sweetsouthern Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 dd is 11, 6th grade.... im looking for the easiest non chalant writing program thats mostly if not all independent (grading or tweaking is fine, but dd is very much independent). throw me some ideas mamas! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Writing Strands is fairly independent. Don't let the level numbers fool you - Level 3 states "for 8 - 12 year olds", etc. Their site has a breakdown of generalized appropriate levels to start a child with based on his age. Evan-Moor has Daily 6-Trait Writing which works nicely alongside their Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs. The latter series has different titles depending on what grade range you're using it with (younger grades have a book about forming sentences well). Daily 6-Trait Writing has a book for each grade level. Most other programs I'd recommend happen to be teacher intensive. One that I haven't checked out to know whether it's teacher-intensive or not is IEW. Maybe someone else can tell you if using just their SWIs could fit the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I was going to suggest Jump In, but I think that's 7th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 IEW's themed writing lessons can be done independently. The student book is written directly to them and tells them what to do. The teacher book, if you use it, tells you which pages in the student resource pages they need for that lesson (it's from a download) and sample white boards for beginning the outline together or brainstorming adjectives/adverbs, etc. With my kids, we do a "lesson" on Mondays to get the assignment started, and then they finish the assignment on their own during the week. The grading is really easy, too. They require the students to mark all of the required elements and turn in the assignment with a checklist that has all of the points listed. All you have to do is check that the required elements are there and done properly and add up the points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How about Writing Strands? Many feel that is pretty easy (yet thorough) and can be done more independently than many other programs. The lessons are not overwhelming new concepts are presented in small chunks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallory Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 My 11yo is using Writing Tales 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Wordsmith Apprentice www.commonsensepress.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susankenny Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 We also like Writing Strands. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I'd seriously consider Jump In. I know it is recommended for 7th, but I really think a 6th grader could manage it. Maybe Ignite Your Writing would be an option too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zantoc Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 My 6th grade son loves Jump In! And we have used Igniting Your Writing and enjoyed that also. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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