stephanino Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hi Everyone, We are going to be taking a break from our present writing curriculum (CW Homer B). My daughter is in 5th grade and I feel like she needs more instruction on basic writing (such as a 5 paragraph essay). I am looking to use either Writing Tales or Winning With Writing for the remainder of the year. I'd love to hear your thoughts on either curriculum or if you know of another good one! Is Writing Tales just going to piggy back on CW (or be easier?), and WWW be focusing on completely different ways to write? Thank you SO much in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matilda Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Doesn't Writing Tales come before Homer, and especially Homer B? We are using WWS for 5th and loving it. It is incremental with lots of practice. Have you seen the samples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 This is not going to help much, but we will be doing both WT2 and WWW5. I like that they both offer different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 We are going to be taking a break from our present writing curriculum (CW Homer B). My daughter is in 5th grade and I feel like she needs more instruction on basic writing (such as a 5 paragraph essay). I am looking to use either Writing Tales or Winning With Writing for the remainder of the year. I'd love to hear your thoughts on either curriculum or if you know of another good one! WT 1 & 2 would be roughly equivalent (although more fun & easy to use) to CW Aesop A & B. So, I'm thinking it is NOT what you are looking for. I haven't used WWW, but I know it will have a completely different 'take' on writing than CW/WT. So, perhaps it is what you are looking for. You might also want to look into IEW's Elegant Essay course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 My daughter is in 5th grade and I feel like she needs more instruction on basic writing (such as a 5 paragraph essay). WWW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 We love WWW here but are only at the 2nd grade level. I don't know anything about the upper levels. So far, I have found it to be systematic and thorough, perhaps even breaking things down into to simplistic of chunks.. but I want my dd to understand the how and why of good sentence/paragraph writing not just throw words on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 It really depends on your writing philosophy. If you want a more classical approach go with Writing Tales. If you want the more traditional approach, go with Winning With Writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanino Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 We are using WWS for 5th and loving it. It is incremental with lots of practice. Have you seen the samples? Yes, I printed them all recently! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanino Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 You might also want to look into IEW's Elegant Essay course. That looks like it's high school level. Do you know of something similar for 5th/6th graders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanino Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 WWW Is the five paragraph essay included in Winning with Writing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanino Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Doesn't Writing Tales come before Homer, and especially Homer B? One more question...what is recommended once someone finishes both Writing Tales? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 That looks like it's high school level. Do you know of something similar for 5th/6th graders? I saw it said "middle and high school" for level. :001_huh: I don't know of something like it for youngers. One more question...what is recommended once someone finishes both Writing Tales? The author of WT recommends going into CW Homer. I've seen it recommended to go right into Homer A. On WWW: Here is a scope & sequence chart, but it doesn't specifically mention the five paragraph essay. I would write to them and ask. They've always been really good about emailing back right away. (Great customer service!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanino Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 The author of WT recommends going into CW Homer. I've seen it recommended to go right into Homer A. On WWW: Here is a scope & sequence chart, but it doesn't specifically mention the five paragraph essay. I would write to them and ask. They've always been really good about emailing back right away. (Great customer service!) I'm trying to get away from Homer. :) I just emailed them, so we shall see what they say! Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I know that you wanted a choice between your selections with support for the elected, but ... http://cathyduffyreviews.com/grammar-composition/hands-on-essays.htm Based on what you said, and didn't say for that matter ... I think that his is a better choice. :) Some pointed notes ... http://www.handsonessays.com/docs/hands_on_essays_faq.php#q1 This is absolutely hands down the five-paragraph essay. Do not be overly concerned about the mention of the SAT. This is a course that is used for SAT prep to master the essay. You can repeat it often. Not consumable. DVD and handbook. Clearance Sale If you want to concentrate on the development of sentences and word use ... You might want to look at Ignite Your Writing (a writer's workshop for the little ones ... 24 lessons each book, I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Just bumping to find out what you found out from WWW and what you decided to use ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I'm also bumping this back up again... wondering what you found out on WWW, and what you decided to use. I'm trying to decide between these as well, and wondering if I should use both. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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