Imitations in Writing

[TracyR]

Anyone use the workbooks that come from the Logos school ?

or the program itself ?

Just wondering if anyone here uses this and if you think this program works well with teaching children to write .:confused:

[Beth in Central TX]

I used Aesop and Fairy Tales. It was a good program and easy to implement, but I like the Classical Writing series better, so I switched. I think I will still use Writing Trails in American History and Men of Science to supplement history and science for my younger son though.

[cajun.classical]

I used Aesop and Fairy Tales. It was a good program and easy to implement, but I like the Classical Writing series better, so I switched. I think I will still use Writing Trails in American History and Men of Science to supplement history and science for my younger son though.

 

I agree with Beth. I've used both and I think that Classical Writing is a stronger program for Fable and Narrative stage. Imitation in Writing doesn't cover any other levels of writing. It's good and easy, but CW gives you more.

[AudreyTN]

I agree with Beth. I've used both and I think that Classical Writing is a stronger program for Fable and Narrative stage. Imitation in Writing doesn't cover any other levels of writing. It's good and easy, but CW gives you more.

 

So do you both feel that Imitations was a good start? before moving to CW??

 

Or do you wish you had started CW from the beginning?

[DIY-DY]

Anyone use the workbooks that come from the Logos school ?

or the program itself ?

Just wondering if anyone here uses this and if you think this program works well with teaching children to write .:confused:

 

We're using IW-Aesop. It's been, so far, a gentle introduction to more rigorous writing for ds9. It's also got him writing more, thinking more, and doing more - with less fuss - than what we were trying previously. We're both enjoying it.

 

I plan to move into CW Homer after a year w/ IW. But after having looked at both, DH and I felt IW was a better deal, for us, for getting started. DS7 will start IW-Fairy Tales in the fall (he'll be 8 then), and then will move into IW- Aesop.

 

Really, I liked the look of CW, but from what I saw from the samples of both, IW offered the same thing at that level, for a much better price, and with more teacher direction, than CW. That met all our needs, here. :)

[Beth in Central TX]

Well, the CW schedule (http://home.att.net/~mikejaqua/whichbookstobuy.html) starts the program in 3rd grade. That's where I plan to begin with my youngest. Prior to 3rd grade, I don't think a formal writing program is necessary beyond narration and copywork.

 

My oldest boys started IW in 3rd grade. Yes, I wish I would have started with CW then to get familiar with the program. The transition wasn't too bad because I jumped in to CW Aesop B (when my older boys were in 4th & 5th grade). I do think IW was good preparation for the type of work in CW, but the format for CW is completely different and does take some time to get use to.

[cajun.classical]

So do you both feel that Imitations was a good start? before moving to CW??

 

Or do you wish you had started CW from the beginning?

 

I do think that Imitation in Writing is a fine program. I used this with my ds and then went into Homer. He has done very well with Homer. We completed Homer A today, and I'm thrilled with what he is doing. He is in the 5th grade.

 

My dd is doing Imitation in Writing right now. She's in third grade. She's doing great, but I am supplementing a lot to prepare her for what I know is in Homer. I ended up getting a cheap used copy of the Aesop Core just to see. Sure enough, there were some really good things in there that I was missing. So, I'm moving into Aesop B with my dd and including some Aesop lessons with my son in between Homer A and B. It's nothing major, but I felt like what I missed by not going through Aesop was foundational and I wanted to be sure to cover it.

 

Perhaps you could do Imitation in Writing and then transition into Aesop B. As far as the cost, each IW is $20. The Aesop core is about that price and will cover 2 years of instruction. I personally don't see the need for Aesop Workbooks, but that could be because I've worked through Homer and am very familiar with how the program is set up. I'm planning on using my own models with Homer B. It's really laid our very simply once you get the hang of it.