BlsdMama Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I have TWSS and I've used SWI-B with our son. I'd like to get Medieval Writing to go along with what we're currently doing. My question is this: Do I need the teacher manual and/or would it be useful for me to have the teacher's manual? Thanks! ~Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gratia271 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I used it several years ago when there was only one book, so I am not sure how they have divided it now. I can look at my old copy, but if I recall correctly there were not many teaching notes. That could have changed, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I have the American History Unit, and Yes, you need the teacher's manual. I have to go back and forth between it and the student "book" to get a grasp on what's going on. They are really more of 2 parts to what should be one book. jmho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbjmeyer Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 If finances are an issue, you could probably get by with just the student manual. However, in the TM they provide examples of the 3 word outline for each paragraph, and in the brainstorming pages they provide a good list of examples. But if you know how the program works, you can get by without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNative Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I have TWSS and I've used SWI-B with our son. I'd like to get Medieval Writing to go along with what we're currently doing. My question is this: Do I need the teacher manual and/or would it be useful for me to have the teacher's manual? Thanks! ~Kelly If you go on the IEW families yahoo group there is a lessonshare file with a Medieval writing lesson. You can look at it and see if you think you can teach it w/o the TM. (I never used it so I can't give specific answer. Sorry.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Anyone else have an opinion on this? FWIW, I have not used IEW before, only read through the Blended Structure and Style in Composition book (aka TWSS in book form). I would be using the Ancient History theme with a 6th grader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 :iagree: My DS did SWI-B and is now doing the Ancients theme book. I have the Ancients teacher book but haven't needed to crack it open even once - although I did check to make sure I wasn't missing anything, and I wasn't. If you've read Blended Structure & Style you probably understand the program even better than I do after doing SWI-B, so I think you'd find the Ancients teacher book unnecessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Anyone else have an opinion on this? FWIW, I have not used IEW before, only read through the Blended Structure and Style in Composition book (aka TWSS in book form). I would be using the Ancient History theme with a 6th grader. If you feel confident, I think you could get by without TM. I like the TM since it had examples of what student's answers should look like. We used US History with CC Essentials. I also saw the TWSS and I still liked having TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Anyone else have an opinion on this? FWIW, I have not used IEW before, only read through the Blended Structure and Style in Composition book (aka TWSS in book form). I would be using the Ancient History theme with a 6th grader. What are your thoughts on BSSinC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 What are your thoughts on BSSinC? It is not the most "user-friendly" book and I can understand why IEW decided to put together the DVD's and such. If I wasn't already familiar with WWS and Paragraph Writing Made Easy I think I'd have difficulty figuring out how to use BSSinC. But a lot of the methodology seems fairly similar to WWS and PWME. I got it because I like the looks of the theme units and eventually Windows to the World. I didn't want to try doing those without having a reference guide to the IEW method. Also, writing is probably the topic that I'm the most insecure about teaching (hence all the various programs sitting on my shelf). I know what I want the end result to look like by the time my kids are H.S. upperclassmen, it's the getting from here to there that's the tricky part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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