What to use after Winston Basic?

[lovemykids]

I'm curious as to what direction we might take. We will be using Winston next year so I'm just musing....

 

What did you do?

[deeinfl]

be using Winston Word Works and then Winston Advanced.

 

We started Winston in the 8th grade, a little later than most, but it was a perfect time for my son who could really absorb it all. We will be starting Winston Word Works this summer, and hope to begin the Advanced book at the beginning of our school year which starts mid-July to the beginning of August.

 

We plan for this to be our final grammar course, with a brush up before graduation, and a handbook throughout.

 

HTH,

 

Dee

[Lori D.]

After Winston Basic (which we used with supplements), we used Winston Wordworks, and then the following year, Winston Advanced. We didn't care for the Wordworks as much -- it seemed a little different than the Basic and Advanced. Perhaps it is because Wordworks focuses on word usage (ex: when to use who vs. whom) rather than learning parts of speech, noun functions (Basic), and then how gerunds, participles, infinitives, phrases, and clauses are acting as nouns or are doing noun functions (Advanced).

 

We did do a few other things for grammar along with Winston Wordworks which we enjoyed a lot (listed below, with web links so you can "look inside"). BEST of luck, whatever you go with! Warmest regards, Lori D.

 

- Comicstrip Grammar (fun practice/review of parts of speech and word usage)

at Amazon = http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Strip-Grammar-Grades-4-8-Greenberg/dp/0439086817/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243702273&sr=8-1

at Rainbow Resource = http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942'>http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942'>http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942'>http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942'>http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942'>http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942'>http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942

 

- Giggles in the Middle (builds a story, one paragraph a day, practicing editing and grammar concepts, and introduces great vocabulary)

at amazon = http://www.amazon.com/Giggles-Middle-Caughtya-Grammar-Giggle/dp/0929895886/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243702310&sr=1-1

at rainbow resource = http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942

 

- Take Five Minutes: A History Fact a Day for Editing (editing practice)

at Amazon = http://www.amazon.com/Take-Five-Minutes-History-Resources/dp/0743930517/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243702353&sr=1-1

at Rainbow Resource = http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1243702386-909942

[Julie of KY]

I use Fix it Grammar by Institute for Excellence in Writing in addition to Winston Grammar.

[Quiver0f10]

be using Winston Word Works and then Winston Advanced.

 

 

 

This is my plan as well.

[lovemykids]

Thanks to each one of you! I wasn't sure if I wanted to use Word Works but maybe we will with supplements as was suggested. :grouphug:

 

Still thinking....:)

[AngieW in Texas]

My middle dd did Winston Basic in the fall of 8th grade and Winston Word Works in the spring. She also worked through the Frog Prince level of Fix-it Grammar.

 

Next year she'll do Winston Advanced with the Little Mermaid level of Fix-it.