this varies depending on the school and the teacher. Of course, in a homeschool environment, you would have a lot more freedom to make changes as you see fit. That's very brief, but I've got to run out the door. Feel free to ask more. DN
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