Rhonda in TX Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We will be using IEW SICC-B. That will be about one writing assignment/week. I'm considering adding more writing, but don't want to overload her. I'd like to know what others require for 8th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightside Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 This year my 8th grader wrote one paper/week (usually) for CW Diogenes, as well as written answers for all of the TOG D-level Accountability questions and some/most of the thinking questions (another 3-4 written pages). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 I'm pretty sure DD will have essay questions for literature, and maybe history. I hadn't thought of adding that to my mental list writing assignments. Thanks for reminding me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) took an online writing course (Laural Tree Tutorials) that required 6 different papers of differing types (persuasive, comparison, personal, short story, research, summary). He submitted drafts for review and completed final copies for grading. Additionally he worked with a writing tutor on responding to a prompt in a timed setting. He also did some writing that was required for his science class - not sure if this "counts". He did lab reports and a power point presentation on a reseach topic. What I really wanted to do but didn't get to was a literary essay. Since he'll be attending public school high school next year, I may try to get to this this summer. :001_smile: Edited May 26, 2011 by Stacy in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 We are in Week 3 of 8th grade: 1 essay per week in History or Literature (never both) 1 essay every 3 or 4 weeks in Poetry online English class - looking at the syllabus, maybe 5-6 papers over the year day-to-day writing in all classes (outlines, exams, paragraphs, informal essays, etc) Essays are approximately 1 page typed. I suggest 1-2 pages, but dd doesn't believe she will be needing a 2nd page for any of her essays. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 We just finished 8th grade. I had him work on some form of the writing process everyday. We did Lightning Lit which gave him a writing assignment every other week to every 3 weeks roughly. When he was not working on those writing assignments I had him do writing for other classes, research for science or history or some sort of creative writing assignment. Not everything was a 5 paragraph piece also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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