SanDiegoMom
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What would your weekly schedule look like, and how much output would you expect? (Looking at second grade right now).
I am a newbie, and have twins with vastly different tolerance levels for writing, so I have an added difficulty of challenging each to their own levels without competition!
One other question regarding narrations. We do narrations with SOTW and they can come up with detailed (though somewhat long) narrations, and I have not limited them as to number of sentences. The WWE workbook (level 2) asks for two sentences. Is it a philosophical difference, long and detailed vs. short and sweet, or am I missing the point by allowing them to go into too great of detail rather than find those one or two single most important sentences?
Thank you for any help!
Sara
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I got my first one - it thought at first it was a telephone book. I was shocked! But I still found myself tempted to read it cover to cover:-)
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Hi,
I will be a brand new HSing mom in the fall with twin second graders (with a PS 9th grade daughter). I am so grateful to have these boards as such as great resource!
Sara
Twin 7.5 year olds ds and dd
13 year old dd
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We are about to have our first poetry tea today and the kids are so excited. Even my 13 year old is getting in on it- she is going to read her own poetry to us. The BW lifestyle is still hard for me to wrap my brain around as it is not a checklist ( and I like checklists) but it seems like it will bring much greater rewards. I am still on the fence about buying one of the writing programs - my twins are going into 2nd grade, and the advanced writer would need the Partnership writing probably, the struggling writer would prefer the Jot it down, and I don't want to buy two different programs! Though the promise of more structure is definitely alluring....
Sorry I have no signature - I guess I am not allowed to edit as I am so new? Though I've been a lurker for about a year!
Sara
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If you have an assigned list of books, how do you discuss them? Do you use study guides, or come up with your own questions? I see such a large variety of study guides! Some that delve into themes, some that are just checking comprehension, some have a lot of output, some have very little...
I am listening in as well -- mine will be in 2nd grade and while I have planned out everything else, literature and writing are still percolating in my brain!
Sara
If you combine WWE with Braverwriter...
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Thank you! That helps a lot -- my expectations I'm sure will be constantly readjusting throughout, but it definitely helps to have a baseline. I like the mixing it up between written and oral. They definitely do better with oral, but but having them attempt a written narration at least once a week will hopefully keep them challenged enough.