Sparrows-Song Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Is the student's book consumable? I was considering doing this with my (soon to be) 7th grader and 5th grader. Would I need to buy 2 of the student books? Thanks! Also, has anyone used this with these ages? What did you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I would buy a worktext for each of your chilren. This program has worked great for us & my dd has written in her workbooks for the exercises & on reg. paper for her 'assignments'. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyX8 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 There are definitely places to write, so I bought one for each of my writing students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I hate the "perfect binding" on the student book (why didn't they make it a spiral binding?!) -- it just won't lay flat, which makes actually writing IN the book very difficult. I have my son write his assignments in a regular spiralbound notebook. That also allows him more room for changes, editing, and revising. Also, he has been moving more and more towards composing/writing directly on the computer, and wouldn't be writing in the book even if we had been using the student book. So using other paper not only eliminates the difficulty of writing IN the book -- it would also allow you to use 1 student book for 2 students. : ) Warm regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 In answer to your other question -- we're using it this year with our 8th grader who is a struggling writer. Jump In is a great "beginner" program; very thorough in teaching students how to think of what to write and how to back up their thoughts with examples and how to organize their sentences/paragraphs. The only potential concerns I see for using Jump In: - If your 7th grader is a good writer, Jump In will be too basic. - If your 5th grader is young, be aware that there that occasionally some mature topics (such as abortion) are used as examples of good writing or as suggested writing topics. Preview so you can skip over this if your student is not ready for these topics. - The worldview of the author is definitely evangelical Christian; while not pervasive, some examples of good writing, and some suggested writing topics are definitely from this viewpoint. If this does not match your worldview, then you may feel frustrated in using this program. Best of luck! Warmly, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I would buy two workbooks. I also wish they would have added lines for more of the places to write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 It works great if you take the workbook to a copy shop & have them cut off the binding & 3-hole punch it for you. At our local printers it costs about $5.00 to do that. Put it all in a 3-ring binder & it's really easy to use :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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