Love2Smile Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Can you start with level 2? My highschooler needs a writing program, but level one is all material she already knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atozmom Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I just emailed the authors to ask them about starting with level 2 for a high schooler. I will post back when I receive an answer. Hopefully you can as I have already ordered level 2. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2Smile Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 I just emailed the authors to ask them about starting with level 2 for a high schooler. I will post back when I receive an answer. Hopefully you can as I have already ordered level 2. :tongue_smilie: Thanks! Please keep me updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atozmom Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Here is the response that I received.............. Dear Ann-Marie, Thanks for your interest in our materials. To answer your question, if your student has a strong mastery of paragraph writing, Level 2 should be fine. This means that the paragraphs usually do not go off topic, the transitions are very clear, and that supporting material is fully explained. The Level 2 text does begin with a very brief review of paragraphs. However, the review is not in-depth enough to lead a student to paragraph mastery. If you would like me to, I would be happy to look at a few samples of your student's work and give you some advice as to placement. Please let me know if I can be of assistance. Warmly, Shari Barrett www.barrettsbookshelf.com It looks like I should receive my copy today. I am going to go ahead and have my dd go through the paragraph review then assess whether we should start with 2 or 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atozmom Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Ok, after going through my copy of PTIW 2 briefly today, I agree with the author's statement that I posted above, that a student needs to have a good mastery of paragraphs before using level 2. It really does not go into any depth on paragraphs. The 3 review units are very quick and touch only on the basics. Unit 4 starts with how you research for an essay. Unit 5 jumps right into the essay process. If you go to the author's website, all of Unit 5 is there as a sample. This should give you a good idea of the pace of level 2. There are also samples of much later units. I will be spreading level 2 out over 48 weeks, which is the typical student teaching schedule suggested by the author. I think dd will be ok starting with level 2 as we have worked with paragraphs a good bit. However, I think I will go over the basic paragraph structure again with her even before beginning the first 3 units of PTIW 2. HTH :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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