keptwoman Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I'm about to sit down and schedule this. Before I reinvent the wheel, has any one else done it already who would care to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at the beach Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 :bigear: Also, since you have it, how does it look to you? What are the assignments like? Can they be adapted to any curriculum, say, for example, a WTM or CM approach to history/lit? Thanks for bringing this up. I was looking at this program. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryRose Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 LOL, well it looks like I'm not getting out of the scheduling! Violet, my instinct (from when J did HFHS) is the answer to your question is No, but after I've done the schedule, I'll come back and confirm that. And share the schedule :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Togo Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 We used this, and I did not schedule it. Since it is written to the student, our son worked on it about 1 hour per day and completed the book in a semester or so. I made a copy of HFHS and put it in his binder. He put his work in the binder after the assignment. I provided input when he asked. Independent work is one of the positives of HFHS. The student just needs to read and follow directions. In answer to Violet's questions, HFHS is an essay curriculum. It includes writing an exploratory essay leading to an expository essay with documented support. It can be used with any persuasive topic. It does not address literature analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at the beach Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 We used this, and I did not schedule it. Since it is written to the student, our son worked on it about 1 hour per day and completed the book in a semester or so. I made a copy of HFHS and put it in his binder. He put his work in the binder after the assignment. I provided input when he asked. Independent work is one of the positives of HFHS. The student just needs to read and follow directions. In answer to Violet's questions, HFHS is an essay curriculum. It includes writing an exploratory essay leading to an expository essay with documented support. It can be used with any persuasive topic. It does not address literature analysis. Thanks! I think I may have asked my question incorrectly. I was wondering if the assignments were open so that one could apply the assignments to the books being used--essays on the material they are reading in history/lit. Or does she give the kids specific things to write about? Does that make sense? I am looking for a high school essay program, though, so this sounds like it might be a good fit. Not looking for lit analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Togo Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Yes, you can apply the essays to any topic. There are no assigned topics. However, the samples are contemporary topics. Julie includes exercises and information that are not usually included in a typical high school essay curriculum; i.e. observing an idea, thesis with tension, the value of good questions, etc. I especially like the way Julie handles body paragraphs; i.e. points and particulars. She also includes excellent instruction on paraphrase and summary. Edited April 18, 2011 by 1Togo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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